Author: Bangla FM

The already great New Zealand somehow lost the game in the semi-final of any competition. In the last two decades, the Kiwis had made it a habit to go ashore and drown. But that regret has faded a bit this time. New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets in the final of the tri-nation series in Karachi on Friday. They won all three matches in the series. The Kiwis surpassed the target of 243 runs set by Pakistan with 28 balls and 5 wickets in hand. This is the first time since 2005 that New Zealand has won a multi-nation tournament with the white ball. Karachi New Zealand struggled early on on a bowling-friendly wicket. Will Young was dismissed for 5 runs. More trouble could have come. Because at the beginning of the innings, it was difficult to handle the Pakistani pacers…

Ravichandran Ashwin has expressed his unease about the Indian team in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy. The star spinner, who said goodbye to international cricket in December, cannot find the logic behind having five spinners in the team. India's Champions Trophy team has five spinners in its bowling department. They are - Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarty and Washington Sundar. Ashwin commented on the Champions Trophy team on his YouTube channel 'Ash Ki Baat'. 'I don't understand why we are taking so many spinners to Dubai. We have given 5 spinners a place in the team, Jaiswal has been kept. Yes, it is right that when we go on a tour abroad, we take 3-4 spinners. But 5 spinners in Dubai?...

Sarail (Brahmanbaria) Correspondent: Daughter's press conference to get back ancestral property against land robbers in Sarail, Brahmanbaria. Victim Amena Khatun (80) held a press conference at Sarail Press Club on Saturday (February 15) afternoon. Amir Hamza read out a written statement on behalf of Amena Khatun, chaired by Sarail Press Club President Mohammad Ali and moderated by Editor Toufiq Ahmed Tafsir and in the presence of other news workers. In his written statement, he said that Amena Khatun, the youngest daughter of Md. Ismail Mia of Syedtula village, is trying to take possession of her ancestral house and land against her cousin Ali Hossain's sons Kamrul Islam and Najib Hossain Gong. In his written statement, he also said that our heirs…

Only four days left. The ICC Champions Trophy is returning to the field after eight years. The ICC has shown viewers how to enjoy this eight-team tournament live without being on the field. The world cricket governing body announced the names of the broadcasting media of various countries for this global tournament on Saturday. It has been informed where and on what medium the game can be watched. Two TV channels in Bangladesh will broadcast all the games of this tournament live - T-Sports and Nagorik TV. This 19-day tournament can also be watched on the digital platform Tuffy app. The game can also be watched live on this app on mobile through subscription. In India, it can be watched on JioStar. If you want to watch it on television, you have to keep your eyes on Star Sports and Sports-18.…

300 expatriate Bangladeshi students, researchers and professionals have written a letter to Chief Advisor Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, demanding an urgent ban on the activities of the Awami League in Bangladesh over serious allegations of human rights violations. They sent the letter to the Chief Advisor's press secretary's e-mail on Thursday (February 13). The letter says, "We have got a new Bangladesh through the bloody mass uprising of the students and the masses from the grip of oppression, torture and misrule of the past 16 years. But we are observing with great sadness that the fascist forces that killed thousands of students and the masses are still conspiring against Bangladesh." Citing sources from Al Jazeera, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, it was said that under direct political orders...

Hasnat Abdullah, the convener of the Student Movement Against Discrimination, gave good news for expatriates regarding the reduction in the price of air tickets to Saudi Arabia and Malaysia. He gave this good news in a post on his verified Facebook ID on Thursday (February 13) evening. His post is reproduced below in full: 1. The fare has been reduced from about 58,000 taka (480 US dollars) to about 43,500 taka (360 US dollars) on the Dhaka-Jeddah, Dhaka-Riyadh, Dhaka-Dammam, Dhaka-Madinah routes. That is, the fare has been reduced by about 14,500 taka. 2. The fare has been reduced from about 21,000 taka (175 US dollars) to about 18,000 taka (150 US dollars) on the Dhaka-Kuala Lumpur route. That is, the fare has been reduced by about 3,000 taka. “Airfare…

The ongoing war in Gaza has pushed thousands of children into an uncertain future. Their childhoods have been robbed of rubble, hunger, and the unbearable pain of losing loved ones. We follow the lives of three children, who struggle to survive every day in the midst of this war. Their stories paint a profound picture of the reality of Gaza and the humanitarian crisis. Yassin: Finding a new life amidst the rubble 12-year-old Yassin once dreamed of going to school. But now his life is limited to the struggle for survival. His home was destroyed by Israeli attacks, and his parents were also lost under the rubble. Now he has taken refuge in a refugee camp, where food and water shortages are a constant pain.…

Joypurhat District Correspondent: A college student, Sumaiya Akhter (17), has been on a hunger strike at her boyfriend's house for three days demanding marriage in Shibsumadra village of Kalai Matrai Union in Joypurhat. The college student herself confirmed the matter on Friday (February 15). A complaint has been filed with Kalai Police Station in this regard. Meanwhile, her boyfriend, A. Mumin, has been absconding since the incident. The absconding boyfriend, Abdul Momin, is an expatriate. He came home on leave from abroad and lured the college student to marry him by taking her to his house on a motorcycle at 7 am (February 12) from the gate of the college hostel. Momin spent the night at his own house and fled, leaving the college student alone at home. In this incident, the girl went to the house of expatriate Abdul Momin…

Portuguese expatriates observed the holy Shab-e-Barat with due religious fervor in Portugal. On Thursday (February 13), local time, after Maghrib prayers, the respected imams of the mosque discussed the special importance and significance of the holy Shab-e-Barat at the Martim Moniz Baitul Mukarram Jame Mosque. After Maghrib, the program began with recitation of the Quran, Hamd and Naat. The opening discussion was presented by the mosque's Chhani Imam and Khatib Maulana Qays Ahmed Abdullah, Chhani Imam and Khatib Maulana Helal Uddin, and the final discussion and special prayer for the world were conducted by the mosque's Chief Imam and Khatib Professor Mufti Maulana Abu Saeed. Like every year, this year too, every day during the holy Ramadan in the mosque…

Mashiur Rahman Russell, Staff Reporter: To stop oppression, torture and tyranny from society and the state, the laws of the Quran must be implemented. The country was liberated to establish the people's right to vote and rice. But the Awami League came to power and took away the people's right to vote. In 2018, the day-time voting was held at night, and in 2024, people did not go to the polling stations. Those who went to the polling stations were told - the vote has been cast, you do not have to vote again. On Saturday (February 15) at 11 am, Jamaat-e-Islami Naib-e-Amir and former member of parliament Professor Mujibur Rahman made these remarks while speaking as the chief guest at the district workers' conference at the central Eidgah Maidan in Jhalokati city. He said,…