Dhaka [Bangladesh], April 26 (ANI): Bangladesh spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz has been ruled out of the team for the first test against Sri Lanka beginning on May 15 in Chattogram, after sustaining a finger injury during a Dhaka Premier League game. Though a replacement has not been named, Nayeem Hasan could be a like-for-like option for the team. The bowler sustained the injury while a Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club and Prime B

New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar will travel to Dakha on Thursday to invite Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to visit India. "Yes, the EAM will pay a one-day visit to Dhaka on Thursday," Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla told reporters in Delhi on Monday. "He will carry a letter from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to invite Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to visit

DHAKA, Bangladesh - The 223rd Commonwealth Point of Light is Kishore Kumar Das, the founder of the charity organization Bidyanondo.

As head of the Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth II bestows these honors on deserving volunteers from across the Commonwealth for their contributions to their communities and beyond.

"As the Head of the Commonwealth, I express my heartfelt gratitude to Her Majesty the Queen for t

By Dhiraj BeniwalNew Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday ordered the interim release of the youth who was detained in the Foreign Regional Registration Office (FRRO) centre on the basis of an Aadhar and an Indian Passport. He was lifted by the Bangladeshi deportation cell and was in the FRRO's custody and was to be deported to Bangladesh. He had challenged the deportation order. Justice Jasmeet S

Washington [US], April 25 (ANI): The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is slated to publish its annual report on international religious freedom on April 25 but some key influential officials of the USCIRF have been seen on the platforms of IAMC, an Islamist group, and Jamaat-linked organizations which have been peddling the anti-India narratives in the US, says a report by Disinfo Lab. USCIRF has

By Hemanta Kumar NathGuwahati (Assam) [India], April 25 (ANI): Assam Police has so far arrested 16 persons including a Bangladeshi terrorist from different parts of the state for their link with Ansarul Bangla Team (ABT) and Al-Qaida Indian Subcontinent (AQIS). In an exclusive interview with ANI, Hiren Nath, Additional Director General of Police (Special Branch) of Assam Police said that in recent three cases, police have

New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and Bangladesh High Commissioner Muhammad Imran on Monday attended the award-giving ceremony for felicitating winners of a competition conducted on the occasion of India-Bangladesh Friendship Day and shared views on strengthening the bilateral partnership. They felicitated the winners of the Maitri Diwas logo and backdrop competition conducted on

DHAKA, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Bangladeshi Foreign Minister A. K. Abdul Momen has called for investment from the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) member states.

He said so in a meeting on Monday with CICA Executive Director Kairat Sarybay, who is on an official visit to Bangladesh.

During the meeting, which had representation from the CICA Secretariat and Bangladesh's

Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 25 (ANI): Assam Police have busted several modules of proscribed terror outfits Ansarul Bangla Team (ABT) and Al-Qaida Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), arresting 16 people so far, said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday. "In a long-drawn Operation Assam Police has cracked down on several modules of Ansarul Bangla Team /Al-Qaida Indian Subcontinent in Assam," tweeted SarmaThe Chief Mini

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh - In a violent conflict between two groups over a land dispute in Cox's Bazar on Friday, at least 15 people were shot.

Following the incident, the injured were rushed to a nearby hospital. Some of them are in danger of losing their life.

Locals claim that there has been a long-running dispute between two land grabber groups led by Faruq and Rashed over land dominance.

There was

New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Eminent poets, musicians, actors, singers and artists from across the world celebrated the 52nd Earth Day on April 22, 2022, by reading 'Earth Anthem' penned by Indian poet-diplomat Abhay K. Abhay K. wrote the anthem in 2008 inspired by the blue marble image of the earth, taken by the crew of Apollo 17, and the Indian philosophy of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam'. Since then it has travelled a l

Guangzhou [China], April 25 (ANI/PRNewswire): The 131st Canton Fair, which takes place online from April 15 to 24, attracts over 25,000 exhibitors from home and abroad. Given the virtual form of the event, making better use of the cloud platform to boost cooperation and identify business opportunities comes as an important matter for exhibitors and buyers. Connecting with buyers anytime, anywhere Right after the opening c

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Mango growers in Chapainawabganj district, some 302 km northwest of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, said favorable weather conditions had helped large scale flowering of the trees this season, and they are expecting a bumper harvest

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Bangladesh, April 24 (Xinhua) -- Gardeners are now eyeing a robust year as trees are full of green mangoes in every orchard in Bangladesh's northwestern Rajshahi division.

