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Daring Ambush Fails To Free Top Bangladeshi Militant

Suspected Islamist militants hurled bombs at a prison van in a daring attempt to free Bangladesh's most-wanted militant...

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Migrants Get Three Mins To Call Home

After an 11-month journey across desert and sea, Mohamed finally hears his mother's voice once more thanks to a Red...

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Bangladesh’s Skipper Targets New Galle Run Fest

Skipper Mushfiqur Rahim urged Bangladesh's batsmen to fill their boots again when they begin their Test series against...

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South Africa Quicks Target New Zealand Unbeaten Streak

South Africa are backing their pace attack to snap New Zealand's unbeaten run at Dunedin's University Oval when the...

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‘Pakistan Wins Today’ As Final Passes Off Peacefully

Pakistan on Monday hailed the successful staging of the Pakistan Super League final as a step towards restoring...

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Minnows Bangladesh See Best Chance To Beat Sri Lanka In Test Series

Bangladesh will be hoping to improve their woeful away record with a win against an under-strength Sri Lankan side when...

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Bangladesh Bans Extremist Group Behind Blogger Murders

Bangladesh on Sunday outlawed a group which claims links to Al-Qaeda and is blamed for the machete murders of nearly a...

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Quetta, Peshawar Boosted By Foreign Stars For PSL Final

Quetta and Peshawar will have a host of foreign players available for Sunday's Pakistan Super League final in...

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Sri Lanka Pile On Runs In Bangladesh Warm-Up

Dinesh Chandimal scored an entertaining 190 for a Sri Lankan Board President's XI Friday as Bangladesh's bowlers took a...

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Bangladesh Arrests Cafe Attackers’ ‘spiritual Leader’

Bangladesh police said Friday they had arrested the "spiritual leader" of a banned Islamist outfit alleged to have...

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Qatar Population Booms On Back of 2022 World Cup

Qatar's population has swollen by almost 40 percent since the emirate was chosen to the host the 2022 World Cup,...

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Myanmar Swats Away ‘biased’ UN Abuse Claims

A close aide to Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday dismissed mounting international pressure over alleged abuses...

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Two Uncapped Players In Sri Lanka Test Squad

Sri Lanka on Wednesday named two uncapped players in a 15-member squad led by spinner Rangana Herath for the two-Test...

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Bangladesh Child Marriage Law Sparks Criticism

Rights groups on Tuesday criticised a controversial new child marriage law in Bangladesh which allows children as young...

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Bangladesh Starts Head Count For Rohingya Relocation

Bangladesh authorities have began a census of Rohingya refugees living in the country's southeast as part of a...

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Bangladesh Islamists To Hang For Japanese Farmer’s Murder

Five Islamist extremists who murdered a Japanese farmer in a drive-by shooting in 2015 were sentenced to death by a...

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Herath To Lead Sri Lanka Against Bangladesh

Sri Lanka on Monday named Rangana Herath as skipper to replace Angelo Mathews who was dropped from next week's two-Test...

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UN Envoy Decries Violence Against Rohingya In Myanmar

Rohingya refugees who fled violence in Myanmar have told how government forces gang-raped women, slit people's throats...

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Sri Lanka Drops Mathews From Bangladesh Tests

Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews was Saturday ruled out of next month's two-Test home series against Bangladesh as...