Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
Cricket-mad Bangladesh erupted in joyous celebration Monday after the national team dumped England out of the World Cup, with fans hailing the dramatic victory as the country’s greatest sporting triumph. Impromptu victory processions broke out across the country, with some of the loudest celebrations taking place at Dhaka University where around 5,000 people had been […]
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DHAKA, March 10 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh cricket star Rubel Hossain got good news along his match-winning heroics Monday at the World Cup as a Bangladeshi actress who filed a rape case against him said Tuesday she was withdrawing the charges against the fast bowler. Naznin Akter Happy, 19, made the rape allegation earlier this year […]
Read MoreWellington, Feb. 16 (NsNewsWire) — Ireland have provided the first upset of the Cricket World Cup after their well-timed run chase saw them beat the West Indies by four wickets in Nelson. The West Indies, once a force in world cricket, batted first today and racked up 304-7, which looked a competitive score on a […]
Read MoreSydney, Feb. 16 (NsNewsWire) — All-rounder James Faulkner will miss another World Cup match after being ruled out of Australia’s second Pool A game against Bangladesh with injury. The 24-year-old suffered a side strain in the lead-up to the tournament and missed Australia’s opening win over England in Melbourne on Saturday, reports http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-16/australias-faulkner-ruled-out-of-bangladesh-match/6117582. “I’m no […]
Read MoreWill Bangladesh stun the World as they did in 2007? Bangladesh cricket team has the ability to defeat the strongest of teams. They created such a magic in 2007 when they defeated Rahul Dravid led Indian team and entered the super eights with a roar. In World Cup 2015 the idea of Bangladesh stunning the […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) — Malaysia beat Bangladesh, 3-2, in the final of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup Football Tournament 2015 here on Sunday night. The hosts equalised twice in the second half but a goal by Malaysian midfielder Mohammad Faizad during the extra time broke the hearts of millions of Bangladeshis at the Bangabandhu National […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh moves into Bangabandhu Gold Cup Football final with 1-0 against Thailand in the second semi-final here on Friday night. Defender Nasiruddin Chowdhury scored the winning goal for the hosts against the strong Thailand side at Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka from a corner in the 39th minute of the […]
Read MoreDhaka, Feb 6 (NsNewsWire) — Tiger Woods withdrew from the Farmers Insurance Open while playing his 12th hole of his round after his back gave him trouble. “It tightened up during the suspensions and it never loosened back up again,” said Woods, alluding to fog delays before the round began. “It just got progressively tighter, […]
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DHAKA, Feb. 2 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh will be one of the six representatives from Asia in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. This time they are going into this mega event without much expectation, probably because of the conditions Down Under. Still, owing to their expertise in giant killing, Bangladesh will be an interesting side to […]
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