Everything you need to know about Mirpur: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Mirpur: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Dhaka, May 9 (IANS) At least eight people, including a senior police officer, were killed and 10 others injured in a fire Thursday at an 11-storeyed garment factory here in the Bangladeshi capital, officials said.
Dhaka, April 7 (ANI): Inspired by the unique painted rickshaws, which pack the streets of the Bangladesh cities, the logo for the ICC World Twenty20 2014 was unveiled on a star-studded evening in Dhaka last night.
Dhaka, April 6 (IANS) Inspired by the unique painted rickshaws which pack the streets of the Bangladeshi cities, the logo for the ICC World Twenty20 2014 was unveiled on a star-studded evening here Saturday night.
Dhaka, March 4 (IANS) "Joi Bangla!", "Mulla barir Rajakar, ei muhurtey Bangla char (Islamists leave Bangladesh)" , "Jamaat mandir jalachchey, Hinduder ghor bhangchey.. aita ki hotey debo? (Can we allow Hindu temples and homes to be burnt and destroyed?)" .
Dhaka, Feb 25 (IANS) Protestors seeking the death penalty for war criminals held a rally here Monday, the 21st day of such demonstrations to press their demande.
Dhaka, Feb 25 (IANS) Protestors seeking the death penalty for war criminals plan to hold a rally here as their demonstration entered its 21st day Monday.
Washington, Feb 14 (ANI): A vibrant protest movement against the ongoing influence of conservative, politicized Islam has erupted in one of the world's most populous Muslim nations-Bangladesh.
London, Jan.18 (ANI): A Czech national married thrice in four months in Pakistan as a part of an elaborate immigration scam, so that her husbands could live in the United Kingdom as British citizens, according to a court hearing.
New Delhi/Islamabad, Jan.10 (ANI): The charge of killing two Indian Army soldiers in Indian territory across the Line of Control (LoC) appears to have cut no ice with the Pakistan establishment, and now to further aggravate India, Islamabad has stirred another controversy by showing the Mangla Dam as its own on the web site of the Pakistan president.
Bangalore, Dec 25 (IANS) Thousands of frenzied fans flocked to the Chinnaswamy stadium, the fortress-turned venue of the India-Pakistan T20, forming serpentine queues hours before the match got underway.
Bangalore, Dec 22 (IANS) Heavy security has turned the Chinnaswamy stadium here into a fortress for the first of the T20 matches between arch rivals India and Pakistan Dec 25.
Dubai, Dec 3 (IANS) South Africa retained their status as the top-ranked team in the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Test Championship table following their 309-run victory over Australia Monday in the third and final Test in Perth, which gave them a 1-0 series win.
Dhaka, Nov 12 (IANS/CMC) Left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul could be in line for his international debut as the West Indies face Bangladesh in the opening Test of the two-match series starting in Mirpur here Tuesday.
Dhaka, Nov 11 (IANS/CMC) Talismanic West Indies opener Chris Gayle hopes the regional side can use their World Twenty20 success to inspire their form in the game's longest form.
Rawalpindi, Nov. 11 (ANI): Suspects in the 2008 Mumbai attacks case received training at various centres of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant organisation, including navigational training in Karachi, intelligence officials have informed an anti-terrorism court (ATC).
Dhaka, Nov 9 (IANS/CMC) West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine says he is prepared to make adjustments if the pitches in the upcoming two-Test series against Bangladesh do not offer any assistance.
Dhaka, Nov 5 (IANS) A 15-member West Indies squad led by Darren Sammy arrived in Dhaka Monday for a series involving two Tests, five One Day Internationals and one Twenty20 against Bangladesh.
Islamabad, Oct 28 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale hit various parts of Pakistan Sunday, including most of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northwestern tribal region, and Punjab, Geo News reported.
London, Sep.27 (ANI): A British lawmaker has raised fears over the security of a 4,000-mile trip that will take passengers from Birmingham to Kashmir via the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
London, Sept 24 (ANI): Mirpur in Jammu and Kashmir will now be directly linked by road with the United Kingdom through a direct bus service, says a report.
