Birmingham: The India-Pakistan match might have been termed as the biggest clash of the World Cup in England and Wales, but when it comes to fan battles, the game between India and Bangladesh at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground on Tuesday was an outright winner. Not only were the 24,500 seats in the stadium packed, but […]
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Bangladesh stun South Africa by 21 runs
London: After a great show with the bat, Bangladesh bowlers rose to the occasion to inflict a 21-run defeat on South Africa in their World Cup opener at the Kennington Oval here on Sunday. Chasing an imposing target of 331 set by Bangladesh, the Proteas could manage 309/8 in the allotted 50 overs, thus losing their […]
Fani weakens, likely to enter Bangladesh around noon
Kolkata: Cyclone Fani, one of the strongest storms to batter the Indian subcontinent in decades, has weakened into a “cyclonic storm leaving no more major threat” for West Bengal on Saturday. At present, the cyclone, which is situated at Shantipur in Nadia district about 60 km north of Kolkata, is likely to enter Bangaldesh around Saturday […]
IS threat to India, Bangladesh; new ’emir’ named in Bengal
New Delhi: Amid developments after the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka which claimed 253 lives, an Islamic State (IS) affiliate group, “Al-Mursalat”, has been reportedly planning to carry out similar attacks in India and Bangladesh with its announcement of appointing a new “emir” (chief) in Bengal, sources said. The emir of the Islamic State […]
Top Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh terrorist held in Tripura
Agartala: An Indian member of the terror group Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) was arrested in Tripura on Tuesday, a top police official said. “Nazir Shaikh, 25, was arrested in western Tripura. He is involved in many terror activities in both Bangladesh and India,” Director General of Police Akhil Kumar Shukla told the media. Shaikh, a […]
SC notice to Centre on allowing illegal migrants from Bangladesh to stay in Tripura
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Centre and Tripura on a plea challenging 2015 amendment to the Passport Rules and the Foreigner Order that allowed people of minority community who have illegally entered India to stay back in India to escape persecution in Bangladesh. The bench of Chief Justice […]
Asia Cup: Rohit, Jadeja star in India’s 7-wkt win over Bangladesh
Dubai : India dished out another comprehensive performance to thrash Bangladesh by seven wickets in a Super Four stage match of the Asia Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium here on Friday. Skipper Rohit Sharma led India from the front with a fluent unbeaten half-century to overhaul the paltry target of 174 with more […]
Asia Cup: Afghanistan thrash Bangladesh by 136 runs
Abu Dhabi : A disciplined all-round effort saw Afghanistan thrashing Bangladesh by 136 runs in their last group match of the Asia Cup here on Thursday. Chasing 256, Bangladesh were bundled out for 119. Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Gulbadin Naib and Rashid Khan picked up two wickets each to hand Afghanistan a comfortable victory. Chasing a decent […]
NRC issue: India in close touch with Bangladesh
New Delhi : India has been in close touch with Bangladesh over the National Register of Citizens (NRC) update issue in Assam and Dhaka is of the view that it is an internal matter of India, a senior official said here on Thursday. “We have been in very close touch with the government of Bangladesh […]
India in talks with Bangladesh for deporting Rohingyas: Rajnath
New Delhi : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday that India is in talks with Bangladesh over deportation of Rohingyas living illegally and the process will begin after getting status report from the states where they are living illegally. Responding to a specific query in Rajya Sabha during Question Hour by Anand Sharma […]