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Bangladesh crushes Pakistan in opening ODI with record-low score
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Bangladesh secured a commanding eight-wicket victory over Pakistan in the first ODI of their bilateral series, bowling out the visitors for a record-low 114 runs. Pace bowler Nahid Rana starred with his maiden five-wicket haul, dismantling Pakistan's top order. The hosts chased down the target in just 15.1 overs at Mirpur's Shere Bangla National Stadium.
India on Thursday urged Bangladesh to expedite the verification of nearly 3,000 suspected illegal immigrants. The call follows comments from Bangladesh officials about potential push-in incidents after the BJP's win in West Bengal.
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Bangladesh's Foreign Ministry summoned India's acting High Commissioner and lodged a formal protest over comments by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Director General (South Asia) Ishrat Jahan conveyed Dhaka's position on Thursday. Indian officials stated that Sarma's views do not represent the government.
Voting began on Thursday in Bangladesh's parliamentary elections, the first since Sheikh Hasina's ouster in 2024. With the Awami League banned, the contest pits the BNP-led coalition against the Jamaat-e-Islami alliance. Nearly 127 million voters will also decide on constitutional reforms in the July Charter referendum.
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A Bangladeshi daily reports that chess champion Magnus Carlsen was defeated by 9-year-old Ryan Rashid Mugdha in an online bullet chess game. The match occurred on January 18 during a Bullet Brawl tournament on chess.com. Coach Naim Haque confirmed the result, attributing Carlsen's loss to an accidental mouse click.
Tulip Siddiq, niece of ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and a former UK government minister, is taking legal advice to sue Bangladesh's Anti-Corruption Commission over false allegations. The claims, linked to the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project and illegal land allocation, prompted her resignation and an in-absentia conviction. Siddiq denies involvement, pointing to the absence of evidence in the proceedings.
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A mob in Bangladesh's Shariatpur district attacked Hindu man Khokon Chandra Das, stabbing him, dousing him with petrol, and setting him ablaze. He jumped into a pond to save his life. This marks the third such incident in recent weeks amid rising violence against minorities under the interim government led by Mohammed Yunus.
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