Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Megan says Bay never ‘preyed upon’ her

US actress Megan Fox has defended film director Michael Bay after a 2009 interview where she described an encounter with him resurfaced online, reports BBC. The interview showed Fox describe how Bay got her to ‘dance underneath a waterfall’ in a bikini when she was 15 years old, for the film Bad Boys II. Some ... Read more

Tigers’ tour of Sri Lanka postponed

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have mutually agreed to postpone the Tigers’ upcoming tour of the island country, the host board announced yesterday. There was a lot of buzz about the July tour, deferred now to a ‘mutually planned later date’, which would feature a three-match Test series that would be ... Read more

I could have been banned for five or 10 years: Shakib

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who was banned by the ICC in October last year for failing to report corrupt approaches from a bookie, said that he made the mistake of taking those approaches ‘too casually’ and that he could have been banned for five or even 10 years during an interview with Harsha Bhogle ... Read more

Saudi Makes Hajj Decision: No pilgrims from abroad allowed

Private hajj agencies and Biman are set to incur a huge financial loss as the Saudi government has decided not to allow anyone from abroad to perform hajj this year amid fears over coronavirus pandemic. If the decision is implemented, around 1,400 members of Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (Haab) will be deprived of around ... Read more