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South Asian B'ball / BD beat Nepal in opener

Bangladesh made a good start to their 5th South Asian Basketball Championship campaign, beating Nepal in their opening match in Male yesterday.

Football: Ballon d'Or returns home to France

The Ballon d'Or deal between France football and FIFA has ended, the French publication and football's governing body announce.

Saudis want 4 lakh workers

Saudi Arabia has put forward its demand for more than four lakh Bangladeshi workers -- at least half of whom must be females -- in its domestic service sector.

Nasheed's supporters hold underwater protest

Supporters of jailed former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed hold an underwater protest to push for the release of the tropical archipelago's first democratically elected leader.