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Bangladesh 'A' starts Emerging Asia Cup with dominant victory

Shakib Ahmed

Bangladesh 'A' has started the Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 campaign with a convincing win over Hong Kong-China national team by 5 wickets in the opening match.Captain Akbar Ali played a crucial cameo, scoring 45 runs off just 24 balls,

48 Indian fishermen held with 2,700-kg of hilsa in Mongla

Jasim Uddin/Shakib Ahmed

Members of Bangladesh Navy and Coast Guard on Thursday detained 48 Indian fishermen and seized three fishing trawlers for illegally entering the country's waters.The vessels were seized during a routine patrol in the Bay of Bengal near Mongla coastal area.All

Man commits suicide in Kurigram

Anil Chandro Roy/Shakib Ahmed

A man reportedly committed suicide by ingesting poison at Phulbari upazila in Kurigram on Friday.The deceased was Mominul Islam, 34, son of Musa Ali, a resident of Panimachkuti village under Phulbari Sadar union.Citing locals, the UP chairman Harun-or-Rashid said Mominul

Youth hacked to death in broad daylight

Ataur Rahman Sunny/Shakib Ahmed

A youth was hacked to death reportedly by a group of assailants in broad daylight at Dohar upazila in Dhaka on Friday.The incident took place around 9 AM at a tea shop in Banshtala area of the upazila, confirmed Rezaul

Hasan Murad replaces Shakib for South Africa Test

Shakib Ahmed

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has named left-arm spinner Hasan Murad as the replacement for Shakib Al Hasan in the squad for the first Test of two-match series against South Africa, set to begin on October 21 in Dhaka.Shakib, unable

England stumbles to 239-6 after Duckett hits robust ton in 2nd test

AP/Shakib Ahmed

England's top-order crumbled against spin-heavy Pakistan on a reused pitch after Ben Duckett hit a robust century in the second test on Wednesday, reports AP.The tourists slipped to 239-6 at stumps on Day 2 and still trail by 127 runs

Navy detains 31 for illegal intrusion via fishing trawler

Shakib Ahmed

The Bangladesh Navy has seized two foreign fishing trawlers and detained 31 individuals for illegally entering the country's waters.The vessels were seized on Tuesday afternoon by the warship BNS Shahid Akhtar Uddin during a routine patrol in the Bay of

20 rescued in Teknaf from trafficking attempt to Malaysia

Shakib Ahmed

Police on Wednesday rescued 20 individuals, who were being trafficked to Malaysia via sea, from Teknaf upazila in Cox's Bazar.Among the rescued, 12 were Rohingya refugees, and eight were Bangladeshi citizens, confirmed Muhammad Gias Uddin, officer-in-charge of Teknaf Model Police

Child drowns in Chandpur pond

Muhammad Habib Ullah/Shakib Ahmed

A child drowned in a pond at Uyaruk village under Tamta South union at Shahrasti upazila in Chandpur district on Wednesday.Deceased Supriya Afran Soha, 9, was the daughter of Md. Shafiul Alam from the same village.According to locals, Supriya had

Jamalpur journo killed in road accident

Zakaria Jahangir/Shakib Ahmed

A local journalist was killed in a road accident at Melandah upazila in Jamalpur on Wednesday.The accident occurred around 2 PM at Shahjadpur Mor on the Jamalpur-Dewanganj regional highway.Deceased Kurban Ali, 62, was the son of Abdul Kader Mia from