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Tamim Iqbal has come back from the brink of death. Due to some improvement in his physical condition, his family members have transferred him from KPJ Hospital in Savar to Evercare Hospital in Dhaka. Tamim left KPJ Hospital at around 6:45 pm, being wheeled out in a wheelchair. He then boarded an ambulance. With proper protocol, Tamim’s ambulance arrived at ...

Bangladesh had to settle for a draw after wasting several chances in their AFC Asian Cup Qualifier against India at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong on Tuesday. The match marked Hamza Choudhury’s debut for Bangladesh, but the Sheffield United midfielder, currently on loan from Leicester City, couldn’t help his team secure a victory. Despite creating seven promising goal-scoring opportunities, ...

Former Bangladesh cricket captain Tamim Iqbal, who suffered severe cardiac arrest on Monday morning, is now out of danger. He will leave the hospital anytime as per the decision of his family members. According to the Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Professor Abu Jafar, Tamim’s health condition has improved, but it will take at least ...

A Dhaka Additional Metropolitan Magistrate has ordered to seized all assets of Shakib Al Hasan, national cricketer and former Awami League lawmaker. Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Ziadur Rahman issued this order on Monday. On December 15, last year, IFIC Bank Relationship Officer Shahibur Rahaman filed the case at a Dhaka court on behalf of the bank against the famous cricketer-turned-businessman and ...

Germany survived a spirited second-half fightback from Italy, letting a three-goal lead slip to draw 3-3 in Dortmund on Sunday, before reaching the Nations League semi-finals 5-4 on aggregate. A first-half Joshua Kimmich masterclass, with a penalty and two assists for Jamal Musiala and Tim Kleindienst, had Germany 3-0 up and cruising at the break. However, injury-hit Italy kicked into ...

Tamim Iqbal has been diagnosed with a heart blockage. A stent has been placed to restore blood flow. He is currently under observation in the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) at Begum Fazilatunnesa Hospital in Savar. “Tamim underwent an angiogram which detected a blockage in his heart. A stent has been placed, and he is currently being monitored in the CCU,” ...

Sebastian Fundora successfully defended his WBC and WBO super welterweight world titles on Saturday, stopping Chordale Booker in the fourth round at a fight in Las Vegas. The six-foot-six southpaw, known as the “Towering Inferno,” delivered a dominant first defense of the titles he won last March with a split-decision victory over Australian Tim Tszyu. Fundora rocked Booker in the ...

The testimony in the case against cricketer Nasir Hossain and his wife Tamima Sultana Tammi for alleged unlawful marriage has been deferred to June 16. On Sunday (March 23), PBI inspector Sheikh Md Mizanur Rahman was scheduled for cross-examination but failed to appear in court. Consequently, Dhaka’s Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Zakir Hossain rescheduled the hearing. Nasir attended the court, ...

It was not a night when Thomas Tuchel’s England set the pulses racing. The new head coach had talked about the need for cut and thrust, for excitement. He was eager to ignite something at the beginning of the road to the 2026 World Cup. Instead, it was one for the more prosaic values – professionalism and control; hard work, ...

Argentina edged to the brink of qualification for the 2026 World Cup on Friday after a superb strike from Thiago Almada earned them a 1-0 victory over Uruguay in Montevideo. The reigning world champions looked to be headed for a draw after a tense tussle against a Uruguay side who defeated the Argentinians 2-0 in Buenos Aires earlier in qualifying. ...