Bangladesh
South Asia Satellite launched into orbit
India successfully launches the South Asia Satellite (GSAT-9) from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota of Andhra Pradesh.
5 May 2017
Mehedi, Imrul star in 134-run win
Imrul Kayes hits 92 and Mehedi Hasan stars with bat and ball as Bangladesh come out victorious in their second warm-up game on the tour of England and Ireland with a 134-run win over Sussex XI
5 May 2017
Youth Opportunities wins best National Mobile Application Award
International initiative Youth Opportunities (YO) confers this year’s best National Mobile Application Award (NMA) from Information and Communication Technology (ICT) department.
4 May 2017
Rescued Bangladeshi girl tweets Modi over banned rupees
A rescued Bangladeshi girl tweets to India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking help to convert Rs 10,000 in old notes those she saved in three years.
4 May 2017
India uncertainty unsettling advertisers, Star tells ICC
Star Sports have raised concerns with cricket's governing body that advertisers might steer clear of the Champions Trophy if India opted against competing at the tournament in England, an official from the broadcaster has told Reuters.
4 May 2017
BKSP, Dhaka fight for title today
The curtain on the Walton U-18 National Football Championship falls today at the Bangabandhu National Stadium with favourites BKSP fighting against Dhaka for the title.
3 May 2017
Three coaches shortlisted
The National Teams Committee (NTC) of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has short-listed three coaches from Australia, Italy and Spain for the position of head coach of the national team, said a BFF vice president yesterday.
3 May 2017
Tigers to have all hands on board soon
The Bangladesh national cricket team is likely to witness its first training session with all the members of the squad this Saturday as the missing members -- Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman -- are likely to be present in Sussex along with the camp by then.
3 May 2017
No dissent allowed
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday closed an extraordinary chapter of embarrassment with the strongest possible signal that it would go the distance to bring the perpetrators to the book.
3 May 2017
‘BB probing loss of $75 billion for trade misinvoicing’
State Minister for Finance and Planning M Abdul Mannan tells the parliament that the government has instructed the Bangladesh Bank to investigate into the allegation of losing $75 billion due to trade misinvoicing and other unrecorded outflows between 2005 and 2014.
3 May 2017
Sheikh Jamal overwhelm Brothers Union by 92 runs
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club overwhelm Brothers Union by 92 runs in the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League match at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah today.
3 May 2017
Current crop best so far: Shakib Al Hasan
Bangladesh's recently-appointed T20 International skipper and ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan rated the current cricketing side as the best of all time.
3 May 2017
Mosaddek in Grade C, but Mehedi in Grade D
Nasir Hossain, Al-Amin Hossain and Arafat Sunny have been excluded from the Bangladesh Cricket Board's national contract this year.
2 May 2017
A lesson in scapegoating
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) came down heavily on two players and their clubs for 'tarnishing the image of Bangladesh cricket'.
2 May 2017
Bowler who leaked 92 runs banned for 10 years
Lalmatia Club bowler Sujon Mahmud, who had given away 92 runs off four balls in order to protest ‘poor umpiring’ at a second division match in the form of wides and no-balls, has been suspended from playing cricket for ten years by the Bangladesh Cricket Board.
2 May 2017
Abahani beat Kalabagan by six wickets
Abahani Limited managed to beat Kalabagan Krira Chakra by six wickets with 118 balls remaining during the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League match at BKSP’s No. 4 ground today.
2 May 2017
Bangladesh delicately placed in ICC ODI rankings
As the cut-off date for direct qualification for the 2019 ICC World Cup draws closer, Bangladesh have conceded a point in the latest update of ODI rankings.
2 May 2017
BKSP-Dhaka final
Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP) and Dhaka won their respective semifinals of the U-18 National Football Championship at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday, and will face off in the final on Thursday.
30 April 2017
NOVOAIR BPGA Cup golf begins
The 4-day long NOVOAIR BPGA Cup professional golf tournament started at the Kurmitola Golf Club yesterday. About 90 golfers will participate in this tournament in 23 different groups.
30 April 2017
Navy, BAF in last eight
Bangladesh Navy and Bangladesh Air Force emerged champions with their third straight wins in their respective groups to move into the quarterfinals of the ATN Bangla National Hockey Championship at Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium yesterday.
30 April 2017