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

Kurigram: 5 Indians freed after jail term for illegal entry

Kurigram district jail authorities on Tuesday released five Indian nationals who had been jailed for illegally entering Bangladesh with drugs. The five Indians are Alam Mia, son of Dudu Mia from Bengal's Cooch Behar district, Md Nuruzzaman, son of Surut Mia from Dhubri district in Assam, Selim Mia, son of Nur

FM Momen rues long delay in Teesta deal with India

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has reiterated the importance of signing Teesta water sharing agreement with India, saying it is “unfortunate” and “a shame” that the deal remains stuck for 11 years. "It is unfortunate that we could not get the Teesta water sharing deal through for 11 years. It's a

Jaya Ahsan wins Anandalok Best Actress award in India

Jaya Ahsan has won the Anandalok Best Actress award for her performance in "Binisutoy", in India. "It is my greatest pleasure to receive the Anandalok Best Actress award for 'Binisutoy'. Anandalok organised the award ceremony after 10 long years," shared the renowned actress, on her verified Facebook profile "Atanu Ghosh's 'Binisutoy' inspires

Fugitive businessman PK Halder held in India

Fugitive Bangladeshi businessman and former NRB Global Bank Managing Director Proshanta Kumar Halder alias PK Halder, along with five others, were detained in Ashoknagar of the Indian state of West Bengal on Saturday. India's economic intelligence agency Directorate of Enforcement (ED) carried out search operations at various residential buildings linked to