As the South Asian country's important producing hub of the juicy fruit, Chapainawabganj has been famous for high-quality mangoes nationwide during the mango season, from May to August.

Green mangoes in many gardens are

Dhaka (Bangladesh) [India], April 24 (ANI): Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will return to the Bangladesh side for the first test against Sri Lanka on May 15. As per ICC, Bangladesh will finally get a boost from the return of the all-rounder, who missed out on two-match series against South Africa due to personal reasons, which the Proteas won by 2-0. Bangladesh will play Sri Lanka in a two-match Test series, with

SATKHIRA, Bangladesh - On Tuesday, police in Satkhira's Patkelghata arrested a woman for chopping off her husband's genitals on suspicion that he was having an extramarital affair with another woman.

Mehedi Hasan, a 28-year-old man, is being treated at Satkhira Sadar Hospital.

Mehedi of Versa village fell in love and married Sharmin Begum, 23, of nearby Bakshia village seven years ago. Their son is four y

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CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Bangladesh, April 24 (Xinhua) -- Almost all the houses in a village located in Bangladesh's northwestern Chapainawabganj district are adorned with the South Asian traditional art called alpona.

The art is traditio

Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 23 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday announced the hike in the ex gratia given to the soldiers who die on the line of duty and a job to one person in the family to "recognise and compensate their sacrifices". Addressing an honour ceremony for the veterans of the 1971 India-Pakistan war, Sarma said, "The soldiers who lose their lives for the country will now be give

Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 23 (ANI): Days after the Centre reduced the areas under AFSPA in Assam, Manipur and Nagaland, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that the armed forces are in favour of the withdrawal of the Act from Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking at the felicitation ceremony of 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War veterans here, Rajnath Singh said it is no small thing that for the last three-four years the work of

Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 23 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said that India would not hesitate to act against terrorists who target the country from across borders and to take bold decisions to protect the unity and integrity of the country. Singh voiced the government's unwavering commitment to strengthening the country's security apparatus to deal with internal and external threats and said, "We

New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): 19-year-old compound archer Rishabh Yadav has set his eyes on Asia Cup Stage 2 which will begin from May 5 to 12, 2022. The ace archer who won a bronze at the Youth World Championships qualified for the Asia Cup Stage 2 as ranked 1. The teenager is currently training in Sonipat and spending hours perfecting his aim. Talking about the same Rishabh Yadav said, "I am very focussed for the A

Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 23 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Assam on Saturday and attend an award ceremony at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati. The Assam government has organized the award ceremony to honour the sacrifices of soldiers who took part in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, his cabinet colleagues, and senior government officials will

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Mosharraf Hossain Rubel, a former Bangladesh national cricketer, has died of cancer at aged 40. after a three-year battle with the disease.

Mosharraf was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2019, and his condition deteriorated on Tuesday evening. He was rushed to United Hospital, where doctors pronounced the left-arm spinner dead.

Mosharraf was a heavyweight in domestic cricket, appearing

Noida (Uttar Pradesh)[India], April 22 (ANI): In-form Manu Gandas of Gurugram continued to impress in what has been a standout season for him so far as he shot a resolute final round of four-under 68 to register a convincing four-stroke win at the Prometheus School presents Delhi-NCR Open 2022, a Rs. 40 lakh event, played here at the Noida Golf Course. In the searing heat on Friday, Gandas (65-69-67-68) totalled 19-under

New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana on Friday visited Rohini Sector 18 Crime Branch office at 12 noon to interrogate the main accused Ansar in the Jahangirpuri violence and asked the officers to prepare a detailed investigation report, informed Delhi Police sources. Ansar, a resident of Jahangirpuri, is presently under police custody. According to the sources, the Delhi Crime Branch

