News for 'Sylhet'

Harmanpreet to lead as BCCI announces squad for Women's Asia Cup

Harmanpreet to lead as BCCI announces squad for Women's Asia Cup

Rediff.com21 Sep 2022

India, who will be led by Harmanpreet Kaur, will launch their campaign with a clash against Sri Lanka

'When the Pakistanis surrendered...'

'When the Pakistanis surrendered...'

Rediff.com1 Sep 2023

'...they were shocked to learn that just 352 Indian soldiers had made 3 brigadiers, 2 colonels, 170 officers, 290 JCOs and 8,000 troops surrender to the Indian Army.'

Mandhana, Deepti rise to career-best 2nd in T20 rankings

Mandhana, Deepti rise to career-best 2nd in T20 rankings

Rediff.com18 Oct 2022

India opener Smriti Mandhana and all-rounder Deepti Sharma have moved up a place each to attain career-best second spot in the batters and bowlers' charts of the latest ICC women's T20I player rankings.

Sri Lanka batters drop like dominos in Asia Cup Final

Sri Lanka batters drop like dominos in Asia Cup Final

Rediff.com15 Oct 2022

"Tough day as a team, not a good batting display in the finals and I'm really upset today. Next, we have the T20 World Cup and we learned a lot of things in this tournament and as a batting unit, we have to stick with our plans," expressed the captain.

How Indian women's team bounced back after loss to Pakistan

How Indian women's team bounced back after loss to Pakistan

Rediff.com8 Oct 2022

Proud of the way girls came back after loss to Pakistan, says Smriti Mandhana

'The boys were so fired up to fight the enemy'

'The boys were so fired up to fight the enemy'

Rediff.com24 Dec 2020

'One of the bullets grazed General Sagat's hand and one injured Flying Officer Sidhu in the leg.' 'The helicopter was quickly flown back to Agartala and after landing they found that the aircraft had been peppered with 38 bullet holes!'

ICC T20I Rankings: Three Indians in the top-20

ICC T20I Rankings: Three Indians in the top-20

Rediff.com4 Oct 2022

The Mumbai batter is the third-highest-ranked Indian after Smriti Mandhana (third) and Shafali Verma (seventh), while captain Harmanpreet Kaur is next, moving to 13th position after gaining two places.

Women's Asia Cup: India beat Malaysia in rain-hit tie

Women's Asia Cup: India beat Malaysia in rain-hit tie

Rediff.com3 Oct 2022

Meghana dazzles as India beat Malaysia by 30 runs via D/L method

Ravindra Jadeja ruled out of Bangladesh ODIs

Ravindra Jadeja ruled out of Bangladesh ODIs

Rediff.com24 Nov 2022

Jadeja, 33, was forced to withdraw from India's Asia Cup campaign after the group stages in order to undergo surgery for a chronic knee problem. Jadeja missed the whole T20 World Cup, despite India coach Rahul Dravid's initial optimism that he may recuperate in time to participate in India's campaign.

Women's Asia Cup: Shafali shines as India trounce Bangladesh

Women's Asia Cup: Shafali shines as India trounce Bangladesh

Rediff.com8 Oct 2022

India beat Bangladesh by 59 runs in Women's Asia Cup

Women's Asia Cup: India favourites against Pakistan

Women's Asia Cup: India favourites against Pakistan

Rediff.com6 Oct 2022

The two sides currently occupy the top two spot in the points table with India, who have won three games on the trot, leading the table.

Jemimah credits preparation after India down SL in opener

Jemimah credits preparation after India down SL in opener

Rediff.com1 Oct 2022

'...The talk before the tournament was 'we have set the standard and we want to raise that further.'

Captain Harmanpreet credits bowlers, fielding for Asia Cup win

Captain Harmanpreet credits bowlers, fielding for Asia Cup win

Rediff.com15 Oct 2022

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur lauded the bowlers after the team's triumphant campaign in the Women's Asia Cup, which ended with a lop-sided win in the final against Sri Lanka in Sylhet, Bangladesh, on Saturday.

Women's Asia Cup: Pakistan STUN India in thriller

Women's Asia Cup: Pakistan STUN India in thriller

Rediff.com7 Oct 2022

India batted poorly to be all out for 124 in 19.4 overs after Pakistan posted a modest 137 for six.

