Bangladesh beats England for first time in T20s
Chattogram, Mar 9: Najmul Hossain's 30-ball 51 led Bangladesh's defeat of world champion England by six wickets with two overs to spare in their first Twenty20 on Thursday.
Najmul batted from the fourth over to the 13th, and captain Shakib Al Hasan completed the victory with the winning boundary through deep backward point in an unbeaten 34 off 24.
Bangladesh reached 158-4 after England was restricted to 156-6 in the first of three T20s.
The hosts made a brisk start to the chase. Rony Talukdar returned after eight years to play only his second game and made 21 off 14.
That brought in Najmul and he responded with four straight boundaries against fast bowler Mark Wood. Najmul brought up his third T20 fifty with a single off offspinner Moeen Ali and Wood returned to rattle his stumps.
Shakib took over steering the side on a slow pitch and managed it serenely in Bangladesh's first T20 win over England.
Made to bat first, skipper Jos Buttler and Phil Salt gave England an ominous start. Buttler struck 67 off 42 with four fours and as many sixes while Salt hit 38.
They formed an 80-run partnership before left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed made the breakthrough by removing Salt.
Buttler survived on 19 and was dismissed amid a collapse of four wickets for 12 runs. England took just 26 runs from the last powerplay.
Hasan Mahmud led with 2-26 from his four overs.
The second T20 is on Sunday in Dhaka.
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Hidayath Addoor re-elected as UAE BCCI president; Mushtaq Kadri named general secretary
Dubai: Hidayath Addoor has been re-elected as president of the UAE unit of the Bearys Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) for the 2026–2028 term. The decision was taken at the organisation’s annual general body meeting held on Sunday at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Jumeirah, Dubai.
The meeting was held under the patronage of Dr Thumbay Moideen, founder chairman of the Thumbay Group and chief patron of BCCI. This marks Hidayath Addoor’s second consecutive term as president. During his previous tenure, BCCI had organised the ‘Beary Sammelana’ in Dubai in February 2025, which was widely described as a landmark event for the community’s business network.
At the same meeting, Mushtaq Kadri was elected as general secretary, while Hamza A. Khader was chosen as treasurer. Ashraf Shah Mantur was elected as convener.
Basheer Kinningar and Abdul Rauf (Abu Dhabi) were elected as vice-presidents, while Ansaf was chosen as secretary. Altaf M. was appointed in charge of media and communication. Mohammed Ali Uchil and Ashraf Balehonnur were named advisors.
Anwar Hussain Addoor, Saleem Moodbidri, Sufi Anwar and Shoaib were elected to the executive committee of the UAE unit of BCCI.
The meeting began with a recitation from the Quran by Ashraf, following which Ashraf Shah Mantur welcomed the members. Anwar Hussain Addoor presented the annual report, and Hamza A. Khader tabled the statement of accounts.
During the meeting, BCCI announced that entrepreneurs from the Beary community who are doing business in the UAE can register with the organisation. Interested business owners can contact BCCI and apply for membership by writing to bcciemirates@gmail.com.
BCCI said it will support newly registered members through business empowerment initiatives, networking events, seminars, business promotion activities and guidance for new start-ups. The organisation also plans to help entrepreneurs adopt new technologies, including artificial intelligence-based business tools, and provide guidance on dealing with present-day business challenges. BCCI has appealed to Beary entrepreneurs in the UAE to extend their cooperation and support to strengthen the platform.
