Bangladesh

Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe, end long losing streak

Harare: Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 143 runs Monday for their first Test win in four years and only their fourth victory ever in the five-day format. Bangladesh bowled Zimbabwe out for 257 on the final day of the second Test at Harare Sports Club to draw their series 1-1 and end a run of nine straight series defeats. Ziaur Rahman took 4-63 in Zimbabwe's second innings on debut as the...  

As it happened: Zimbabwe v Bangladesh, 2nd Test

With quick wickets falling at the other end, Hamilton Masakadza waged a lone battle as his side crumbled down to 257 runs in 95.3 overs. Zimbabwe second innings: 257 all-out Over 95.3 Kyle Jarvis is trapped in front of the wicket by Shakib Al Hasan for seven runs. Zimbabwe all out for 257. Bangladesh win by 143 runs and level the series 1-1. End of over No. 87: Century for...  

Bangladesh: PM visits building collapse site

Savar: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday visited suburban Savar to review the rescue works at the site where an eight-storey building collapsed last week killing nearly 400 people, even as rescuers lost hope to find more survivors after a fire broke out in the rubble. Hasina talked to the rescue officials about the progress of the salvage campaign and went to a nearby private facility and a military...  

Bangladesh building collapse: 397 dead, owner arrested

Savar: The death toll in the worst building collapse in the history of Bangladesh on Saturday rose to nearly 400, even as the fugitive owner of the 8-storey structure was arrested dramatically while attempting to flee to India. Sohel Rana was arrested by the country's elite anti-crime Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) from Benapole, one of the 14 land ports with India, just as he was about to cross into West...  

Bangladesh: Fire breaks out in collapsed building where 377 died

Dhaka: Fire broke out on Sunday in a garment factory that collapsed in the Bangladeshi capital, complicating attempts to find any survivors of a disaster that has killed 377 people. Fire service officials said the blaze had been started by sparks from cutting equipment used by rescuers. Police said the owner of the factory, Mohammed Sohel Rana, was arrested on Sunday trying to flee to India, as hopes of finding...  

2nd Test: Bangladesh close in on historic victory

Bangladesh closed in on a maiden test win in Zimbabwe after reducing the hosts to 138 for four wickets in pursuit of 401 as bad light brought an early halt to play on day four of the second and final test at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday. An excellent 93 from Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim helped the tourists to declare their second innings on 291 for nine midway through...  

Bangladesh: Man pulled out 100 hours after building collapse

Savar: In a miraculous rescue, a victim was pulled out from under the mangled pile of metal and concrete, 100 hours after the collapse of an eight-storey building in Bangladesh that has claimed nearly 400 lives. The survivor, Sadik, 22, was rescued from the third floor of the building this afternoon. Rescue workers had found nine more people alive under the rubble of collapsed Rana Plaza, the Daily Star reported....  

Bangladesh: Collapsed building owner arrested on India border

Savar: The owner of an illegally-constructed building that collapsed last week in a deadly heap in a Dhaka suburb was arrested at a border crossing with India on Sunday in a dramatic operation by members of an elite commando force, a government minister said. A fleeing Mohammed Sohel Rana was arrested near the land-crossing in Benapole in western Bangladesh, just as he was about to cross into India's West Bengal...  

Bangladesh: Building collapse toll reaches 362

Savar: Bangladeshi rescuers on Sunday launched the second phase of rescue operations, as they found little evidence of survivors under tonnes of debris of the 8-storey building that collapsed this week, leaving 362 people dead. "I would like to tell you, we are getting little rhythm of life under the debris. Even if some people are alive they are not responding," said Major General Hassan Sarwardy, Commander of the rescue...  

2nd Test: Bangladesh hold the edge as Zimbabwe falter in pursuit of 401

Spinner Shakib Al Hasan and debutant Ziaur Rahman picked up a couple of wickets each as Zimbabwe ended the day on 138 at the loss of four wickets. Over 43.1, Zimbabawe 138 for four, Bad light ends play: Zimbabwe continue to lose wickets in intervals as Malcolm Waller departs for 15. Deutant Ziaur Rahman picks up his second. Shingi Mazakadza came in as night watchman before play was stopped due...  

Bangladesh build lead as they seek to level series

Harare: Bangladesh bowled Zimbabwe out for 282 and built a 272-run lead by stumps on the third day of the second Test on Saturday, pushing for the win that would level the series between cricket's lowest-ranked teams. Seamer Robiul Islam took 5 for 85 and spinner Sohag Gazi had 4-59 to do the damage for the Bangladeshis at Harare Sports Club as Zimbabwe fell well short of Bangladesh's first-innings 391....  

Bangladesh building collapse: Death toll rises to 352

Dhaka: Two factory bosses and two engineers were detained in Bangladesh on Saturday, three days after the collapse of a building where low-cost garments were made for Western brands killed at least 352 people. More were being pulled alive from the rubble at the building, where police said as many as 900 people were still missing in Bangladesh's worst ever industrial accident. The owner of the eight-storey building that fell...  

As it happened: Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Day 3

Live updates from Day 3 of the second Test between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday. Bangladesh second innings: End of over 44, Bangladesh 140 for 4: Shakib Al Hasan scored a solid fifty and at the other end is well supported by Mushfiqur Rahim who is batting in the forties. Bangladesh now lead Zimbabwe by 258 runs. End of over 16, Bangladesh 43 for 3...  

Two arrested as Bangladesh building toll rises to 325

Dhaka: Two factory bosses were arrested in Bangladesh on Saturday, 72 hours after the deadly collapse of a building where low-cost garments were made for Western brands, as the death toll rose to 325 and angry workers protested on the streets of the capital. The owner of the eight-storey building that fell like a pack of cards around more than 3,000 workers was still on the run. Police said two...  

Zim recover towards the end but Bangladesh still on top

Harare: A blazing innings of 45 from Elton Chigumbura rescued Zimbabwe as they closed on 158 for four on day two of the second and final Test against Bangladesh at Harare Sports Club on Friday. Chigumbura, who was the star with the ball in the Bangladesh first innings, put on an unbeaten 61-run stand for the fifth wicket with Malcolm Waller (30 not out) to almost certainly help Zimbabwe avoid...  

Bangladesh building collapse: Death toll exceeds 300

Savar: The death toll in the collapse of an eight-storey commercial building in Savar in Bangladesh on Friday rose to 304, as authorities raced against time to look for survivors under tonnes of debris even as a total of 2,348 people were rescued alive. "Our prime target is to rescue the rest of survivors alive as we are running against time," a military spokesman told an official press briefing near...  

Survivor of Bangladesh building collapse recalls horror

Search operation is still on for hundreds of people after a buidling collapse in Dhaka killed more than 250 people. More than 40 people have been rescued since Thursday from the Rana Plaza building near Dhaka, which housed clothes factories. The collapse has sparked angry protests against poor building safety standards. Some 2,000 people were in the Rana Plaza building in Savar when it collapsed suddenly on Wednesday morning. ...