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NDTV
22-05-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
'Traumatised' Bangladesh Star Withdraws From Pakistan Tour After Border Tension With India: Report
Bangladesh tearaway Nahid Rana is among the three members to withdraw from their upcoming tour of Pakistan, which is set to kick off next week at Lahore's iconic Gaddafi Stadium. According to the Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) cricket operations chairman, Nazmul Abedeen Fahim, there is a possibility that Nahid could have withdrawn from the squad, considering the difficult situation he faced when trying to leave Pakistan earlier this month due to the cross-border tensions between India and Pakistan. Nahid was a part of Peshawar Zalmi's squad when the players had to be withdrawn from the Pakistan Super League. Nahid's national teammate, Rishad Hossain, was also a part of Zalmi's squad, but he is touring with Bangladesh. Fahim revealed that most of the players were hesitant to tour Pakistan but changed their minds after most of the Bangladesh players decided to embark on the three-match T20I series. "What Nahid Rana and Rishad faced recently, you can't blame them for being traumatised. Which is probably why Rana has withdrawn from the tour. Among the coaching staff, James [Pamment] and Nathan [Keily], who are our fielding coach and trainer, aren't going. The rest are ready to go there," Fahim said, as quoted from ESPNcricinfo. "There were hesitations among few other players. But later, when they saw others are going, they felt that it might not be difficult to go there and they changed their initial position," he added. According to Fahim, Pakistan provides high security during cricketing tours and said, "I saw during the Champions Trophy how much security is provided in Pakistan. I don't think you can do more than that. The PCB chairman (Mohsin Naqvi) assured us to give the highest security." Bangladesh's tour will feature three T20Is, reduced from the initial five-match affair. The series will kick off on May 28, the second will be played on May 30 and run through to June 1. Listen to the latest songs, only on
Boston Globe
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Nahid Rachlin, novelist who explored the Iranian psyche, dies at 85
Advertisement 'There is a subtle shift in 'Foreigner' that is fascinating to watch,' Anne Tyler, who won the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, wrote in a review for The New York Times in 1979, 'a nearly imperceptible alteration of vision as Feri begins to lose her westernized viewpoint.' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 'What is apparent to Feri at the start -- the misery and backwardness of Iranian life -- becomes less apparent,' Tyler continued. 'Is it that America is stable, orderly, peaceful, while Iran is turbulent and irrational? Or is it that America is merely sterile while Iran is passionate and openhearted?' In a 1990 lecture, Trinidadian writer V.S. Naipaul, who received the Nobel Prize in 2001, noted that 'Foreigner,' 'in its subdued, unpolitical way, foreshadowed the hysteria that was to come' for Iran -- the popular uprisings that forced out the repressive Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, who was backed by the United States, and ushered in a theocratic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Advertisement Ms. Rachlin grew up steeped in those contradictions. In her hometown, Ahvaz, Iran, the local cinema featured American films even as the mosque across the street 'warned against sinful pleasures,' she wrote in a memoir, 'Persian Girls' (2006). Her own home 'was chaotic, filled with a clashing and confusing mixture of traditional Iranian/Muslim customs and values, and Western ones,' she wrote. 'None of us prayed, followed the hijab, or fasted.' But her parents insisted on arranged marriages for their children and reserved higher education for their sons. Ms. Rachlin's second novel, 'Married to a Stranger' (1983), explored post-revolutionary Iran. Reviewing it in the Times, Barbara Thompson said it depicted, 'better than most factual accounts, what was happening in Iran that made the Ayatollah's theocracy possible.' Nahid Bozorgmehri was born June 6, 1939, in Ahvaz, the seventh of 10 children of Mohtaram (Nourowzian) and Manoochehr Bozorgmehri. Her father was a prominent lawyer and judge. Three of her siblings died in childhood. At 6 months, Nahid was given by her mother to her Aunt Maryam, her mother's widowed sister, who longed for a child after years of infertility. But when Nahid was 