DHAKA: Bowlers made a combined effort as Bangladesh shrugged off a poor batting display to beat the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 51 runs in the Asia Cup in Dhaka on Friday.
DHAKA: Sub-continental cricket giants Pakistan and India meet in a crunch match in the Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Saturday, renewing their rivalry in cricket after a year.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday accused Bangladeshi authorities of constantly harassing one of its diplomats in Dhaka, before being recalled to Islamabad, according to a statement by the Foreign Office (FO).
It has been forty-four years ever since the Fall of Dhaka. East Pakistan seceded from West Pakistan and became an independent state on its own, named Bangladesh. Millions were displaced and killed as a result of the conflict.
At least one person was killed and nearly 80 wounded Saturday in a bomb attack on the main Shiite shrine in the Bangladeshi capital as thousands gathered for the annual Ashura procession, police said.
DHAKA: Bangladesh police said Monday they are seeking to arrest national cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife for allegedly beating their 11-year-old maid who works in their home.
DHAKA: Bangladesh police Tuesday charged five suspected Islamist militants with murder over the killing of an atheist blogger, one of four secular writers hacked to death this year for writing against fundamentalists.
DHAKA: A gang armed with machetes hacked a secular blogger to death at his home in Dhaka Friday, sparking protests in the capital over the fourth such murder in Bangladesh this year.
DHAKA: Faf du Plessis led from the front as South Africa flexed their bowling muscles to thrash Bangladesh by 52 runs in the first Twenty20 Internationals on Sunday to go 1-0 up in the two-match series.
DHAKA: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Dhaka on Saturday on two-day visit of Bangladesh to sign a number of agreements including a landmark border deal.
DHAKA: Bangladesh authorities on Saturday hanged a top Islamist leader for overseeing a massacre during the nation's 1971 independence war against Pakistan.
DHAKA: Bangladesh's highest court Monday rejected a final appeal by an Islamist leader to overturn his death sentence for atrocities committed during the 1971 independence war, clearing the last legal hurdle to his execution.
DHAKA: A blogger was hacked to death in the Bangladesh capital on Monday, in the latest brutal attack on the country's independent writers, a senior officer said.
DHAKA: At least 10 Hindu pilgrims were killed and dozens more were injured in a stampede outside the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Friday, police and witnesses said.
DHAKA: Twelve-year-old Rakib Mia was on his way to scavenge for his family when a petrol bomb exploded on the floor of his bus in Bangladesh, turning him into a human fireball.
DHAKA: An overloaded fishing trawler carrying migrants to Malaysia sank in strong currents off the coast of Bangladesh Thursday with tens of passengers missing, in the country's latest maritime accident, officials said.
DHAKA: Bangladeshi police shot and killed two people overnight during ongoing violent opposition protests against the first anniversary of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's controversial reelection, a senior officer said Thursday.
DHAKA: A massive nationwide electricity blackout hit Bangladesh on Saturday -- leaving Dhaka and other cities looking like ghost towns, with homes, businesses and shops plunged into darkness.