Bangladesh hangs chief of terror group HuJI

Bangladesh hangs chief of terror group HuJI

Rediff.com12 Apr 2017

Bangladesh on Wednesday executed banned Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami chief Mufti Abdul Hannan and his two associates for a 2004 attack on a shrine that killed three people and wounded the British high commissioner at the time.

Coach Powar defends India women's batting flop vs Pakistan

Coach Powar defends India women's batting flop vs Pakistan

Rediff.com7 Oct 2022

India women's team head coach Ramesh Powar is hardly perturbed by the 13-run defeat against Pakistan in the Asia Cup as the team management's primary aim was to test the temperament of the younger lot in a pressure situation.

Women's Asia Cup: Favourites India look to carry ODI momentum

Women's Asia Cup: Favourites India look to carry ODI momentum

Rediff.com30 Sep 2022

The Indian team would be desperate to move on from the Mankading incident and focus on the Asia Cup.

King Kohli crowned ICC player of the month

King Kohli crowned ICC player of the month

Rediff.com7 Nov 2022

Virat Kohli was named as the ICC men's player of the month for October following following a series of star performances as India charged their way to the T20 World Cup semi-finals.

How former Mumbai batsman Rajput has rebuilt Zimbabwe

How former Mumbai batsman Rajput has rebuilt Zimbabwe

Rediff.com6 Nov 2018

Zimbabwe recorded their first Test win in five years over hosts Bangladesh, and their head coach Lalchand Rajput says it feels like a Diwali gift to him.

When Yoga Guru Swami Sivananda did pranam to Modi

When Yoga Guru Swami Sivananda did pranam to Modi

Rediff.com22 Mar 2022

On Monday night, when President Ram Nath Kovind presented the Padma awards at a civil investiture ceremony in the Darbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan, the loudest applause was reserved for Swami Sivananda, the 125-year-old yoga guru who walked barefoot to receive the Padma Shri -- after prostrating before Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi and President Kovind.

Bangladesh: 2 dead, 28 injured as commandos storm terrorists' den

Bangladesh: 2 dead, 28 injured as commandos storm terrorists' den

Rediff.com25 Mar 2017

Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime chief Monirul Islam said they got information that Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh chief Musa along with some other JMB terrorists are in Sylhet.

Kohli, Deepti, Jemimah nominated for Player of the Month award

Kohli, Deepti, Jemimah nominated for Player of the Month award

Rediff.com3 Nov 2022

Virat Kohli, who has been in great form at the T20 World Cup, along with India women star players Jemimah Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma were nominated for the ICC Men's Player of the Month award for October.

Special: Enforced disappearances on the rise in B'desh

Special: Enforced disappearances on the rise in B'desh

Rediff.com20 Apr 2012

Human rights organisations believe that enforced disappearances are replacing extra judicial killings in Bangladesh. In most cases the victims were 'arrested' by men claiming to be law enforcement officials, reports Syed Tashfin Chowdhury.

Bangladesh cricketers resume training amid pandemic

Bangladesh cricketers resume training amid pandemic

Rediff.com19 Jul 2020

Only one trainer is allowed with the cricketer inside the stadium with both using separate water bottles, seats and toilets.

Afghan cricketer Shafaq gets six-year ban for corruption

Afghan cricketer Shafaq gets six-year ban for corruption

Rediff.com10 May 2020

The 30-year-old Shafaq, who made his Afghanistan debut in 2009 and has played 24 one-day internationals and 46 Twenty20 internationals, will be banned from all forms of cricket.

Liton-Tamim record partnership sinks Zimbabwe

Liton-Tamim record partnership sinks Zimbabwe

Rediff.com7 Mar 2020

Liton Das and Tamim Iqbal scored a hundred each as Bangladesh thrashed Zimbabwe by 123 runs in a rain-hit third One-Day International to complete a clean sweep in the three-match series, in Sylhet, on Friday.

PHOTOS: 125 year old yoga guru receives Padma Shri

PHOTOS: 125 year old yoga guru receives Padma Shri

Rediff.com21 Mar 2022

Born on 8 August 1896 in Sylhet district (now in Bangladesh) of undivided India, Swami Sivananda lost his mother and father at the age of six. Due to abject poverty, his beggar parents could feed him mainly boiled rice water during his childhood days.

