In Focus: Bangladesh
Thus Spoke Sher-e-Bangla
I deem it a great privilege and pleasure to preside over this Convocation of the University of Dacca; and to join you in offering my blessings and good wishes for the success and prosperity of those graduates who have been admitted to various degrees today.
The Baropakhya Christians: A forgotten incidence of peasant repression in colonial Bengal
The Blue or Indigo Mutiny of 1861, was an outpouring of anger by Indian peasants coerced into cultivating the unprofitable indigo crop by British planters.
Silencing the subaltern voice
Historian Willem van Schendel divides the historiography of the War of 1971 into two broad categories: i) first-generation historiographies and ii) second-generation historiographies.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 / "Amazed at how quickly team trusted me" Hathurusingha
Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha has said that the side's quarter-final finish in the 2015 World Cup was largely due to the fact that the players bought into the changes
ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 / Mortaza looks to future as fans welcome team home
The fans who turned up at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to welcome the Bangladesh team back home from Australia waited from the afternoon
Questioning 'integrity': Umpires may sue Mostafa Kamal
World Cup umpires have been left seething over an attack on their integrity by one of the International Cricket Council's most senior figures, and could take what would be extraordinary legal action against one of their own
ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP 2015 / Plucky Bangladesh win back nation's trust
Before Bangladesh left for Australia in January, the players and coaches routinely mentioned that the team's primary target was to reach the World Cup quarter-finals.
ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP 2015 / Outrage in Dhaka over no-ball, BCB to lodge appeal
The BCB has said it will lodge an appeal against the umpiring decision in Thursday's match that let Rohit Sharma off the hook, and do whatever is legally necessary.
Fearless Tigers take India challenge
All set to play their first quarter final match in the cricket World Cup tomorrow, the fearless Tigers are ready to halt the Indian juggernaut, who are on their mission to defend their status as the champions
Tigers chase fearless cricket at daunting MCG
The first time they played at the MCG, Bangladesh's fielding imploded under the pressure of the scale of the ground. Against India, they will also have to keep their nerve
'No fear' Bangladesh's mantra for New Zealand test
Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha has said his team has taken confidence from the win against England at Adelaide and is ready to fight
Bangladesh look for possible NZ loopholes
New Zealand dominate the leading wicket-taker positions at the World Cup. Tim Southee and Trent Boult are tied for top spot on 13 apiece
Victory, a balm for the nation
The roar and the chants are unmistakable. You only hear them at a cricket stadium in Bangladesh or if you are around the Dhaka University area, soon after a big Bangladesh win. The roar was there when Bangladesh beat England in Adelaide on Monday and if you are passing by, you would be dragged towards it.
Five reasons to fear Bangladesh
Don't mention 2011. Bangladesh's victory over England in the last World Cup was overshadowed by the craziness of Ireland's triumph in Bangalore
Sounds of silence for edgy Bangladesh
The only sound one could hear after the crackle of the ball hitting the bat was crickets and other bugs. It was followed by a chuckle from the batsman, Mushfiqur Rahim
Soumya Sarkar's shot in the dark
In dreams a woman or man you do not know may step out into view, and some quality pressing out of them is so unsettling, yet in such sharp focus, it is like they are sunset-lit.
Sri Lanka in search of convincing performance
Bangladesh are a point above Sri Lanka and although the World Cup is still at a very early stage, it is hard to imagine both sides envisioning themselves in their respective positions after their first two matches.
Shafiul's 2nd resurrection
Paceman Shafiul Islam left here last night to join up with the Tigers' World Cup squad in Australia, as he was drafted in to replace Al-Amin Hossain, who was withdrawn from the side for breaking team rules.
