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Tigers’ Test ranking point improves

Bangladesh’s points in Test rankings slightly improved despite their 0-1 loss to Pakistan in the two-match Test series after the International Cricket Council completed its annual update on Monday. The Tigers, who are distantly ninth in the rankings, began the series with 32 points and gained just one point thanks to their come-from-behind draw in the first Test match in ...

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Farashganj hold Abahani

Abahani in their bid to regain the title saw another setback when they were forced to share points with lowly Farashganj Sporting Club  in the Manyavar Bangladesh Premier Football League yesterday. After the draw, Abahani managed to earn 14 points from eight outings with only four victories and two draws and suffered two defeats. Abahani in fact had their tough ...

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Bangladesh Premier League 2014-15 : Sheikh Russel move to 2nd

Farashganj 0 – 0 Abahani Sk Russel 2 – 1 Feni Soccer Title contenders Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra moved to second position in the Manyavar Bangladesh Premier league after coming out with a 2-1 victory against Feni Soccer Club at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. Having shrugged off the disappointment of a 2-2 draw against Farashganj, the former champions played ...

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BCB offers to host Indo-Pak series

Bangladesh are likely to host the bilateral series between India and Pakistan after the two archrivals are closer to break the ice of their cricketing relations. Last time the two countries played a bilateral series was in 2007 when India hosted Pakistan. The current series might be comprised of several ODIs, Tests and Twenty20 matches as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) ...

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Nepal earthquake, magnitude 7.3, strikes near Everest

A major earthquake has struck eastern Nepal, near Mount Everest, two weeks after more than 8,000 died in a devastating quake. At least 37 people have been killed and more than 1,000 injured, officials say. The latest earthquake hit near the town of Namche Bazaar and sent thousands of panicked residents on to the streets on the capital, Kathmandu. It ...

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Iran hardliners cling to death penalty

The jailing of a well-known campaigner against the death penalty and a sharp rise in executions has once again put Iran’s poor human rights record in the spotlight. Why has President Hassan Rouhani and his team failed to meet hopes for reform at home despite making gains on the international stage? “They took my mummy to Evin prison again,” says ...

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Ukraine crisis: John Kerry to meet Putin in Russia

US Secretary of State John Kerry is to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin during his first visit to Russia since the Ukraine crisis began in early 2014. Mr Putin’s spokesman called the visit a “positive step” and said the Russian leader was prepared for “extensive” discussions at the meeting in Sochi. Mr Kerry was first meeting his Russian counterpart Sergei ...

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Global population-food supply balance becoming increasingly prone to instability

A new study has suggested that world’s population-food supply balance is becoming increasingly unstable. The study conducted by University of Virginia reported that as the world population increases and food demand has grown, globalization of trade has made the food supply more sensitive to environmental and market fluctuations and this leads to greater chances of food crises, particularly in nations ...

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This is how US President and First Lady stay fit!

Cornell McClellan, Michelle Obama’s personal trainer for the past 18 years, has revealed how the first lady maintains her fitness. McClellan, who also trains POTUS as well said at an event that, it seems that the older they get, the more consistent they need to be and the duo have aged in the past six years, they have gotten more ...

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Self-driving car accidents revealed in California

Four out of the 48 self-driving cars on public roads in California have been involved in accidents in the last eight months, according to the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles. The agency began issuing permits for the testing of autonomous vehicles in September 2014. Three of the four cars belonged to Google, the fourth to parts supplier Delphi. Both firms ...

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