Islamabad, Sept. 18 (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Zaka Ashraf has said talks are in progress with two or three countries for playing cricket in Pakistan.
Johannesburg, Sep 15(ANI): The South African women's cricket team created history by ecoming the first team to win a double series in the sub-continent after beating Bangladesh by 16 runs to claim the Twenty20 series 2-1 in Mirpur on Friday.
Dhaka, Sep 11 (IANS) Bangladesh women defeated South Africa by seven wickets in the opener of their three-match T20 cricket series to take a 1-0 lead here Tuesday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur.
Islamabad, Sep 1(ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf has said the Indian team would be visiting the country soon to play one-day and Twenty20 international matches.
Karachi, Aug 28 (ANI): Speaking about his determination to return to the international fold, Pakistani fast bowler Wahab Riaz has said playing in tournaments such as the Sri Lankan Premier League can help him fulfil that ambition.
Dhaka, June 3 (IANS) The leader of a banned Islamist outfit in Bangladesh and his wife were Sunday sentenced to 37 years in prison for possessing weapons and bullets.
Lahore, May 10 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is likely to hold its version of the Twenty20 League at the Quaid-e-Azam Stadium in Mirpur.he PCB has been chalking out plans and is finalising the modalities to conduct the Pakistan Twenty20 League event peacefully for the revival of Pakistan cricket, reports The Nation.
Mumbai, April 29 (ANI): Hailing the proposal to nominate cricketer Sachin Tendulkar to the Rajya Sabha, people from the political and business fraternity said this step would surely bring some positive change in the country.
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Chandigarh, April 24 (IANS) Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, on his 39th birthday Tuesday, released a book commemorating his 100th international century titled 'Sachin - A Tribute To The Legend' at a glittering ceremony at the Mumbai Indians team hotel here Tuesday.
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sunday said Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari owes him one rupee because he had bet that the Pakistani leader won't be able to visit Jammu and Kashmir on his India trip.
Mumbai, Mar.27 (ANI): Business magnate Mukesh Ambani hosted a gala party on Monday at his residence, Antilia, here to hail master batsman Sachin Tendulkar's century of centuries in international cricket.
Islamabad, March 26 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and senior cricketers expressed their disappointment over Bangladesh's decision to challenge the result of the recently concluded Asia Cup which was won by Pakistan.
Mirpur (Bangladesh), Mar.16 (ANI): Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar finally scored his 100th international ton against Bangladesh in an Asia Cup encounter here on Friday.
Mirpur, Mar 16(ANI): India has set Bangladesh a target of 290 to win in their Asia cup encounter at Mirpur, with master blaster Sachin Tendulkar slamming his 100th ton in international cricket.
Mirpur (Bangladesh), Mar.16 (ANI): Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar finally scored his 100th international ton against Bangladesh in an Asia Cup encounter here on Friday.
Sachin Tendulkar completed his much awaited 100th century in a match against Bangladesh in Mirpur today in a match of a match of Asia cup Bangladesh.
Islamabad, Mar 13 (ANI): Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq could become the latest cricket skipper to be suspended for maintaining a slow over-rate in the opening game of the Asia Cup against Bangladesh in Mirpur on Sunday.
Islamabad, Mar 13 (ANI): Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq could become the latest cricket skipper to be suspended for maintaining a slow over-rate in the opening game of the Asia Cup against Bangladesh in Mirpur on Sunday.
Islamabad, Mar 1(ANI): A minority Member of the Sindh Provincial Assembly (MPA) Pitanber Sewani has said that the Hindu girls are subjected to gross injustice in the country, and reminded the government not to force Hindus in Sindh to follow the course of Baloch nationalists who are fighting "a war for their rights".
Islamabad, Mar 1(ANI): A minority Member of the Sindh Provincial Assembly (MPA) Pitanber Sewani has said that the Hindu girls are subjected to gross injustice in the country, and reminded the government not to force Hindus in Sindh to follow the course of Baloch nationalists who are fighting "a war for their rights".
