IMF approves $987 million assistance for Bangladesh
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) executive board has approved financial assistance of USD 987 million for Bangladesh, with immediate disbursement of USD 141 million.
The financial assistance und
40 years of happy families for Bangladesh matchmaker
Kazi Ashraf Hossain's work colleagues always told him he had a talent for getting couples together, so when he was forced to quit his job as a crane operator, he set up as a matchmaker.
Nearly 40 yea
Bangladesh plans to build its first satellite
An American firm will help Bangladesh design and launch the South Asian country's first satellite.
Officials say Space Partnership International signed a $10 million consultancy deal with the state-
Bangladesh win toss, put Pakistan in to bat
Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim won the toss and opted to field against Pakistan in the final of the Asia Cup, here on Thursday.
The hosts are playing the same team.
Pakistan have made one change
Pakistan 236/9 against Bangladesh in Asia Cup final
Pakistan scored 236-9 against Bangladesh after being put in to bat in the final of the Asia Cup in Dhaka on Thursday.
Left-arm spinners Shakib Al Hasan and Abdur Razzak and paceman Mashrafe Mortaza b
Asia Cup: Bangla Tigers aim for a final roar against Pakistan
History beckons Bangladesh as they aim to rise above the minnows tag and notch up their biggest title since arriving on the international scene when they take on an unpredictable Pakistan in the final
Bangladesh win toss, invite Sri Lanka to bat
Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim won the toss and opted to field against Sri Lanka in their do-or-die league match of the Asia Cup, here on Wednesday.
The hosts have brought in Nazmul Hossain for
Sri Lanka all out for 232 against Bangladesh
Sri Lanka were all out for 232 in their Asia Cup cricket match against Bangladesh at the Shere Bangla National Stadium here on Tuesday.
Brief scores:
Sri Lanka 232 all out in 49.5 overs (Chamara Kap
Bangladesh's ‘teenage’ brothels hold dark steroid secret
Their faces painted heavy with make-up, teenage girls in short, tight blouses and long petticoats loiter in squalid alleys, laughing and gesturing to potential clients who roam Tangail town's infamous
I am not God: Sachin Tendulkar
"I am not god, I am Sachin Tendulkar" -- said the iconic Indian cricketer who watched in dejection as his 100th international century, which he described as the 'toughest' of his career, was overshad