The Latest Breaking News from Bangladesh

Afghanistan, Bangladesh advance to quarterfinals of U-19 World Cup

Bangladesh will be hoping for a repeat of the final last time out when they face India in the quarterfinal on January 29

The Hindu · Jan 23, 2022

ICC U-19 World Cup: India hammer Uganda to top group, face Bangladesh in quarterfinals

TAROUBA: Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Raj Bawa smashed centuries as four-time champions India recorded a thumping 326-run win over minnows Uganda to top Group B in the ICC U-19 World Cup here.

The Times of India · Jan 23, 2022

India to open 2022 T20 World Cup campaign against Pakistan on October 23 at MCG

India's second Super 12 match in Group 2 will be on October 27 in Sydney against a qualifier (runner up of Group A) and will be followed by matches against South Africa (October 30 in Perth) and Bangladesh (Adelaide Oval on November 2).

The Hindu · Jan 21, 2022

‘We live and die by it’: climate crisis threatens Bangladesh’s Sundarbans

Villagers rely more on the forest’s resources, threatening its ecosystem – and leaving them more vulnerable to cyclones

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2022

Would love to see Shakib Al Hasan playing all formats: Habibul

MUSCAT: Shakib Al Hasan may be mulling on retiring from Test cricket to prolong his white-ball career, but former Bangladesh skipper and current national selector Habibul Bashar said they still need the star all-rounder in all the three formats.

The Times of India · Jan 17, 2022

Gokulam Kerala FC drawn in Group D of AFC Cup in maiden appearance

NEW DELHI: I-League champions Gokulam Kerala FC were on Monday drawn with Bashundhara Kings of Bangladesh and Maziya Sports Recreation of Maldives in their maiden AFC Cup appearance in May-June.

The Times of India · Jan 17, 2022

Survivors’ tale: This film shows how Myanmar planned ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya

Two years after hundreds of thousands of Myanmar’s Muslim ethnic minority were forced to flee in a military-led crackdown, a new film called Mechanics of a Crime, reveals their persecution was premeditated. It comes as thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh agreed to be relocated on Sunday.

Newslaundry · Oct 23, 2019

Need younger people to join humanitarian aid work, says 27-year-old engineer from Jammu

Jeevanjyot Singh, a 27-year-old mechanical engineer from Jammu, who works as a project manager in a construction company, comes across as just another regular young man. Behind his cheerful demeanour, though, lies a tough volunteer, always willing to work for the welfare of people affected by disasters and conflicts. Whenever an…

Newslaundry · May 19, 2018

Mind of a rapist

The largest international study on rape, carried out by the United Nations for two years involving 10,000 men from Bangladesh, China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka, was published in 2013. The study found that rape is not a rarity: one in four men interviewed had raped someone…

Newslaundry · Apr 20, 2018