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Barcelona president denies any crime in refereeing scandal

Last month Spanish prosecutors charged the Catalan club with corruption after payments of more than 7.3 million euros ($7.8 million) to a company owned by a former refereeing chief were uncovered earlier this year
17 April 2023, 10:03 AM

Cricket: Saeed Ajmal eyes comeback amidst farewell rumours

Saeed Ajmal, the Pakistani spinner who was suspended for an illegal bowling action in September 2015, refuses to quit international cricket in the wake of some farewell rumours that started doing the rounds following the Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Najam Sethi's tweet.
21 September 2016, 06:17 AM

Girls face broken dreams as Nepal fails to curb child marriage

Child marriage is illegal in Nepal, yet the impoverished Himalayan nation has failed to put in place policies to curb the practice with almost 40 percent of girls married before the age of 18.
9 September 2016, 08:52 AM

Barcelona, Real Madrid ordered to repay state aid by EU

The EU on Monday orders seven Spanish football clubs including Barcelona and Real Madrid to pay back millions of euros (dollars) in illegal state aid.
4 July 2016, 12:11 PM

4,931 acre railway land in grasp of grabbers

Individuals, private, semi-government, autonomous, religious and educational institutions grab 4,391 acres of railway land, Rail Minister Mujibul Haque tells the parliament.
24 April 2016, 15:22 PM

Doors shut on 160 doctors of key Dhaka hospital

The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) has not been allowing 160 doctors, recruited in 2005, to attend their offices since Wednesday.
16 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Film stars Bachchan, Jackie Chan in spotlight over Panama Papers

Bollywood's Amitabh Bachchan and martial arts movie star Jackie Chan are among celebrities who feature Monday in a massive leak of documents, some of which reveal hidden offshore assets.
4 April 2016, 14:45 PM

Govt requests EU to legalise illegal Bangladeshi expats

The government requests a visiting European Union delegation to legalise Bangladeshi nationals, who are staying in different European countries after expiry of their valid documents.
4 April 2016, 13:21 PM

Double blow

Bangladesh's ICC World Twenty20 campaign received a setback yesterday as the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that they had found the bowling actions of both Arafat Sunny and Taskin Ahmed to be illegal.
19 March 2016, 18:00 PM

No legal basis of caretaker govt verdict

The Supreme Court Bar Association yesterday demanded restoration of the caretaker government system claiming the judgment, which scrapped the provision, was illegal and unconstitutional.
20 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Arrest warrant against Tarique unlawful: BNP

BNP criticises the authorities for issuing an arrest warrant against the party’s senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman and termed it illegal.
9 November 2015, 13:50 PM