For his contribution in the sports arena, especially in football, Tarafder Ruhul Amin, managing director of Saif Powertech Ltd. and vice president of Chittagong Abahani, has been awarded the Mother Teresa Award in India. He was presented the award during a ceremony in Kolkata on Friday. Ruhul Amin played active role in
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India fires 3 military officers for Pakistan missile misfire
India’s air force said Tuesday that three military officers have been dismissed for accidentally firing an unarmed missile into rival Pakistan in March. A formal inquiry found that “deviation from the Standard Operating Procedures by three officers” led to the BrahMos cruise missile being fired into Pakistan, the air force said
I told India to help maintain stability in Bangladesh, Momen clarifies
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Friday said he told the Indian government that Bangladesh would be happy if India helps Bangladesh in maintaining stability, noting that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wants stability and communal harmony in the country. "So, stability is the most important. We want stability in this
Suryakumar Yadav powers India to 2-1 series lead in WI
Opener Suryakumar Yadav scored an impressive 76 as India defeated West Indies by seven wickets in the third Twenty20 international in Basseterre on Tuesday, taking a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. Yadav struck eight fours and four sixes in his 44-ball knock, while wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant scored an unbeaten
Bangladesh face Nepal today
Bangladesh U-20 national football team face Nepal in the ultimate league match of the SAFF U-20 Championship scheduled to be held Tuesday at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India. The match kicks off at 4.30 pm (BST). Bangladesh team placed top of the table with nine points after winning all their last three
Pant, Pandya star as India wins ODI series vs. England
Hardik Pandya's all-round brilliance and Rishabh Pant's 125 not out off 113 balls carried India to a five-wicket win in the one-day international series decider against England on Sunday. India won the series 2-1. Pandya dismissed Jason Roy and Ben Stokes in an outstanding opening burst in the third and final ODI
India urges Bangladesh to resume meat import
India has urged the Bangladesh government to resume the import of meat from the neighbouring country as the traders concerned in both the countries are being hit hard by the non-shipment of such items, officials said. The Indian embassy in Dhaka has recently sent a letter to the Ministry of Fisheries
India’s top court asks Nupur Sharma to apologise for Prophet remarks
India's highest judiciary on Friday asked former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma to "apologise to the whole country" for her remarks on the Prophet Muhammad. "It is shameful. She (Sharma) should apologise to the whole country," Justice Surya Kant of a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court said, while
PM Hasina likely to visit India in Sept before UNGA
Bangladesh and India are in discussion to finalise a date in early September for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to New Delhi, says Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen. While talking to reporters at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Monday evening, Momen said the Bangladesh side conveyed that September first week and
Bangladesh-India bus services resume
Cross-border bus services between Bangladesh and India via ICP Agartala-Akhaura and ICP Haridaspur-Benapole resumed on Friday. The bus services had been suspended for nearly two years due to COVID-19 pandemic. The resumption of services will help boost tourism and people-to-people ties, said the Indian High Commission in Dhaka. The bus service via ICP