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Bangladesh's batting collapses, suffer 92-run defeat against Afghanistan

Shakib Ahmed

Bangladesh national cricket team suffered a dramatic collapse against Afghanistan in the first one-day match, losing by a narrow margin despite being well-positioned for victory at Sharjah Cricket Ground on Wednesday.Chasing a target of 236, Bangladesh appeared in control at

2 college students killed in Moulvibazar road crash

Salauddin Suvo/Shakib Ahmed

Two college students were killed and two others injured in a road accident at at Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar district on Wednesday morning.The accident occurred on Wednesday morning around 9:45 AM in Bot-tola area on the Bhanu-Gach-Sreemangal road.The deceased were

Chandpur woman 'raped and murdered': Protests demand justice

Iqbal Hossain/Shakib Ahmed

Students and community members of Chandpur's Faridganj upazila have protested and demanded justice following the alleged rape and murder of a housewife on Wednesday.Local villagers from Charmathura and Chirika organized a protest march and human chain to demand the punishment

One gets death sentence for killing teen in Kishoreganj

Lutfur Rashid Rana/Shakib Ahmed

A Kishoreganj court on Wednesday sentenced a man to death and two others to life imprisonment for the murder of a teenager over a mobile phone at Pakundia upazila in 2008. Judge Fatema Jahan Swarno of the Additional District and

BKSP's Tamim wins gold in Taiwan

Aminul Islam/Shakib Ahmed

An athlete from Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP), Tamim, clinched a gold medal in the triple jump event with a leap of 14.77 meters at National School Athletics Championship in Taiwan.This international competition features athletes from Bangladesh, Malaysia, Sri Lanka,

Tabith Awal makes first visit to BFF office as President

Shakib Ahmed

Newly elected Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) President, Tabith Awal, visited the BFF headquarters in Motijheel on Wednesday afternoon, marking his first official visit since assuming office eleven days ago.Awal's visit comes on the heels of a landmark achievement for Bangladeshi

Expat's wife murdered in Munshiganj

Nasir Uddin/Shakib Ahmed

A woman was murdered reportedly by unknown assailants at Sirajdikhan upazila in Munshiganj district on Tuesday.The incident took place on Tuesday night in Uttar Malbadiya village of the upazila's Madhyapara union.Lipi Akter, 35, was wife of Malaysian expatriate Awlad Hossain

Afghanistan post 235 against Bangladesh in first ODI

Shakib Ahmed

Afghanistan veteran Mohammad Nabi and captain Hashmatullah Shahidi hit fifties to lead their side to 235 in the first ODI of the three-match series against Bangladesh at the Sharjah Cricket Ground on Wednesday.After the hosts were reduced to 71-5 in

Human chain demands justice over attempted murder of schoolgirl

Shakib Ahmed

Students and community members of Noakhali's Subarnachar upazila staged a protest on Wednesday, demanding the swift arrest and exemplary punishment of those responsible for the attempted murder of a female student and her family.Masuma Atiya Jinnat, a ninth-grade student at

Teen commits suicide in Tangail

Hafizur Rahman/Shakib Ahmed

A teenager reportedly committed suicide by hanging at Dhanbari upazila in Tangail district on Wednesday.The incident took place on Wednesday morning at Charpara village under Beertara union in the upazila.The deceased was identified as Shanto, 14, son of Milon Mia,