
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

The BJP on Monday said exchange of land in enclaves with Bangladesh would lead to a "national loss" and asked the Manmohan Singh government to clarify that what it would do to "compensate" it. ...

03:42 AM, Mar 12, 2013

Three to four crude bombs were hurled at the office of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in Naya Paltan, where a meeting of the party was going on. However, no one was injured. ...

08:46 PM, Mar 11, 2013

Rahim became the first Bangladesh player to score a double century in Tests as they took 68-run lead which was later erased by SL, reaching 116 for 1 at stumps on Day 2. ...

06:49 PM, Mar 11, 2013

Riding on a fifty from Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sri Lanka finished day four on 116 for 1 leading Bangladesh by 48 runs in the second innings. ...

09:32 AM, Mar 11, 2013

Protests in Dhaka pressing for a ban on the Jamaat-e-Islaami continued after its vice president was sentenced to death for 1971 war crimes by a tribunal. The JI has scaled up its agitation and a policeman was killed in clashes with its activists on Sunday. ...

10:00 PM, Mar 10, 2013

A record breaking 261-run stand between Ashraful and Rahim helped Bangladesh post a commanding 438 for 4 at stumps on day three. ...

05:47 PM, Mar 10, 2013

Left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak has been asked to join the Bangladesh Test squad in Galle, Sri Lanka, where the two teams are currently playing the first Test. ...

01:17 PM, Mar 10, 2013

Bangladesh's main opposition BNP and its ally Jamaat-E-Islami have once again called for nationwide bandh and protest on Sunday, demanding death penalty for those found guilty of war crimes in 1971. However, normalcy prevailed in Dhaka barring few pockets. ...

12:40 PM, Mar 10, 2013

A record breaking 261-run stand between Ashraful and Rahim helped Bangladesh post a commanding 438 for 4 at stumps on day three. ...

09:20 AM, Mar 10, 2013

Ashraful scored 65 not out as the tourists reached 135 for 2 against Sri Lanka at Galle International Stadium by stumps. ...

06:19 PM, Mar 09, 2013