Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim both scored centuries, forming a record-breaking partnership of 247 runs as Bangladesh took control on the opening day of the first Test against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka are set to begin a two-Test series against Bangladesh in Galle on Tuesday that will mark the end of Angelo Mathews's 鈥榙ream run鈥� in the game's longest format, as the cricket season resumed following South Africa's World Test Championship triumph at Lord's.
As South Africa are celebrating their first ICC title in 27 years after winning the World Test Championship final against Australia at Lord鈥檚 on Saturday, Bangladesh are preparing for the new cycle to start.
Bangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz鈥檚 participation in the first of the two-Test series against Sri Lanka was in doubt after he missed the team鈥檚 training session due to fever at Galle on Sunday.
A giant orange balloon depicting Donald Trump in a diaper towered over one 鈥楴o Kings鈥� protest Saturday, as hundreds of thousands thronged streets across the United States to decry the president鈥檚 policies...
Armed Marines arrived on the streets of Los Angeles Friday, part of a large deployment of troops ordered by Donald Trump that has raised the stakes between the US president and opponents criticising him of growing authoritarianism...
Three rights and student activists who addressed a rally in Kawkhali upazila town in Rangamati demanding justice for Kalpana Chakma were attacked allegedly by a group of unidentified Bengali people at Betchari under the upazila Thursday afternoon...
Bangladesh national team captain Najmul Hossain Shanto on Thursday expressed his desire to have a higher finish in the new World Test Championship cycle despite admitting the fact that they have not been playing good cricket in recent times.
The screening of newly released film titled 鈥楾aandob鈥� halted on Tuesday afternoon at Auliabad in Tangail鈥檚 Kalihati due to security concerns amid protests allegedly by a local Islamist group...
Los Angeles police began arresting people in the city鈥檚 downtown late Tuesday, as groups gathered in violation of an overnight curfew after a fifth day of protests against Donald Trump鈥檚 immigration crackdown...
Left political parties will hold Dhaka-Chattogram road march in June 27鈥� 28 in protest at the interim government鈥檚 move to lease out the management of the New Mooring Container Terminal of Chittagong Port to foreign operator...
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma admitted all-rounder Wiaan Mulder lacks experience at the top of the batting order after picking him to bat at number three against Australia in the World Test Championship final at Lord's.
Marnus Labuschagne will open for Australia in the World Test Championship final against South Africa, captain Pat Cummins announced Tuesday.
Reigning champions Australia face South Africa in the World Test Championship final at Lord's, starting on Wednesday. Below AFP Sport looks at three key contests that could determine the course of the showpiece game:
Reigning champions Australia face South Africa in the World Test Championship final at Lord's starting Wednesday amid a chorus of criticism over the competition's format.
Nazmul Hossain Shanto retained the Test captaincy for another year, while pacer Ebadot Hossain returned to the national fold after almost two years, as the Bangladesh Cricket Board announced a 16-member squad for the forthcoming two-match Test series against Sri Lanka on Wednesday.
THE budget for the 2026 financial year that the finance adviser to the interim government has proposed appears rhetorical, with largely no direction on how to achieve the goals that the budget puts forth. The interim government, which assumed office in August 2024 against the backdrop of a student led mass uprising that had sprung from protests against...
Toffee App, Banglalink's digital entertainment platform, will broadcast the ICC World Test Championship 2025-2027, Banglalink said in a press release on Tuesday.
Government officials staged demonstrations for the 11th consecutive day at the Secretariat on Tuesday, demanding the repeal of the Government Service (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025...
Left student organisations on Sunday condemned recent attacks on and threats to left student leaders and activists during demonstrations in Rajshahi and Chattogram rejecting the Supreme Court鈥檚 May 27 verdict acquitting Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam of 1971 war crimes charges...
The government employees at the secretariat continued their protests on Sunday, demanding the cancellation of newly promulgated Government Service (Amendment) Ordinance 2025 that allows dismissal of public servants for misconduct in an easier way...
Protests rejecting the Supreme Court鈥檚 May 27 verdict acquitting Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam of 1971 war crimes charges and against the recent attacks on left student leaders and activists in Rajshahi and Chattogram continued in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country for the fifth day on Saturday...
National University held its honours admission test on Saturday in all the educational institutions under it across the country...
Protests erupted in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country condemning acquittal of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader and former alleged Al-Badr commander ATM Azharul Islam who was charged with war crimes...
Several left-leaning student organisations, including Bangladesh Students鈥� Union, on Tuesday staged a protest rally protesting at the acquittal of Bangladeshi Jamaat-e-Islami leader and former alleged Al-Badr commander ATM Azharul Islam who was charged with war crimes...
Officers from 25 cadres outside the administration cadre of the Bangladesh Civil Service on Tuesday began a two-day pen-down protest against the dominance of the administration cadre as well as the suspension of and departmental actions against 12 officers from these cadres...
The government employees, who have been demanding the withdrawal of the new 鈥楪overnment Service (Amendment) Ordinance 2025鈥� that introduced a provision for removing government employees from jobs on disciplinary ground in an easier way, suspended their protest at the secretariat for Tuesday...
THE ongoing spate of protests by officials and employees, along with the resulting disruption in services and administrative activities across various government offices, is a cause for concern. These protests highlight fundamental issues with the government鈥檚 approach to implementing reforms and amending existing laws. On May 25, government officials and political...
The committee formed to probe the murder of Dhaka University student Shahriar Alam Shammo on the campus submitted its report to vice-chancellor Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan on Monday...
The government on Sunday promulgated the 鈥楪overnment Service (amendment) Ordinance 2025鈥� in a gazette, introducing stricter disciplinary measures for government employees.