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4 years, 3 protest movements: How public fury toppled leaders in Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
The deadly protests in Nepal that forced the country's prime minister to resign on Tuesday were a result of long-simmering discontent ignited by the government’s ban on major social media platforms.
For longer than ten years, a little over half of international T20 cricket's lifespan so far, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have nursed woeful run rates. The stats are pretty clear. Of the ten top-ranked men's T20I teams, they have the two worst run rates since 2015.
The reigning champions from the 2022 T20 Asia Cup will be eager to begin their title defence with a strong performance against a confident Bangladesh side.
Sri Lanka had won the Asia Cup in 2022 when it was played in the T20 format. The Lankans had defeated Pakistan by 23 runs in the summit clash
Bangladesh have taken more risks during the powerplay in 2024-25 than they did in 2021-23. They have a better strike-rate (123.62) while hitting the ball down the ground in 2024-25 compared to 2021-23 (103.83). They are also hitting more sixes square of the wicket in 2024-25, with a slightly higher overall strike-rate in these zones too.
Protests in Bangladesh and Nepal toppled governments, but equally massive demonstrations in India and the U.S. never go that far – at least, not yet.
Baseless rumours that an explosion occurred the eve of a closely watched student election in Bangladesh surfaced online as political unrest continued to grip the South Asian nation. There have been no official reports of such an incident occurring,
Bangladesh’s central bank is working to boost its reserves to about $40 billion by the end of the fiscal year in June in an effort to stabilize its exchange rate, Governor Ahsan H. Mansur said.
Tamasha is geo-restricted to Pakistan, but anyone can access this free streaming platform with a VPN. These handy tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in Pakistan, meaning you can unblock Tamasha from anywhere in the world.
Bangladesh has become Asia’s most active spot LNG buyer as domestic gas output falls and demand rises. Long-term deals with Qatar and Oman cover only part of the gap, so spot imports have surged. Reliance on spot LNG is creating financial and energy-security risks.
His death removes one of the few voices capable of connecting contemporary crises to their roots in the failures of postcolonial development.