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Asia Cup 2025 under cloud as India, Sri Lanka skip key ACC meet in Dhaka amid political tensions
Daijiworld News
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July 11, 2025
Daijiworld Media Network- New Delhi New Delhi, Jul 12: The upcoming Asia Cup 2025 has been thrown into fresh uncertainty after India and Sri Lanka reportedly declined to attend the crucial Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meeting slated to be held in...
Youth hacked to death in Cumilla
Bangladesh Post
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A young man was hacked to death at Gauripur Bus Stand along the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Daudkandi upazila of Cumilla on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Md Al-Mamun, also known as Mamun Samrat, son of Mosharraf Hossain alias Mukbul...
India News | Two Bangladeshis Held in Meghalaya for Illegally Entering India
Latestly
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July 11, 2025
Shillong, Jul 11 (PTI) Two Bangladeshis were arrested in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district for allegedly entering India without valid documents, police said on Friday. Two persons, who had allegedly facilitated their illegal entry to the...
Bangladesh: Concerns Raised Over 'Continued Torture' Of Journalists Under Yunus Administration
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Dhaka, July 3 (IANS) A group of 88 expatriate journalists, writers, researchers, cultural and rights activists has raised grave concern over the "continued torture of journalists and suppression of free speech" in Bangladesh under...
Bangladesh crumble to 77-run defeat in first Sri Lanka ODI
Daily Star
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July 2, 2025
Bangladesh suffered a stunning batting collapse under lights as Sri Lanka snatched a 77-run victory in the first one-day international in Colombo on Wednesday. Chasing a modest 245, the visitors looked to be cruising at 100 for one, before the...
Countervailing power needed for 'check and balance' in governance: Dr Salehuddin
Bangladesh Sangsbad Sangstha
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Countervailing power needed for 'check and balance' in governance: Dr Salehuddin Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed -File Photo DHAKA, July 26, 2025 (BSS) - Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed today said that ensuring good governance has become...
Ousted Bangladesh PM indicted on charges of crimes against humanity
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 10, 2025
A special tribunal has indicted Bangladesh's ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, accepting charges of crimes against humanity filed against her over a mass uprising in which hundreds of students were killed last year. In February, the UN human...
China, Canada commit to deeper engagement with Bangladesh on trade, humanitarian assistance
The Business Standard
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July 10, 2025
China and Canada have expressed strong interest in enhancing cooperation with Bangladesh in areas of trade diversification, investment, and humanitarian assistance, particularly in support of the Rohingya community. The commitments were made...
Bangladesh collapse in ODI series opener to hand Sri Lanka big win
eNCA
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Bangladesh suffered a stunning batting collapse under lights as Sri Lanka snatched a 77-run victory in the first one-day international in Colombo on Wednesday. Chasing a modest 245, the visitors looked to be cruising at 100 for one, before the...
Asia Cup 2025: PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi Announces Dates; India & Pakistan Could Play One Another Thrice
Free Press Journal
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July 26, 2025
The Men’s Asia Cup, to be held in the T20 format, will be held from September 9-28 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), confirmed Mohsin Naqvi, Asian Cricket Council (ACC) President. The development comes following the ACC’s meeting in Dhaka, where...
July Uprising was a mass resistance against fascist AL: Tarique
Bangladesh Sangsbad Sangstha
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Tariqul Islam Tarique. Photo : Collected By Obaidur Rahman DHAKA, July 25, 2025 (BSS) - The July Uprising liberated the country from the Awami League's authoritarian rule, culminating in the ouster of Sheikh Hasina's fascist regime on August 5,...
Tourist arrivals gain pace in June, but annual target still elusive
Daily FT
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Sri Lanka welcomes 138,241 tourists in June up 22% YoY driven by Dawoodi Bohra convention boost Misses monthly target for sixth consecutive month, as June falls short by 39,016 visitors YTD arrivals reach just under 1.17 m, up 15.6% YoY India...
Bangladesh's exports hit $48 billion in FY25, marking 8.58% growth
United News of Bangladesh
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Bangladesh's exports to the global market reached an impressive $48 billion in the fiscal year 2024-25, registering a robust growth of 8.58 percent compared to the previous fiscal year. In the corresponding period of FY2023-24, the country's...
Cricket: Sri Lanka steamroll Bangladesh to win first T20
RTL Today
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July 10, 2025
Sri Lanka drew first blood in the three-match T20I series with a comprehensive seven-wicket win over Bangladesh at Pallekele on Thursday, coasting home with an over to spare. Chasing a modest target of 155, skipper Charith Asalanka fittingly put...
Meghalaya Rolls Out Film Tourism Policy 2025 to Boost Cinematic Investment and Local Talent
Ukhrul Times
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July 10, 2025
Shillong, July 10: The Meghalaya government has taken a significant step towards promoting the state’s film industry with the approval of the Meghalaya Film Tourism Policy 2025. Tourism Minister Paul Lyngdoh said the policy aims to establish...
Dhaka indices rise as investor participation rebounds
The Business Standard
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July 2, 2025
Stocks on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) closed higher today (2 July), rebounding from the previous day's correction, as investor participation increased amid a growing sense of optimism over the country's macroeconomic outlook. On the day, DSE's...
Cricket's Asia Cup In Doubt After India, Sri Lanka Refuse To Attend ACC Meeting In Dhaka
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) The Asia Cup cricket tournament plunged into further doubt and chaos after India and Sri Lanka refused to attend a meeting of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) in Dhaka on July 24 over political unrest in the...
Sri Lanka steamroll Bangladesh to win first T20
eNCA
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PALLEKELE - Sri Lanka drew first blood in the three-match T20I series with a comprehensive seven-wicket win over Bangladesh at Pallekele on Thursday, coasting home with an over to spare. Chasing a modest target of 155, skipper Charith Asalanka...
Men's Asia Cup To Be Held From September 9-28 In The UAE, Confirms ACC President Naqvi
MENAFN
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July 26, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Dhaka, July 26 (IANS) The Men's Asia Cup, to be held in the T20 format, will be held from September 9-28 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), confirmed Mohsin Naqvi, Asian Cricket Council (ACC) President. The development comes...
BCCI seeks 'neutral venue' for ACC meeting over Dhaka security concerns
GEO TV
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July 10, 2025
The upcoming Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meeting in Bangladesh is facing a potential change of venue following a formal request from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), according to Indian media. Reports by multiple India media...