9 -- the age at which girls in Iran could legally marry -- her father, most likely concerned that her more traditional aunt would follow that custom, retrieved her. (Perhaps he understood the consequences, having married Nahid's mother when she was 9 years old and he was 34.) The separation devastated Nahid. Feeling 'kidnapped,' Ms. Rachlin wrote in a 2002 essay for The New York Times Magazine, she had a strained relationship with her birth mother and would never call her Mother. Advertisement A childhood photo of Ms. Rachlin, then Nahid Bozorgmehri (far left), with her parents and siblings in Iran. VIA RACHLIN FAMILY/NYT Over time, she grew close to her older sister Pari, who fought their father over her pursuit of acting and her resistance to arranged marriage -- battles she lost. Determined to avoid such a fate, Nahid implored her father to send her to America to attend college, like her brothers. She enlisted her brother Parviz to persuade him: She was first in her high school class, and her writing showed promise. Her father adamantly refused. But as political tensions escalated -- both Nahid's outspoken feminist teacher and the bookseller who sometimes slipped her banned literature had disappeared -- her father, who had resigned his judgeship after interference from the government, feared a servant or neighbor might tattle about Nahid's stories and her 'white jacket' books to the Savak, the shah's notorious secret police. When Parviz found her a women's college near St. Louis, where he was studying medicine, their father allowed Nahid to apply, hoping his headstrong daughter would cause less trouble abroad -- though not without stipulating that she return home after graduation to marry. While attending Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo., on a full scholarship, Ms. Rachlin discovered that though she had escaped the 'prison' of her home, as she wrote in her memoir, she felt utterly isolated in America. 'Late at night I turned to my writing, my long-lasting friend,' she wrote. She had quickly developed fluency in English -- though she had taken only hasty lessons in Iran before her departure -- and had begun writing in her adopted tongue about the difficulty of feeling neither Iranian nor American. 'Writing in English,' she said, 'gave me a freedom I didn't feel writing in Farsi.' Advertisement She majored in psychology and, after graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1961, resolved not to return to Iran. She curtly informed her father in a letter; he would not speak to her for 12 years. With only $755, she took a Greyhound bus to New York City, where she picked up odd jobs -- babysitting, waitressing -- and, to maintain her student visa, enrolled at the New School, where she met Howie Rachlin. They married in 1964. Their daughter, Leila, was born in 1965. In addition to her, Ms. Rachlin leaves a grandson. Rachlin died in 2021. After a few years in Cambridge, where Howie Rachlin studied for a doctorate in psychology at Harvard, and then in Stony Brook, N.Y., where he taught, they moved to Stanford, Calif., in the mid-1970s. There, on a Wallace Stegner Fellowship, she worked on 'Foreigner.' Her novel would never find a home in Iran. Censors blocked its publication in Farsi, arguing that Nahid Rachlin's descriptions of dirty streets and hole-in-the-wall hotels suggested a failure of the shah's modernization plans. Her literary agent, Cole Hildebrand, said as far as he knows, none of her books was ever translated into Farsi. In 1981, she received devastating news: Her sister Pari had died after a fall down a flight of stairs. For decades, Ms. Rachlin could not bear to write about the tragedy; she did not turn to the subject until her memoir, in 2006. 'Yes, dearest Pari,' the last line of that work reads, 'it is to bring you back to life that I write this book.' Advertisement Her other works, all of which explore Iranian social and political life, include two short-story collections, 'Veils' (1992) and 'A Way Home' (2018); and three novels, 'The Heart's Desire' (1995), 'Jumping Over Fire' (2006), and 'Mirage' (2024). Her last novel, 'Given Away,' which will be published next year, is the story of an Iranian child bride. It draws from the life of her birth mother, who gave birth to her first child at 14. The mother-daughter connection featured prominently in Ms. Rachlin's work and in her life. She dreamed of living near her Aunt Maryam, whom she always called Mother, but Maryam felt that life in America would be too jarring and preferred to stay in Iran. With her own daughter, however, Ms. Rachlin found the tight mother-daughter bond that had always eluded her. 'Even in our rare disagreements,' Leila Rachlin wrote in an email, 'she would gently reassure me afterward, 'We're still best friends, right?'' This article originally appeared in