U 19 WC Roundup: Nepal enter first-ever quarters

U 19 WC Roundup: Nepal enter first-ever quarters

Rediff.com30 Jan 2016

Nepal rode on leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane's five-wicket haul, which included the first hat-trick in the tournament, to beat Ireland by eight wickets and book their maiden berth in the Super League quarter-finals of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup, in Fatullah, on Saturday.

'I Was Fortunate To Fight The 1971 War'

'I Was Fortunate To Fight The 1971 War'

Rediff.com16 Dec 2022

'The 1971 War was our greatest military victory.' 'It had so many stories of exceptional valour and leadership.'

Women's Asia Cup: India crush Thailand to enter final

Women's Asia Cup: India crush Thailand to enter final

Rediff.com13 Oct 2022

India crushed minnows Thailand by 74 runs to storm into the final of Women's Asia Cup

Al Qaeda branch claims killing of student in Bangladesh

Al Qaeda branch claims killing of student in Bangladesh

Rediff.com9 Apr 2016

This operation was conducted to teach a lesson to the blasphemers of this land whose poisonous tongues are constantly abusing Allah...the religion of Islam and the Messenger...under the pretext of so-called 'freedom of speech', Mufti Abdullah Ashraf, a spokesman for Ansar al-Islam, said in the statement according to SITE Intelligence Group.

Secular student activist hacked to death in Bangladesh

Secular student activist hacked to death in Bangladesh

Rediff.com7 Apr 2016

Nazimuddin Samad, a masters student of the state-run Jagannath University's law department, was killed by suspected Islamist militants in Old Dhaka's Sutrapur area on Wednesday night.

Under-19 WC: Qualifier Nepal shocks New Zealand; Shadab stars for Pak

Under-19 WC: Qualifier Nepal shocks New Zealand; Shadab stars for Pak

Rediff.com28 Jan 2016

Qualifier Nepal caused the first major upset of the World Cup, shocking New Zealand by 32 runs in a Group D match in Fatullah on Thursday.

India to play two warm-up games before World Twenty20

India to play two warm-up games before World Twenty20

Rediff.com5 Feb 2014

India will play two warm-up games before their opening match of the ICC World Twenty20 to be held in Bangladesh next month, according the schedule announced on Wednesday.

BRUTAL: Bangladesh teen dies after being tied to pole, beaten for 30 minutes

BRUTAL: Bangladesh teen dies after being tied to pole, beaten for 30 minutes

Rediff.com13 Jul 2015

The video of the torture, which was posted on Facebook, triggered outrage, forcing authorities to launch a manhunt.

Why have Bangladesh's Charlie Hebdos gone unsung?

Why have Bangladesh's Charlie Hebdos gone unsung?

Rediff.com14 May 2015

Three bloggers have been murdered in Bangladesh in the last three months, and yet, the international community does not seem to be sufficiently incensed.

Gandhi Peace Prize 2020 conferred on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Gandhi Peace Prize 2020 conferred on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Rediff.com22 Mar 2021

Late Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman was awarded the prestigious prize for the year 2019 in recognition of his vision to strengthen relations with India, and his efforts to promote peace and non-violence in the Gulf region, the ministry said.

Bangladesh: HuJI chief Moulana Yahiya arrested

Bangladesh: HuJI chief Moulana Yahiya arrested

Rediff.com18 Aug 2011

Bangladeshi security forces on Thursday arrested Moulana Yahiya, chief of banned terror outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami, along with two of his accomplices from Kishorganj district. "We have arrested him (Yahiya) today morning," said elite Anti-crime Rapid Action Battalion's intelligence wing chief Lieutenant Colonel Ziaul Ahsan. He said the three were arrested after intercepting a passenger bus in which they were traveling to Kishorganj from Sylhet.

Why Hasina government drove out Hindu chief justice

Why Hasina government drove out Hindu chief justice

Rediff.com29 Nov 2021

In 2017 the Bangladesh supreme court on his watch annulled the 16th amendment to the constitution which empowered parliament to impeach SC judges for misconduct or incapacity. As it upheld the independence of the judiciary, it miffed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who accused Justice Sinha of 'humiliating' the country. He was accused of corruption and misuse of power, allegations that he denied. Prakash Bhandari reports.

Salute This Hero of the 1971 War!

Salute This Hero of the 1971 War!

Rediff.com15 Jun 2021

'Our men had suffered so much pain for the independence of other people in a foreign land.'