One of several factors playing out in the poll run-up is the controversial citizenship amendment bill that the Narendra Modi government at the Centre brought to give non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan Indian citizenship. read more

Mehidy announced that he had married his long-term sweetheart Rabeya Akhter Priti on Thursday in a ceremony in the south-western Bangladeshi city of Khulna. read more

About 80,000 Iraqis come to Indian cities like New Delhi, Pune, Bengaluru and Chennai every year for treatment, drawn by lower costs, professional facilities and similarity in culture between the two countries. read more

“The court granted her (Mahfuza Akhter Kiron) bail until April 2, basically on medical grounds as she is receiving cancer treatment,” her lawyer, Liakat Hossain, told Reuters on Tuesday. Kiron will be released from prison when the prison authority receives... read more

Diplomacy should help expand our options in such a context rather foreclose them in petulance. Think of how the Chinese are dealing with the Trump administration over the trade war. New Delhi’s efforts should be geared towards getting China to yet again... read more

The 20-year-old leg-spinner, who tops the world Twenty20 bowling rankings and lies third in the 50-over standings, took five for 82 as Afghanistan beat their fellow Test newcomers in Dehradun. read more

Dinesh Karthik walked in with his side needing 34 runs in two overs. He drove, slogged, swept and caressed boundaries as he walked out with the trophy in India’s cabinet. read more

Fifty people died in attacks on two mosques in Christchurch on Friday, in what is believed to be the worst assault on Muslims in a Western country. read more

At least 17 members of the Bangladesh cricket team drove up to Christchurch’s Masjid al Noor mosque in a bus to join Friday prayers when a gunman stormed the building, in what is thought to be the worst act of terror directed against Muslims in a Western... read more

At least 49 people died in attacks on two mosques in the city of Christchurch during Friday prayers, in what appeared to be the worst act of terror against Muslims in a Western country. read more

The former fitness instructor and self-professed fascist occasionally turned to look at media present in court during the brief hearing that the public were excluded from for security reasons. read more

Manager of the Bangladesh cricket team, Khaled Mashud, recounts how the team narrowly escaped the terror attack in New Zealand’s Christchurch. The Bangladesh team was on its way to one of the mosques when the shooting began. The team manager recalls how the team was approximately only 50 yards away from the mosque premises when the terrorists opened fire. The attack left at least 49 dead and has been described as ‘one of the darkest days’ for New Zealand by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. (Hindustan Times)read more

The Bangladesh cricket team narrowly avoided being caught up in the shooting while on a bus approaching one of the mosques while in the city for a match, which has since been cancelled. read more

Here is a look at instances when sport, often a tool to propagate the idea of world peace, found itself caught in the crossfire. read more

In a chilling account, Khaled Mashud described how most of the Bangladeshi team drove up to the Masjid al Noor in a bus just as the attack got underway. read more