New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): The Delhi Crime Branch and local police will probe the call details and WhatsApp chats of accused Ansar in the Jahangirpuri violence to gather more information about his contacts during the violent incident on Hanuman Jayanti, said the sources. According to the police sources, Ansar may have called up many people to gather the crowd at the spot of violence. The police will arrest and pro

Karimganj (Assam) [India], April 22 (ANI): At a time when conflict is going on between Ukraine and Russia leaving many Ukrainians to flee to other countries to take shelter, two Ukraine nationals were detained by police at Badarpur railway station in Assam's Karimganj district. The Police detained the Ukraine nationals from the Agartala Firozpur Express train on Thursday night. Two detainees were identified as Trischanisk

Dhaka [Bangladesh], April 22 (ANI): Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman has intimated he may not return to Test cricket as he needs to pick and choose between three formats to prolong his international career. Mustafizur last played a Test match for the Tigers in February 2021 in a home series against South Africa. He then opted out of a red-ball cricket after the BCB decided to introduce format-wise contracts. Subsequentl

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Another person has died due to injuries sustained in recent clashes between New Market shopkeepers and Dhaka College students.

Morsalin, 26, died at Dhaka Hospital's ICU on Thursday, according to Inspector Bacchu Mia of the DMCH police outpost.

He worked at a clothing store in New Market and lived in a rented home in Kamrangirchar with his wife and two children.

Nahid Hossain, a tw

New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the "improper conduct of the Central cadre officers deputed in West Bengal" and demanded action against them. The BJP leader also alleged that the officers are rebranding the Centre's schemes so as to show them as the TMC-ruled West Bengal government's schemes to "steal undue credit", hence expos

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 21 (ANI): Launching a potshot against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled Centre amid the bulldozer row, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said her Trinamool government wants to unite people instead of bulldozing, adding that Bengal Global Business Summit will help create another 40 lakhs jobs in the state. Mamata laid the mantra of 3Ts for her governance -- "trust,

New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) welcomed the move of the authorities to carry out anti-encroachment drives in the national capital by saying that it will prevent 'Bangladeshi infiltrators and Rohangiyas' from becoming a threat to the national security. VHP Joint General Secretary Surendra Kumar Jain welcomed the 'bulldozer action' against illegal construction and said, "Bangladeshi infiltrat

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Samia Rahman, a Dhaka University professor penalized for plagiarising a research paper, has applied to retire early.

Around a week ago, she wrote to Professor Abul Mansur Ahmed, mass communication and journalism chairman.

Prof Mansur said on Monday that her application is with the registrar's office, and the syndicate will make a decision.

In January 2021, the Syndicate of Dhaka Un

New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): In order to enhance trade and passenger travel between India-Bangladesh, the Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday issued a notification thereby adding 'New Jalpaiguri-Railway Check Post' in the district of Jalpaiguri of West Bengal. Presently there are three railway check posts-Chitpur, Gede, and Haridaspur at the India-Bangladesh border which is managed by the Bureau of Immigration. Th

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Birbhum (West Bengal) [India], April 21 (ANI): BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday equated West Bengal with "blood", referring to the incidents of post-poll violence in the state, and said that it is not a Bengal for business, as the Bengal global business summit intends to showcase. Adhikari's comment comes in contradiction with Bengal Global Business Summit's theme "Bengal Means Business". As per the official websi

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 20 (ANI): Bowlers played a key role for Delhi Capitals as they bundled out Punjab Kings for 115 and their batters too pitched in strongly, chasing the target in inside 11 overs in the IPL match at Brabourne Stadium here on Wednesday. Punjab King's 115 is the lowest total by any team so far in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2022. The total was chased by DC with 57 balls to spare as th

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 20 (ANI): Bowlers shine for Delhi Capitals as they bowled out Punjab Kings for 115 in their IPL 2022 match here at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday. 115 is the lowest total by any team till now in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2022. Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed and Lalit Yadav scalped two wickets each for DC while Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman picked one. F

