Shakib’s request for security assurances is unreasonable: Asif Mahmud

Shakib Al Hasan has announced his retirement from Test cricket, expressing his desire to play his final Test match at home against South Africa next month. However, the experienced all-rounder has asked for security assurances before returning to the country. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), however, has not responded to his

Broken’ news industry faces uncertain future

From disinformation campaigns to soaring scepticism, plummeting trust and economic slumps, the global media landscape has been hit with blow after blow. World News Day, taking place on Saturday with the support of hundreds of organisations including AFP, aims to raise awareness about the challenges endangering the hard-pressed industry. In 2022, UNESCO

Dangerous duo Wirtz, Musiala highlight Bayern-Leverkusen showdown

Pulling the strings in Saturday's early Bundesliga title showdown between Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen will be 21-year-old Germany forwards Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz. The midfielders, born within 10 weeks of each other in 2003, have combined brilliantly at international level, but will go head to head at Munich's Allianz

Shakib keen to retire after SA series in Oct

Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan expressed his desire to retire from the Test cricket after the home series against South Africa next month. Shakib told the reporters at Kanpur Thursday that he’s keen to bid adieu to the Test cricket at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur in October 2024. “If