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The final round berth of Bangladesh in the ICC Women’s World Cup’2025 was delayed after conceding a three-wicket defeat against West Indies in their 4th qualifying round match of the ICC Women's World Cup at the Lahore City Cricket Association ground on Thursday. Bangladesh’s direct qualification in the ICC Women’s World Cup was also hampered losing to West Indies by eight wickets in the 3rd ODI about three months back in St Kits and later New Zealand earned the direct qualification to the World Cup by virtue better run rate ahead of Bangladesh. Despite the day’s maiden defeat, Bangladesh Women’s team dominated the points table securing six points from four matches with a comfortable net run rate of 1.033 while hosts Pakistan followed Bangladesh securing full six points from straight three matches with a net run rate of 0.857. After the day’s match, Scotland and West India are also in the Women’s World Cup race securing four points each from four matches with one match to spare having a net run rate of + 0.136 and –0.286 respectively. Earlier, Bangladesh made a flying start crushing Thailand by a record 178 runs, beat Ireland by two wickets in hard fought 2nd match and earned 34 runs victory over Scotland in the 3rd match. In the day’s match, Bangladesh batted first after winning the toss and scored a moderate 227 runs for 9 in stipulated 50 overs.   Why are IPL umpires suddenly measuring bats? After the departure of opener Sobhana Mostary (6) for 16 runs in 4.2 overs, another opener Fargana Hoque pairing with one down Sharmin Akter contributed 118 runs in the 2nd wicket stand to make a good foundation of Bangladesh innings, but the remaining batters, except Nahida Akter (25) and Rabeya Khan (23), failed to continue rhythm to fold the innings for 227 runs for 9 in quota 50 overs. Sharmin Akter hammered the team highest 67 runs off 79 deliveries hitting 10 boundaries while opener Fargana Hoque scored 78-ball 42 runs,featuring three fours.   Aallyah Alleyne made major damage in Bangladesh inning grabbing four wickets for 39 runs and was adjudged player of the match while Hayley Matthews and Afy Fletcher took two wickets each. In relay, West Indies Women’s reached their target scoring the match winners 228 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 46 overs with number six batter Chinelle Henry making the team highest 51 runs off 48 balls hitting five fours and two sixes. Marufa Akter claimed two wickets for 38 runs while Ritu Moni, Fahima Khatun, Nahida Akter and Rabeya Khan and Jannatul Ferdous took one wicket each.      

A woman has given birth to quadruplets—three girls and one boy—at a hospital in Jashore district town. The news of the rare birth spread quickly on Friday through social media. The mother, Sumaiya Akter Swety, wife of Modasser Ali Tarafdar from Shutia village in Chuadanga’s Jibannagar upazila, was admitted to Jashore Ad-din Sakina Medical Hospital on Thursday. She gave birth to the quadruplets via caesarean section in the afternoon, three years after her marriage. Cumilla woman gives birth to quadruplets Expressing his joy, Modasser Ali, an employee at a ceramics company, said, “Having four children at once is joyful. My family and I are delighted. As a middle-class family, we have concerns, but I hope my children will have a good life.” Senior Staff Nurse Taslima Khatun said both the mother and newborns are in good health. Dr. Manjuara Khatun, a physician at the hospital, said the newborns are in stable condition but require special care.  

A woman was killed after being hit by a private car in Dhaka's Shanir Akhra area on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Sathi Akter, 35, daughter of late Mofizur Rahman, hailing from Satarpaiya Bazar in Senbagh upazila of Noakhali district. 2 killed in supremacy clash in Narsingdi The accident occurred around 8:30 am in front of Agradoot School when Sathi was crossing the road, said her brother Md Shakil Hossain. Pedestrians and relatives rushed her to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where doctors declared her dead at 9:50 am. Sathi, who used to live in a rented house at  Kajla, Jatrabari, worked at a beauty parlour at Shanir Akhra. Khulna University student gunned down She was on her way to work when the accident occurred. Inspector Md Faruk, in-charge of the DMCH Police Camp, said the body was kept at the hospital morgue for an autopsy.

A woman was beaten to death with a hammer allegedly by her husband in the capital’s Bangshal area on Friday evening.  The victim was identified as Maksuda Khanam, 30, of Gopalpur village in Enayetpur upazila of Sirajganj district. Sub-Inspector Md Ferdous Alam of Bangshal Police Station said vicitm’s husband Ibrahim Khan, 37 informed police after the killing and police detained him. Lineman dies falling from ladder in Shahbagh Maksuda’s body was recovered and sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) for an autopsy.  According to victim’s uncle Abdul Latif Maksuda married Ibrahim two years ago in a family-arranged ceremony and the couple has a one-year-old daughter. Hanging body found near Central Shaheed Minar Family members alleged that Ibrahim used to quarrel with Maksuda over minor issues. Maksuda’s younger brother Mostafizur Rahman  filed a murder case at Bangshal Police Station.