Islamabad, Feb 28 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has contacted its Bangladeshi counterparts following the arrest of a Pakistani citizen over suspicion of spot-fixing during the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
Mirpur, Dec 1(ANI): The first One- Day International (ODI) of the three match Pakistan- Bangladesh series will take place at Mirpur today.
Badin, August 17(ANI): More than fifty villages in Pakistan's Sindh province have been inundated after the floodwater coming from Badin saline nullahs entered two tehsils of Thatta.
Rajouri, July 8 (ANI): Former chief minister and patron of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, has called for the opening of trade routes to connect Jammu and Kashmir with rest of the world.Addressing a rally here on Thursday, Sayeed said: "Opening of all traditional routes through Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh would help the state in harnessing its inherent potential as a business centre as it was before 1947."
Mirpur, June 21 (ANI): Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslimeague-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has criticised President Asifli Zardari and the PPP-led federal government for its inability toontrol the spread of corruption in the country.
Dubai, May 25 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that Kumar Dharmasena and Richard Kettleborough have been selected on to the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires following the annual review and selection process.
Jammu, May 3 (ANI): It is not a happy city. The winter capital of the strife-torn state of Jammu and Kashmir has too much angst to pass off as just another temple town of India, seeking to profit from tourists who come here either for pilgrimages or for its climate.
New Delhi, Apr. 18 (ANI): Two stalwarts of National Awami Party of Pakistan Imran Shahzad and Naheem Iqbal Khwaja from Dadyal District Mirpur in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir were arrested for their 'crime' of supporting the Indian cricket team during the recent cricket World Cup when they played against Pakistan in the semi-finals in Mohali, Punjab.
Islamabad, Mar 24(ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani have congratulated the national cricket team on its big-margin win against West Indies in the 2011 World Cup quarterfinal match at Mirpur, Bangladesh.
Mirpur (Bangladesh), Mar. 23 (ANI): Pakistan beat West Indies by ten wickets at Sher-e-Bangla National stadium in Mirpur today to enter the semifinal of the 2011 World Cup.
Mirpur (Bangladesh), Mar. 23 (ANI): Pakistan's openers Mohammad Hafeez and Kamran Akmal have begun their side's reply to the West Indies score of 112 in the first quarterfinal of the 2011 World Cup.
Dhaka, Mar 23(ANI): Pakistan's limited-overs captain Shahid Afridi has expressed his confidence that his team will achieve the target set at the start of the 2011 World Cup, which was to reach the semifinal stage.
Mirpur, Mar 23(ANI): Pakistan's limited-overs captain Shahid Afridi is least concerned about a possible showdown against India in the ongoing World Cup, saying that his immediate focus is on beating West Indies in today's quarterfinal match.
Mirpur, Mar 23(ANI): Pakistan's limited-overs captain Shahid Afridi, who has failed miserably with the bat in the ongoing World Cup, has vowed to make amends in the quarterfinal match against West Indies on Wednesday (today).
Mirpur (Bangladesh), Mar. 22 (ANI): South African all rounder Faf du Plessis struck a confident note when he said the Proteas should have too much depth in every department for World Cup quarterfinal opponents New Zealand to counter, providing his team maintains its form.
Dubai, Mar. 21 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced official appointments for the quarter-final stage of the Cricket World Cup 2011.
Mirpur, Mar 4(ANI): Bangladesh cricket fans on Friday attacked the West Indies team's bus after the home team crashed to a nine-wicket defeat in their World Cup Group B game at Mirpur's Shere Bangla National Stadium.
Muzaffarabad, Feb 24(ANI): The British parliament's Kashmir Committee Secretary General Richard Irwin Harrington has vowed to put the Kashmir issue at the top of the agenda list of the British Foreign Office.