Midnapur (West Bengal) [India], April 20 (ANI): A three-member team, including a Delhi Police Crime Branch official, arrived in West Bengal's East Midnapore to investigate the links of the accused in Delhi's Jahangirpuri violence case. Delhi Police Crime Branch ASI Suresh Kumar and the team went to the Sutahata police station from where they were taken to accused Dilshad's home in Golapchak village which comes under the S

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 20 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday laid out an eight-pillar strategy for the development of the state and making it a global hub for business. Addressing the Summit, the Chief Minister said, "We do not divide people on the basis of caste, creed and religion. We stay like family. Irrespective of one being from any part of the country, whenever one is in Be

New Delhi [India] April 20 (ANI/PNN): 'Collaboration: The Key to Mutual Prosperity in a Post-pandemic World' was the theme of the 17th Edition of Asia-Europe BusinessSocial Forum 2022 AwardsBusiness Summit, which concluded recently at the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square, London, UK. The Forum's main aim was to deliberate and dwell upon possibilities of collaboration for enhancing trade, investment, cultural exchang

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 20 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday urged Speaker Biman Banerjee to earmark a route for him to follow to enter the latter's chamber in view of a hearing before the Speaker on April 22. Entry restrictions were imposed on Adhikari by West Bengal Legislative Assembly Secretariate on March 31. Notably, Adhikari and four other Bharatiya Janat

New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI/PNN): Babita Singh has been conferred as a Global Peace Ambassador for promoting Peace through EducaSerial entrepreneur tion, Sports, Art, CultureDiplomacy at the India International Conclave 2022 held in collaboration with Asia Africa Consortium (AAC) that took place on 16th April 2022 in Shangrila, New Delhi. Babita Singh was personally conferred with this honor by H.E. Prof Dr Zahid Haq

Dhaka [Bangladesh], April 20 (ANI): Former Bangladesh spinner Musharraf Hossain Rubel has died at the age of 40. "The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) mourns the passing of former Bangladesh National Team player Musharraf Hossain Rubel. The left-arm spinner amassed over 550 wickets across all formats in a career spanning two decades. The BCB extends profound sympathies and condolences," tweeted Bangladesh Cricket. As per ES

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Students clashed with shopkeepers outside New Market in the early hours of Tuesday, prompting the suspension of academic activities at Dhaka College.

All classes and exams scheduled for Tuesday were rescheduled, according to the acting principal's Facebook post. Teachers have been instructed to arrive on campus by 10 a.m.

According to media reports citing Dhaka College students, the clas

Hong Kong, April 20 (ANI): China is currently the world's fourth-largest military equipment exporter in the world. With significant numbers of countries set to spurn Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, and unwilling to face consequent sanctions, new sales opportunities could arise for Beijing. Every year, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) releases data on arms exports. In its most recent repor

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 20 (ANI): ATK Mohun Bagan edged past Abahani Limited Dhaka with a 3-1 victory at the Salt Lake Stadium in the AFC Cup on Tuesday. This result takes the Kolkata-based outfit into the group stages of the cup competition. A David Williams (6',29',85') masterclass in finishing ended all hopes for the Dhaka-based side to progress further in the tournament, who got a consolation goal through

Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 19 (ANI): Two cattle smugglers with links to terror money were killed in an ambush by suspected terrorists in the wee hours on Tuesday in Kokhrajhar's Gossaigoan subdivision, Assam police sources said. They said four police personnel were also injured in the incident. Akbar Banjara and Salman Banjara were arrested from Meerut in connection with a case in Gossaigaon Police Station, according

Dhaka [Bangladesh], April 19 (ANI): Former Bangladesh fast bowler Samiur Rahman died aged 68 in Dhaka on Tuesday. Rahman died due to a brain tumour, which was diagnosed in January earlier this year. "A minute's silence was observed before the start of play of the matches of 40th National Cricket Championship in Cox's Bazar, in memory of Samiur Rahman Sami (68), former Bangladesh National Team pacer, BCB Umpire and Match R

Jamnagar (Gujarat) [India], April 19 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday underscored the need to combine the knowledge base of traditional medicine with modern science and technology and lauded the efforts of the government of India, under the "dynamic leadership" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in containing the COVID-19 pandemic. Hasina made these remarks during the inauguration of the World Healt