A court in Natore on Thursday sentenced a woman to 10 years of jail in a case over the killing of her mother in Gurudaspur upazila of the district around four years back. Judge of Natore Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Muhammad Abdur Rahim tried her in absentia, said the court’s Public Prosecutor Abdul Kader Mia. The court issued an arrest warrant for convict Nusrat Jerin Boby Khan, he said. Unauthorised fishmeal factory sealed off in Natore The convict was aged 16 when she committed the crime, he added. According to the case deposition, Nusrat killed her mother Selina Begum with a sharp weapon out of anger for not buying a motorbike for her husband in Naribari village of the upazila on March 22, 2021. Later, the victim’s brother Sultan filed a case in this regard.              

A woman was hacked to death by some unidentified miscreants at Rathura village in Ghior upazila of Manikganj district on Wednesday. The deceased was Laila Arzu, 62, wife of Sekandar Ali, a resident of Rathura village in Ghior upazila. Sekandar Ali, the victim's husband, said that his wife had been suffering from cancer for a long time. Upon returning home from a local market around 8:00 am, he found his wife's body lying in a pool of blood on the floor next to the bed, said her husband. Read: Grocer hacked to death in Natore Rafiqul Islam, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Ghior Police Station, said police along with detectives reached the scene to investigate the incident upon receiving the news. The OC said the victim's body was sent to Manikganj Medical College Hospital for an autopsy and investigation is underway.

A 68-year-old woman died after her blanket caught fire from a kerosene lamp at her house in Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat district on Saturday night. The deceased were identified as Oichon Bewa, wife of late Jamir Uddin of Burasardubi village. According to locals, the blanket of Oichon caught fire apparently from a kerosene lamp and she couldn’t escape due to her old age.  Two killed in Sylhet bus-auto rickshaw collision Later locals brought the fire under control. Hatibandha Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mahmudunnabi said police were sent to the scene for investigation.  

A woman was killed and five others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a battery-run autovan at Ambati area of Patnitala Upazila on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Shanjida Khatun, 26, wife of Rasel Hossain, a resident of Paharkata village of Patnitala Upazila. According to locals, a battery-run auto-van head-on collided with a Nazipur-bound bus at Ambati area of Nazipur-Dhamoirhat road, leaving six people injured. Later, locals took the injured to Patnitala Upazila Health Complex where a duty doctor declared Shanjida died. Palash Chandra Dev, Officer-in-Charge of Patnitala Police Station said that, being informed, a law enforcer’s team was sent to spot. The bus had been seized but the driver and helper managed to flee away.  

 Police in eastern Oklahoma say a 44-year-old woman was killed after crashing to the ground while skydiving. Heather Glasgow of Poteau died at a hospital after the fall Saturday afternoon, according to police in Sallisaw. “An unknown issue arose during the skydive,” according to a statement from Sallisaw police. Witnesses told investigators that Glasgow’s parachute had opened, but she was spinning and did not recover before hitting the ground in Sallisaw, near the Arkansas state line and about 150 miles (240 kilometers) east of Oklahoma City, police said. It was not clear how far Glasgow fell and a police spokesman was not immediately available for comment on Tuesday. Police said Glasgow had completed a tandem jump before the solo jump in which she fell to her death, The Federal Aviation Administration is assisting in the investigation. The FAA said in a statement that it is investigating the packing of the main and reserve parachutes while local authorities are in charge of other aspects of the investigation.

A woman was stabbed to death allegedly by her rivals in Ghoraghat upazila of Dinajpur district over land dispute on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Amena Begum, wife of Sekendar Ali, a resident of Baro Paikerghar village in Ghoraghat Upazila. Locals said when Amena’s rivals went to cultivate a disputed land she obstructed them leading to an altercation. At one stage, they stabbed her with a sharp weapon, leaving her dead on the spot. Abdul Wahab, Duty Officer and Sub-Inspector of Ghoraghat Police Station, said police reached the spot and necessary actions will be taken. Read more: Man stabbed dead in Chattagram However, this is the 3rd murder incident in Ghoraghat Upazila in a span of 10 days over ownership of land. On January 25, two people were killed and four were injured in a clash between two groups over land dispute in the upazila.