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Bangladesh rescuers battle to reach landslide victims

Chittagong - Emirates Voice

Rescue workers were on Wednesday battling to reach remote areas of Bangladesh hit by landslides and heavy rains that have killed at least 137 people, with dozens more missing. Authorities say hundreds of hillside homes were buried by landslides in the southeast of the country as people slept in the early hours of Tuesday. The landslides were triggered by heavyRead more

300,000 evacuated as cyclone approaches Bangladesh

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

Nearly 300,000 people have been evacuated from southern coastal areas of Bangladesh as a cyclone dubbed Mora was forecast to make landfall on Tuesday, authorities here said. Mora is forecast to make landfall near the southeastern tourist city of Cox's Bazar and the seaport city of Chittagong, the Bangladesh Meteorological Agency said. "More people were still waiting for evacuation," CNNRead more

Cricket: Angry batsman hurls stump, kills Bangladesh teen

DHAKA - Arab Today

A 14-year-old cricketer has died in Bangladesh after he was hit by a stump thrown by an angry batsman during a friendly game between neighbourhood teams, police said Monday. Faisal Hossain was fielding in the southeastern port city of Chittagong when the batsman was given out, assistant police commissioner Jahangir Alam told AFP. "The batsman was furious when he sawRead more

As England win Test thriller

Chittagong - Arab Today

Ice cool skipper Alastair Cook insisted he never doubted England would hold their nerve after just preventing Bangladesh from pulling off an historic victory in a nail-biting first Test in Chittagong Monday. Ben Stokes took the last two wickets in three balls as England sneaked home by 22 runs in a match that ebbed and flowed throughout before the dramaticRead more

All-round Stokes puts England

Chittagong - Arab Today

Ben Stokes gave England a firm grip on the first Test with bat and ball before Shakib Al Hasan's 5-79 revived Bangladesh hopes in Chittagong on Saturday. Stokes hit 85 runs in the second innings to steer England to 228-8 at stumps on the third day after his three-wicket burst earlier in the morning helped them dismiss Bangladesh for 248Read more

England's Buttler admits 'anxious' before Bangladesh series win

Chittagong - Arab Today

England's Jos Buttler admitted to feeling "anxious" about captaining the side for their controversial one-day international tour of Bangladesh, before they came away with a thrilling series win. Buttler was named skipper after regular one-day captain Eoin Morgan decided against going on the tour after Islamist militants earlier this year attacked and killed 22 mostly foreign hostages at a DhakaRead more

England's Anderson, Wood ruled out of Bangladesh cricket tour

London - Arab Today

England bowlers James Anderson and Mark Wood have been ruled out of next month's tour of Bangladesh due to injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed on Thursday. Anderson, England's all-time leading Test wicket-taker, has not played since the fourth Test loss to Pakistan in August because of a shoulder injury. Durham seamer Wood, 26, has been having treatmentRead more

At least 20 dead as Cyclone Roanu slams Bangladesh

Dhaka - Arab Today

Cyclone Roanu slammed into the Bangladesh coastlines after making landfall in a southernmost coastal district on Saturday afternoon, leaving a trail of devastation. An official of Bangladesh's National Disaster Response Coordination Center (NDRCC) told Xinhua Saturday night that "the cyclone caused the deaths of 20 people in four districts." According to the official, eleven people died in Chittagong, three eachRead more

6 cyclone deaths reported in Bangladesh

Dhaka - Arab Today

At least six people were reported to have died Saturday after cyclone "Roanu" smashed into Bangladesh's coast, leveling villages and uprooting trees. Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated or sought safe shelter before the storm hit the Bangladesh coast from the Bay of Bengal on Saturday afternoon. At least three people including a child were reportedly killed inRead more