Most Unceremonious exit of England from ICC World Cup Cricket

It was a bad day for the Englishmen as they were humiliated by none other than Bangladesh cricket team in England's final match hope to stay in the ongoing ICC World Cup cricket.

Bangladesh playing first gave a target of 276 to England to chase. Bangladesh's Mahmudullah scored an impressive 103, followed by 89 by Mushfiqur.

But when it came to Englishmen, they were all back in the pavilion for just 260 runs in 48.3 overs.

England go out in the group stages for the third time in five World Cups, while Bangladesh advance past the first round for only the second occasion.

"I'm gutted at the moment," said England skipper Eoin Morgan. "There'll be an inquest over the next few weeks as to what happened and what went wrong. Then we'll go from there."

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Bangladesh prepares for cyclone 'Mahasen' impact

Bangladesh, which was already shattered by the Dacca factory fiasco, is all set to fae yet another calamaity - The Cyclonic Storm Mahasen.

It is reported by the Gulf News that Bangladesh on Tuesday ordered massive preparedness as the meteorological (Met) office said cyclonic storm Mahasen has started moving towards the southern coastlines after it was found stationary for hours at the Bay of Bengal.

The bulletin said the storm was likely to intensify further and move in a north-northeasterly direction.

However, the local met office does not foresee the cyclone hitting the Bangladesh coastline ahead of tomorrow [Wednesday] night or Thursday morning.

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Dhaka Cloth Factory Fire Leaves More than 100 dead

A fire that broke out in a clothes factory on Saturday has left more than 100 dead. Some people died after jumping from the building to escape the flames.

The incident ocured in a multi-floor Tazreen Fashion factory in the Ashulia district on the outskirts of the capital Dhaka.

Firefighters managed to contain the blaze on Sunday morning.

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It is unclear what caused the fire, which started on the ground floor trapping many victims in the factory. Officials suspect an electrical short circuit might have caused the disaster.

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Pakistan beat Bangladesh by an Innings and 184 runs

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Bangladesh tried its best to save itself from an innings defeat at the hands of the visiting Pakistan - but in vain. Today on the fourth day of the first test match at Chittagong, Pakistan with its earlier first innings 594/5 declared, dumped the hosts with an innings and 184 runs.

While the victory over Bangladesh is largely attributed to Younis Khan's double century (200 not out) and centuries by Hafeez (143) and Asad (104), the dumping came from the hands of the bowlers who devastated the Bangladehi squad one after the other.

Abdur Rehman was the most devastating who bagged 7 wickets ( 3/9 and 4/88), followed by Saeed Ajmal (3/40 and 2/74) and Aziz Cheema (2/33 and 2/40).

Younis Khan was declared Man of the Match for his superb 200 not out - the edge he provided for the ensuing victory.

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Bangladesh scraps leprosy stigma act

Full Story: BBC Asia 25 Nov

Bangladesh has abolished a century-old act which confined leprosy patients to state-run institutions. The 1898 Lepers Act was passed at a time the authorities believed leprosy was highly contagious.

BBC correspondents report that lepers currently face arrest and a fine if they venture out of their care centres. There are an estimated 40,000 leprosy patients in the country.

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Rihanna's We Found Love banned in France

Full Story: Mashable 23 Nov

"We Found Love" by Rihanna has been banned in France. The movie is thus confined to late-night rotation. 

A screen shot of "We Found Love" by Rihanna

The film now joins a long list of music videos that have been banned in some form across the globe because of their touchy lyrics or depictions of drugs, sex and violence.

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Bangladesh thwarts EU help for Pakistan at WTO

Full Story: Express Tribune 9 November

Bangladesh has thwarted a European attempt to grant beneficial import conditions to Pakistani textile makers as an aid measure following Pakistan’s devastating floods last year, diplomats said on Tuesday, reports Express Tribune

Bangladesh which competes with Pakistan for textiles sales to the European market, halted a long-announced plan for trade preferences for Pakistani textile makers to be approved during a meeting of trade diplomats in Geneva on Monday.

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