Aid deliveries to Gaza resume through rebuilt pier

Humanitarian aid began trickling back into the devastated Gaza Strip on Saturday via a rebuilt, temporary pier, US forces said. The pier, built by the US military to boost the delivery of direly needed relief supplies, was only briefly operational before it suffered storm damage at the end of May. After

D-8 group urges world to up pressure on Israel

An alliance of mostly Muslim-majority countries including Turkey, Egypt and Iran yesterday demanded full Palestinian membership of the United Nations and greater international pressure on Israel amid the Gaza war. The D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation, which also includes Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria and Pakistan, called for an immediate ceasefire in

1st human case of H5N2 bird flu died from multiple factors: WHO

A man infected with H5N2 bird flu, the first confirmed human infection with the strain, died from multiple factors, the WHO said Friday, adding that investigations were continuing. The World Health Organization announced Wednesday that the first laboratory- confirmed human case of infection with H5N2 avian influenza virus had been reported

Rishad shows the value of leg-spinner

Rishad Hossain showed how valuable a leg-spinner can be if the team management puts their faith on him. In Bangladesh particularly, the leg-spinners were not encouraged much as they often leaked runs and therefore domestic club and even in the country's first class tournament, they were overlooked. But this management and captain

It was important to open T20 WC with victory: Shanto

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto was happy to break the defeat jinx when it mattered most. The Tigers were at the receiving end following their 2-1 series defeat to associate nation USA, just ahead of the T20 World Cup. And then they surrendered meekly to India in the only official practice