Ranchi, Feb.20 (ANI): Fans in Ranchi celebrated India's victory over Bangladesh in inaugural match of the 2011 World Cup.
Mirpur, Feb 19 (ANI): Opener Virender Sehwag slammed a 94-ball century in the opening match of the 2011 World Cup against Bangladesh at the Shere Bangla National stadium here on Saturday, as Team India dominated the proceedings.
Mirpur, Feb 19 (ANI): Bangladesh won the toss and decided to field against India in the first match of the 2011 World Cup.
Islamabad, Feb 17(ANI): Former Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Akram has tipped India and Sri Lanka as the topmost contenders to lift the coveted ICC World Cup 2011 trophy.
New Delhi, Feb 8 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that the 'Event Technical Committee' of the 2011 World Cup has approved Jason Krejza as a replacement player for the injured Nathan Hauritz and Callum Ferguson for Michael Hussey in the Australian squad, and also approved the replacement of Praveen Kumar with S Sreesanth in the Indian squad for the tournament.
New Delhi, Feb 8 (ANI): Kerala pacer S Sreesanth has replaced Praveen Kumar in the Indian squad after the latter was ruled out of the upcoming World Cup because of an elbow injury.
Mirpur, Feb 5(ANI): Pakistan is observing the Kashmir Solidarity Day on Saturday (today) to renew its pledge to provide full moral, political and diplomatic support to the Kashmiri people.
Kolkata, Jan.27 (ANI): Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly on Thursday has said that had he been a national selector, he would have included Kerala pacer S. Sreesanth in the Indian squad for the World Cup that is to be played in the subcontinent from next month.
Kolkata, Jan.27 (ANI): Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly on Thursday has said that had he been a national selector, he would have included Kerala pacer S. Sreesanth in the Indian squad for the World Cup that is to be played in the subcontinent from next month.
Auckland, Oct 18(ANI): Former New Zealand bowler Simon Doull has labeled the Black Cap's 4-0 ODI series whitewash by Bangladesh as embarrassing.
Wellington, Sep 28 (ANI): New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori has asked his players not to be complacent ahead of their five-match one-day cricket series against Bangladesh.
Karachi, Sep 2(ANI): About 250,000 Pakistani Hindus, who have been displaced by the worst floods in the country's history, had at best modest Janmashtami celebrations on Thursday.
Islamabad, July 18 (ANI): A British Minister of Pakistani origin has said that the UK government is ready to play its due role to help both India and Pakistan resolve the long pending Kashmir issue peacefully.
London, Jun.19 (ANI): A British woman of Pakistani origin and her four children have been released eight months after they were held captive by the family members of her husband.
Dubai, Mar 23 (ANI): Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons has been fined 10 per cent of his applicable match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during his team's second Test match against England at Dhaka.
London, Mar 23 (ANI): Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan has slammed his own board for investing in flowers rather than getting latest umpiring technology at their disposal.
Alastang (J-K), Mar 16 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah wishes that youths to return home from across the border and benefit from new policies drafted by his government with the aid of the central regime.
Chittagong, Mar 4(ANI): England wicketkeeper Matt Prior insists he is unfazed by reports that national selectors might be tempted to hand over the gloves to reserve wicketkeeper Craig Kieswetter for Saturday's final ODI against Bangladesh in Chittagong.
London, Feb.28 (ANI): Big-hitting Craig Kieswetter will take international cricket by storm, believes stand-in England captain Alastair Cook.
Bangalore, Jan 29 (ANI): Former Team India skipper and middle order batsman Rahul Dravid, who was injured after being hit by a short delivery during the Mirpur Test against Bangladesh underwent a minor corrective surgery on his injured left upper jaw at the Manipal Hospital in Bangalore on Friday.
Mirpur (Bangladesh), Jan 27 (ANI): Some splendid batting and bowling performances fetched Team India a 10 wicket victory in the Mirpur Test that was played against Bangladesh. Team India won the series 2-0.