Fox Sports
21-04-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Mehidy 5-for helps to trim Zimbabwe lead against Bangladesh in 1st test
Associated Press SYLHET, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh off-spinner Mehidy Hasan claimed a five-for and Zimbabwe's lead was reduced to 25 runs by the end of day two Monday of the first test. Half-centuries by opener Brian Bennett (57) and Sean Williams (59) led Zimbabwe to 273 and a first-innings lead of 82. But that was down to 25 by day's end when Bangladesh reached 57-1 at stumps, with opener Mahmudul Hasan (28) and Mominul Haque (15), who hit 56 in the first innings, in the middle. After bowling out Bangladesh for 191, Zimbabwe resumed on 67 without loss and looked set for a significant innings lead but Mehidy triggered a collapse. Zimbabwe lost its last five wickets for 80 runs. Zimbabwe was initially unsettled by pacer Nahid Rana, who took 3-74. Nahid struck in the day's second over. He banged one in short with searing pace and Ben Curran, unable to evade the extra bounce, fended it to short leg on 18 and 69-1. Mominul Haque dived forward to take an excellent catch. Fellow opener Bennett was comfortable negotiating all kinds of questions the Bangladeshi bowlers threw at him. He brought up his maiden test fifty off just 56 balls by driving Hasan Mahmud's back-of-length delivery past cover point. But Bennett was undone by Nahid's extra bounce and pace, ending a 60-ball knock which included 10 boundaries. Hasan Mahmud in the next over uprooted Nick Welch's stumps with an in-swinger. With Zimbabwe at 88-3, Williams and captain Craig Ervine steadied the innings, hinting at a potential comeback. But Nahid broke a threatening 41-run partnership in the penultimate over before lunch by inducing a faint outside edge from Ervine on 8. The on-field umpire initially gave not out but Bangladesh overturned the decision on review. Williams swept left-arm spinner Taijul Islam to the boundary to raise his fourth test fifty from 87 balls, and shared another little but significant partnership with Wessly Madhevere. Pacer Khaled Ahmed got the better of Madhevere for 24 with a short ball to end the 48-run partnership. Mehidy, who was expensive in the morning session, readjusted his line and length to take Zimbabwe's last five wickets and earn his 11th test five-for. He began with the big wicket of Williams, caught by Mahmudul at long-off after he hit six fours and two sixes in a 108-ball 59. By then Zimbabwe had a two-run lead. With five wickets at hand, Zimbabwe still was favored to take the lead past 100 with Nyasha Mayavo batting resolutely and Richard Ngarava giving him support. But Mehidy dismissed Mayavo on 35 to expose the tail and struck at regular intervals to deny Zimbabwe taking the lead out of Bangladesh's reach. When Bangladesh came to bat in the second innings, fast bowler Blessing Muzurabani dismissed opener Shadman Islam for 4. Then Mahmudul, dropped on 6 and 18, and Mominul survived some testing spells in the late afternoon to reach stumps unscathed. ___ AP cricket: in this topic
Hindustan Times
21-04-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Mehidy 5-for helps to trim Zimbabwe lead against Bangladesh on 1st test
SYLHET, Bangladesh — Bangladesh off-spinner Mehidy Hasan claimed a five-for and Zimbabwe's lead was reduced to 25 runs by the end of day two Monday of the first test. Half-centuries by opener Brian Bennet and Sean Williams led Zimbabwe to 273 and a first-innings lead of 82. But that was down to 25 by day's end when Bangladesh reached 57-1 at stumps, with opener Mahmudul Hasan and Mominul Haque , who hit 56 in the first innings, in the middle. After bowling out Bangladesh for 191, Zimbabwe resumed on 67 without loss and looked set for a significant innings lead but Mehidy triggered a collapse. Zimbabwe lost its last five wickets for 80 runs. Zimbabwe was initially unsettled by pacer Nahid Rana, who finished with 3-74. Nahid struck in the day's second over. He banged one in short with searing pace and Ben Curran, unable to evade the extra bounce, fended it to short leg on 18 and 69-1. Mominul Haque dived forward to take an excellent catch. Fellow opener Brian Bennet was comfortable negotiating all kinds of questions the Bangladeshi bowlers threw to him. He brought up his maiden test fifty off just 56 balls by driving Hasan