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Cricketer Shakib Al Hasan has been fined Tk 50 lakh by the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) over manipulating share prices of Paramount Insurance Company Limited. This decision was made at the BSEC’s 993rd meeting held on Tuesday, said BSEC director Farhana Faruqui after the meeting. In a press release, BSEC said that in addition to Shakib, Abul Khair ...

Former vice-president of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), renowned politician and businessman Tabith Awal will contest for the hot seat of BFF president in the upcoming election scheduled for October 26. Tabith Awal made this announcement officially at a press conference at a local hotel Monday afternoon. This time Tabith Awal is keen to contest for the presidential post as the ...

A stellar allround performance from Ravichandran Ashwin helped India crush Bangladesh by 280 runs in two-match series opening Test at M Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. Chasing an improbable 515 for victory, Bangladesh were bowled out for 234 runs in its second innings just on the stroke of the lunch on Day 4. Ashwin, who revived India with 113 ...

Paris Saint-Germain dropped their first points of the Ligue 1 season on Saturday after needing an Ousmane Dembele equaliser to salvage a 1-1 draw at Reims. Reims took an early lead when Japan winger Keito Nakamura beat Marquinhos to compatriot Junya Ito’s cross and fired under PSG goalkeeper Matvey Safonov, again filling in for the injured Gianluigi Donnarumma. PSG lost ...

Bangladesh U-20 football team had a disappointing start in the Group A match of the AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2025 Qualifiers, falling to a 0-4 defeat against higher-ranked Syria at Lach Tray Stadium in Hai Phong, Vietnam, on Saturday evening. Facing a tough challenge against Syria, ranked 92nd by FIFA, Bangladesh, ranked 186th, trailed 0-2 at halftime. Kawa Issa opened ...

India scored 81 for three at stumps in second innings to extend their overall lead to 308 runs against Bangladesh on the second day of the opening Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday. Despite losing three early wickets, they remain in firm control of the first Test. An excellent performance by Indian pacers, particularly Jasprit Bumrah, helped ...

Manchester City host Arsenal in a showdown between the Premier League title favourites on Sunday, while Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou badly needs a win when his side host Brentford. Liverpool are looking to bounce back from a shock home defeat to Nottingham Forest when Bournemouth visit Anfield and Manchester United seek revenge with a trip to Crystal Palace, AFP reports. ...

The Bangladesh Women’s A team took the five-match T20 series against Sri Lanka A team by 4-1 after beating the hosts by eight wickets at Colts Cricket Ground in Colombo on Thursday. As part of their preparation for the upcoming T20 World Cup in UAE, Bangladesh sent the national team, under the guise of the A team in Sri Lanka, ...

Aleksey Miranchuk scored late to give Atlanta a 2-2 Major League Soccer draw against Inter Miami on Wednesday, with Lionel Messi unable to conjure any magic as a late substitute for the visitors. Eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi had dazzled in his return from a lengthy injury absence on Saturday, scoring two goals in the space of four minutes in ...

Bangladesh is gearing up to make history as they face India in the first of a two-match Test series starting tomorrow at M Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The game begins at 10 AM Bangladesh time. Fresh off a 2-0 Test series sweep against Pakistan, Bangladesh is riding high on confidence and looking to replicate that success against India, a far ...