JACQUES FREITAG: South African former high jump world champion Jacques Freitag has been found dead with gunshot wounds having ...

Berger Paints Bangladesh Ltd has recently come forward to extend their support to Fide Master Tahsin Tajwar Zia, son of the late Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman ... in various chess tournaments abroad ...

On Monday, President Joe Biden announced his decision to commute the death sentences of 37 of the 40 people who currently populate federal death row. It wasn’t a profile in courage so much as a ...

The pinnacle of chess has weathered its fair share of controversies in recent years, including a cheating dustup, geopolitical tension, and players’ bizarre complaints about creaky floors.

On March 26, 1971, Ziaur Rahman declared the independence of Bangladesh, and on March 27, he made another declaration of independence on behalf of Bangabandhu', a Daily Star report reads.

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid Chess Championship on Friday after he refused to change out of the jeans he was wearing, according to the International Chess Federation (FIDE ...

World chess number one Magnus Carlsen is back in a major tournament after he quit because he was told to change his jeans. The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has now relaxed its dress code ...

Bangladesh has introduced new textbooks that state that Ziaur Rahman declared the country’s independence in 1971, replacing the previous ones crediting founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur ...

The new textbooks for primary and secondary students will now state that Ziaur Rahman declared the independence of Bangladesh in 1971. Earlier, the books mentioned that Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur ...

Image Source : AP Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's painting damaged by protestors in Bangladesh Dhaka: Bangladesh has introduced new textbooks that state that Ziaur Rahman declared the country’s ...

Shaheed president Ziaur Rahman said he led the 8th Battalion of the then East Bengal Regiment to revolt against the Pakistan occupation forces as it started military operations to kill innocent ...