Mahmud's back-of-length delivery past cover point. But Bennet was undone by Nahid's extra bounce and pace, ending a 60-ball knock which included 10 boundaries. Hasan Mahmud in the next over uprooted Nich Welch's stumps with an in-swinger. With Zimbabwe at 88-3, Williams and captain Craig Ervine steadied the innings, hinting at a potential comeback. But Nahid broke a threatening 41-run partnership in the penultimate over before lunch by inducing a faint outside edge from Ervine on 8. The on-field umpire initially gave not out but Bangladesh overturned the decision on review. Williams swept left-arm spinner Taijul Islam to the boundary to raise his fourth test fifty from 87 balls, and shared another little but significant partnership with Wessley Madhevere. Pacer Khaled Ahmed got the better of Madhevere for 24 with a short ball to end the 48-run partnership. Mehidy, who was expensive in the morning session, readjusted his line and length to take Zimbabwe's last five wickets and earn his 11th five-for. With five wickets at hand, Zimbabwe still was favored to take the lead past 100 with Nyasha Mayavo batting resolutely and Richard Ngarava giving him support. But Mehidy dismissed Mayavo on 35 to expose the tail and struck at regular intervals to deny Zimbabwe taking the lead out of Bangladesh's reach. When Bangladesh came to bat in the second innings, fast bowler Blessing Muzurabani dismissed opener Shadman Islam for 4. Then Mahmudul and Mominul survived some testing spells in the late afternoon to reach stumps unscathed. cricket: /hub/cricket
Associated Press
21-04-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Mehidy 5-for helps to trim Zimbabwe lead against Bangladesh on 1st test
SYLHET, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh off-spinner Mehidy Hasan claimed a five-for and Zimbabwe's lead was reduced to 25 runs by the end of day two Monday of the first test. Half-centuries by opener Brian Bennet (57) and Sean Williams (59) led Zimbabwe to 273 and a first-innings lead of 82. But that was down to 25 by day's end when Bangladesh reached 57-1 at stumps, with opener Mahmudul Hasan (28) and Mominul Haque (15), who hit 56 in the first innings, in the middle. After bowling out Bangladesh for 191, Zimbabwe resumed on 67 without loss and looked set for a significant innings lead but Mehidy triggered a collapse. Zimbabwe lost its last five wickets for 80 runs. Zimbabwe was initially unsettled by pacer Nahid Rana, who finished with 3-74. Nahid struck in the day's second over. He banged one in short with searing pace and Ben Curran, unable to evade the extra bounce, fended it to short leg on 18 and 69-1. Mominul Haque dived forward to take an excellent catch. Fellow opener Brian Bennet was comfortable negotiating all kinds of questions the Bangladeshi bowlers threw to him. He brought up his maiden test fifty off just 56 balls by driving Hasan Mahmud's back-of-length delivery past cover point. But Bennet was undone by Nahid's extra bounce and pace, ending a 60-ball knock which included 10 boundaries. Hasan Mahmud in the next over uprooted Nich Welch's stumps with an in-swinger. With Zimbabwe at 88-3, Williams and captain Craig Ervine steadied the innings, hinting at a potential comeback. But Nahid broke a threatening 41-run partnership in the penultimate over before lunch by inducing a faint outside edge from Ervine on 8. The on-field umpire initially gave not out but Bangladesh overturned the decision on review. Williams swept left-arm spinner Taijul Islam to the boundary to raise his fourth test fifty from 87 balls, and shared another little but significant partnership with Wessley Madhevere. Pacer Khaled Ahmed got the better of Madhevere for 24 with a short ball to end the 48-run partnership. Mehidy, who was expensive in the morning session, readjusted his line and length to take Zimbabwe's last five wickets and earn his 11th five-for. He began with the big wicket of Williams, caught by Mahmudul Hasan at long off after he hit six fours and two sixes in a 108-ball 59. By then Zimbabwe had a two-run lead. With five wickets at hand, Zimbabwe still was favored to take the lead past 100 with Nyasha Mayavo batting resolutely and Richard Ngarava giving him support. But Mehidy dismissed Mayavo on 35 to expose the tail and struck at regular intervals to deny Zimbabwe taking the lead out of Bangladesh's reach. When Bangladesh came to bat in the second innings, fast bowler Blessing Muzurabani dismissed opener Shadman Islam for 4. Then Mahmudul and Mominul survived some testing spells in the late afternoon to reach stumps unscathed. ___ AP cricket:
