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

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

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 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 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

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

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 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

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, 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