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  • BCB chief Bangladesh may lose ICC membership if it doesnt follow guidelines

    The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief Nazmul Hassan has warned the board's officials that it may lose membership if the election guidelines are not followed as instructed by the ICC. The ICC had amended its election guidelines in order to reduce government interference in electing officials to the board and accordingly BCB had to amend its constitution in March 2012, the Daily Times ...

  • S. Korea to provide 500 mln USD in loans to Myanmar in 5 years

    Beijing, June 20 (Xinhua-ANI): South Korea has agreed to provide 500 million U.S. dollars in loans to Myanmar from 2013 to 2017, which will be from its Economic Development Cooperation Funds, official media reported Thursday. The announcement was made at a joint committee meeting on economic cooperation between Myanmar and South Korea co-chaired by visiting Korean Deputy Prime Minister and ...

  • Brit Muslim accused of war crimes in Bangladesh willing to clear name in fair trial

    A British Muslim leader from London indicted in Bangladesh for war crimes has said he is willing to face a fair trial to clear his name. Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin, who was born in Bangladesh, is accused of playing a role in the abduction and killing of 18 people during the 1971 liberation war from Pakistan. According to the BBC, the 64-year-old, who lives in north London with his wife and four ...

  • Junaid Khan with ball is like Virat Kohli with bat says Bhogle

    Prominent Indian cricket analyst Harsha Bhogle has said that Pakistani left-arm bowler Junaid Khan had bowled like Indian batting star Virat Kohli performance with his bat. According to Bhogle, Khan might have taken three or four wickets out of the total wickets taken by Pakistan during their India tour, if he moved the ball both ways, despite having players like Kohli playing down the wrong ...

  • 39 killed in Nepal floods landslides

    At least 39 people were killed and 18 went missing in the recent floods and landslides in Nepal, authorities said Thursday. At least half a dozen were injured in the disaster triggered by incessant rains, said Nepal's Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Ministry spokesperson Shanker Prasad Koirala told IANS that according to the data available until Thursday morning, at least 39 people have lost ...


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  • Nepal-Africa Film Festival inaugurated in Kathmandu with `Earth Anthem

    The third Nepal-Africa Film Festival was inaugurated on June 18 with the screening of the `Earth Anthem' - a short film written, produced and directed by Indian poet-diplomat Abhay K. at the Russian Cultural Centre in Kathmandu. The Nepalese film uindustry is popularly known as Kollywood. The Earth Anthem originally a poem written by the poet Abhay K. In 2009, it was set to music by Sapan ...

  • Dhonis boys doing well as a batting unit Lankan selector Jayasuriya

    Former Sri Lanka captain and now national selector Sanath Jayasuriya has said the Lankans must keep in mind India's unbeaten performance in the ICC Champions Trophy tournament when planning their strategy for Thursday's second semi-final encounter. Jayasuriya, who attended yesterday's practice session to boost the confidence of his country's players, said the Indian team is doing well as a ...

  • An eye for an eye Pakistani daily after funeral bombing

    Terrorists need to be answered in the same language they have long employed, "the language of force", said a Pakistani daily following a suicide blast at a funeral in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that killed 35 people, including a legislator. The suicide blast at a funeral in Shergarh, Mardan, Tuesday killed independent member of the provincial assembly (MPA) Imran Mohmand, who was targeted, and 34 ...

  • PCB considering performance based pay for Pak players after disastrous CT campaign

    The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is reportedly mulling over introducing a performance based pay package for players in the wake of the national team's disastrous performance in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy in England. Although PCB has since last year twice given pay raises to the players in their central contracts and match fees, this has not reflected in their performances, with Pakistan ...

  • Developing Indo-Pak economic ties best way to improving bilateral relations Sabharwal

    The best way to improve bilateral relations between India and Pakistan is by developing economic ties that mutually benefit both the countries, outgoing Indian High Commissioner Sharat Sabharwal said. At Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Sabharwal gave credit to the private sectors in the two countries for making right moves at the right time. He said it was not only the visa ...

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