Several buses were set afire and crude bombs exploded as Bangladesh's main opposition BNP and its right-wing allies enforced a two-day nationwide strike from Monday for the release of their detained leaders and cadres. Capital Dhaka and several other cities witnessed sporadic violence during the anti-government protests but no casualty was reported. ...
08:51 PM, Mar 18, 2013
The ICC on Monday lauded the Bangladesh Cricket Board for imposing a 10-year ban on umpire Nadir Shah, who was caught negotiating money for favourable decisions in an Indian TV sting operation last year. ...
06:53 PM, Mar 18, 2013
Herath grabbed three wickets to put Sri Lanka in command of the second Test against Bangladesh as the tourists ended day three with a meager 52-run second innings lead. ...
06:20 PM, Mar 18, 2013
Jayawardene is yet to fully recover from a fracture to the middle finger of his left hand. ...
01:46 PM, Mar 18, 2013
Bangladesh, in their second innings, closed the day on 158 for 4 with a lead of 52 runs at RPS Colombo. ...
10:01 AM, Mar 18, 2013
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) plans a "long march to Dhaka" on Monday to protest against reported atrocities on religious minorities in Bangladesh and express solidarity with protestors demanding death penalty for those convicted of war crimes. ...
04:30 AM, Mar 18, 2013
Kumar Sangakkara continued his purple patch against Bangladesh and hit an unbeaten 127 to guide Sri Lanka to 294 for six at close on the second day. ...
07:18 PM, Mar 17, 2013
Kumar Sangakkara's unbeaten 127 left Sri Lanka hoping for further resistance with a lead of 54 and four wickets in hand in Colombo. ...
10:03 AM, Mar 17, 2013
Rangana Herath picked up his 15th five-wicket haul and combined with seamer Nuwan Kulasekara to help Sri Lanka dismiss Bangladesh for 240 on the opening day. ...
06:14 PM, Mar 16, 2013
Rangana Herath picked up yet another 5-wicket haul as Bangladesh were bowled out for 240 on day one of the second Test. ...
09:41 AM, Mar 16, 2013
BJP President Rajnath Singh will attend the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) meeting that began in Jaipur on Friday. A resolution will be passed seeking protection of Hindus in Bangladesh and Pakistan after regular reports of temple demolitions and forced conversions. ...
09:24 AM, Mar 16, 2013
The Colombo track will hopefully have more in it for the bowlers after the run feast in first Test. ...
05:49 PM, Mar 15, 2013
Bangladesh police on Thursday arrested a sub-district chairman and local leader of fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami for inciting attacks on Hindus and temples in southeastern Chittagong as minorities appeared to be targets of past two weeks of violence over 1971 war crimes trial. ...
08:57 AM, Mar 15, 2013
Injuries to several players forced the selectors to make four changes; Mohammad Ashraful was one of the players to be recalled. ...
08:59 PM, Mar 13, 2013
Galle serves as a roundabout for the town's traffic and is situated in the midst of hubbub, or whatever precious little of it this idyllic place can muster. ...
11:51 AM, Mar 13, 2013
As many as 154 opposition activists, who were detained during a raid on their headquarters Monday night, were sent to jail Tuesday in connection with two assault cases against them. The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court in Dhaka passed the order sending the activists to jail after they were produced before it, Xinhua reported. ...
11:40 PM, Mar 12, 2013
The draw between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh had eight batsmen reach three figures, which was the first time since 2005 that this had happened in Test history. ...
05:37 PM, Mar 12, 2013
The opening Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh ended in a tame draw on the fifth and final day at the Galle International Stadium on Tuesday. ...
04:46 PM, Mar 12, 2013
Several bombs exploded in Bangladesh's capital and police clashed with protesters on Tuesday as opposition leaders enforced a daylong, nationwide general strike over police intimidation. ...
11:29 AM, Mar 12, 2013
It was a huge run feast for the batsmen of both the teams as the match ends in a draw. ...
09:30 AM, Mar 12, 2013
