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Bangladesh bowled out for 109, Afghanistan clinch series with 81-run win
TBS Report 12 October, 2025, 12:25 am Last modified: 12 October, 2025, 12:29 am Afghanistan sealed the series with a match to spare. Rashid Khan brought Bangladesh's innings to an end by stumping Rishad Hossain, completing his five-wicket haul....

Bangladesh Detains 15 Serving And Former Army Officers In Military Custody
The Bangladesh Army took fifteen army officers, both serving and retired, against whom arrest warrants were issued for alleged involvement in “disappearances and crimes against humanity” during Sheikh Hasina’s tenure, into military custody. While...

Bangladesh suffer crushing defeat to Afghanistan in 2nd ODI
Bangladesh were skittled out for just 109 runs to suffer a crushing 81-run defeat in the second ODI, giving Afghanistan an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series at Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi, UAE today. Bangladesh, which conceded...

Rashid fifer sinks Bangladesh as Afghanistan clinch ODI series
Afghanistan sealed the three-match ODI series with a game to spare after Rashid Khan's five-wicket haul inspired an emphatic 81-run victory over Bangladesh in the second ODI in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Defending a modest 190, Rashid returned 5-17 in...

Afghanistan thrash Bangladesh to win ODI series
Staff Correspondent 12 October, 2025, 00:53 Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan (R) celebrates the wicket of Bangladesh batter Nurul Hasan during their second ODI at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. | ACB photo Afghanistan clinched...

Bangladesh fails to tap $3t global halal industry
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry organises a focus group discussion titled ‘Development of Bangladesh Halal Industry: Challenges and Prospects’, at its office on Saturday. | Press release photo The absence of an effective halal ecosystem and...

Bangladesh U-21 squad announced
FIH HOCKEY MEN’S JUNIOR WORLD CUP Staff Correspondent 11 October, 2025, 23:03 Bangladesh men’s under-21 hockey team’s coach Siegfried Gottlieb Aikman on Saturday announced a 20-member squad for the forthcoming 2025 FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World...

Bangladesh army says arrest warrants against officers affecting morale
DHAKA: The Bangladesh army on Saturday said that arrest warrants issued against senior officers had affected troop morale ahead of elections, but pledged to uphold justice amid rising tensions. On Wednesday, Bangladesh's International Crimes...

Bangladesh Army backs trial process; no compromise on justice: Maj Gen Hakimuzzaman
The Bangladesh Army fully supports the ongoing judicial process over crimes against humanity cases and will not compromise on justice, Major General Md Hakimuzzaman, adjutant general of the Bangladesh Army, said today (11 October). "The Bangladesh...

Dhaka-Mymensingh gridlock clears
Traffic on the Dhaka-Mymensingh route has resumed after a five-and-a-half-hour tailback caused by a protest of Students Against Discrimination and a counter-protest by transport workers over “insulting” a gazetted July fighter. The bus services of...

Bangladeshi, Malaysian, S.Korean activists freed from Israeli detention returning home with help from Türkiye
ISTANBUL / DHAKA, Bangladesh Bangladeshi, Malaysian, and South Korean activists who were part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition sailing to Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid have been released from Israeli detention and are returning home via...

Afghanistan Defeat Bangladesh by 81 Runs in 2nd ODI 2025; Rashid Khan's Five-Wicket Haul, Ibrahim Zadran's 95 Power AFG to Series Victory Over BAN
Afghanistan continue their strong hold in ODIs as they defeat Bangladesh for a second consecutive match and secure a unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Afghanistan came in to the second ODI leading the series 1-0 and Bangladesh had...

Bangladesh Army takes into custody 15 serving officers after special tribunal order
Bangladesh Major General Mohammad Hakimuzzaman addresses a press conference in Dhaka on October 11, 2025 | Photo Credit: AFP The Bangladesh Army on Saturday (October 11, 2025) said it has taken into custody 15 serving officers after the country's...

Bangladesh takes 15 serving and former army officers into military custody
Fifteen army officers, both serving and retired, against whom arrest warrants were issued for alleged involvement in "disappearances and crimes against humanity" during Sheikh Hasina's tenure, have been taken into military custody. "15 former and...

ITF World Tennis Tour J-30 Dhaka phase begins
Staff Correspondent 11 October, 2025, 23:06 The ministry of youth and sports secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam (3rd-L) and the Bangladesh Tennis Federation general secretary Ishtiaq Ahmed Curren (4th-L) are seen among others during the inauguration...

Two Bangladeshi women promised jobs at salons rescued from sex racket in Pune
The Pune city police rescued two Bangladeshi women who were dragged into a sex racket after being illegally brought to India with the assurance of getting them jobs at beauty salons.Police have arrested an alleged sex racketeer Raju Patil, a...

Dhaka, Brussels advance talks on partnership agreement
Bangladesh and the European Union (EU) have agreed to intensify efforts to conclude negotiations on the Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) at the earliest possible time, reaffirming their commitment to a broad-based and...

Bangladesh Army takes 15 officers into custody
The Bangladesh Army on Saturday said 15 officers, against whom arrest warrants were issued for alleged involvement in disappearances and crimes against humanity, have been taken into custody. Among them, 14 are serving officers and one is an...
Political leaders call for strengthening conventional election system over PR in Bangladesh
Political leaders and experts at a seminar on Saturday stressed the need for making the conventional electoral system effective instead of introduction of the proportional representation (PR) method as the people have yet to show no-confidence to...

Bangladeshi flotilla activist released
Following his release from Israeli detention, Shahidul Alam, the renowned Bangladeshi photographer, human rights activist, and outspoken critic of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government, has arrived in Istanbul. Alam was the only...