Mirpur (Bangladesh), Jan.26 (ANI): At the close of the third day's play of the second cricket Test between India and Bangladesh, the former was still in control of the match despite a brillaint 151 from Bangladesh opening batsman Tamim Iqbal and a steady 55 by middle-order bat Junaid Siddique.
Mirpur (Bangladesh), jan.26 (ANI): Indian middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh will not take further part in the ongoing second Test against Bangladesh in Mirpur after it was revealed that he suffered a ligament tear in his left wrist.
Mirpur (Bangladesh), Jan 25 (ANI): Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar's magnificent knock of 143 and Rahul Dravid's 111 runs gave India a lead of 226 runs at the end of the second day in the second Test match being played here.
Mirpur (Bangladesh), Jan 25 (ANI): Team India is reportedly in a flux over leg-spinner Amit Mishra's exclusion at the last minute from the playing 11 for the Mirpur Test. The team has reportedly been divided into the Dhoni and Sehwag camps.
Bangalore, jan 22(ANI): The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik, on Friday assessed his visit to Bangladesh as a successful one with prospects of strengthening defence ties between the two countries.
Dhaka, Jan 19(ANI): The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik, who is on a goodwill visit to Bangladesh, will meet Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed on Wednesday.
Mirpur (Bangladesh), Jan.10 (ANI): Team India cruised into the Finals by convincingly beating Sri Lanka by eight wickets on Sunday here in the 5th one-day international of the Idea Cup at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.
Islamabad, Nov.3 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that Islamabad's principled stance on the long pending Kashmir issue would remain unchanged, and that it would continue to extend political, moral and diplomatic support to the Kashmiris.
London, Sep.9 (ANI): Internal British Foreign Office e-mails have revealed that officials failed to act on claims by two British men that they had been tortured by Pakistani Police in Pakistan and were forced to confess to murder.
Lahore, Sep 1 (ANI): The provincial government has suspended a Horticulture Department official for harassing Sindh Minister for Culture and Tourism Sassui Palijo by writing her love letters.
Islamabad, Aug.22 (ANI): A survey conducted in Pakistan on the issue of forced marriages among male dual nationals, reveals that only 3.4 per cent children are consulted before marriage whereas 96.6 per cent marriages take place mainly to attain foreign nationality or helping hand abroad.
New Delhi/Dhaka, July 17 (ANI): Former Indian president Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam will undertake a three-day visit of Bangladesh capital of Dhaka from Sunday.
Dhaka, May 15 (ANI): Anti-crime force personnel in Bangladesh have arrested Jahedul Islam Sumon alias Mizan, a top militant of the banned Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), from the country's Mirpur area.
London, Apr.14 (ANI): The Kashmir National Party which champion policy of liberal democracy and oppose forces of communalism, terrorism and hatred; has decided to send two senior leaders to Pakistani Administered Kashmir.
Dhaka, Feb.28 (ANI): While an official version about the mayhem perpetrated during the mutiny of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) is still awaited, some survivors and BDR troops have claimed that the whole incident of killings was spearheaded by a group of 20-25 non-commissioned soldiers.
London, Feb 10 (ANI): The British Government is recruiting prominent Muslim citizens in the country to feature in an advertisement asking Pakistanis to desist from supporting extremist activities.
Islamabad, Jan. 25 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has told Prime Minister of Pakistan-administered occupied Kashmir Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan that Islamabad is committed to extending its political, moral and diplomatic support to the Kashmiris in their struggle for their rights.
Dubai, Jan.13 (ANI): ICC General Manager - Cricket and former South Africa wicketkeeper David Richardson has congratulated the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for celebrating its Catch the Spirit week during the triangular one-day series in Mirpur.
Karachi, Jan.5 (ANI): The court here has accepted the bail petition of Sindh National Front chief Mumtaz Bhutto.
Larkana (sindh, Pakistan), Jan.3 (ANI): Sindh National Front (SNF) leader Sardar Mumtaz Bhutto was arrested on Saturday morning in Larkana and shifted to Karachi for interrogation.
