England knew they could 'blow match apart': Stokes
England captain Ben Stokes praised his side's approach after they pulled off a remarkable five-wicket win over India in the first Test at Headingley on Tuesday.
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Australia face new-look Windies
Cameron Green is the 鈥榣ong-term option鈥� to bat at number three for Australia, Pat Cummins said, after the captain named his team for Wednesday's opening Test against the West Indies in Barbados.
'Not Test class': Pundits tear into India after England chase 371
Former players, including Sunil Gavaskar, tore into India Wednesday, blaming lower-order batting failures, poor bowling and sloppy fielding for the chastening first Test defeat at Headingley.
Duckett and Root star as England beat India in thrilling 1st Test
Ben Duckett's superb 149 laid the foundation for a record-breaking England win as they beat India by five wickets in a dramatic first Test at Headingley on Tuesday.
Failed candidates demand resignation of NTRCA chair
A section of protesters of about 20,000 unsuccessful candidates of the latest non-government teacher鈥檚 registration examinations on Tuesday demanded resignation of the Non-Government Teachers鈥� Registration and Certification Authority chairman...
DMC students continue protest, refuse to vacate hostels
Students of the Dhaka Medical College on Monday continued their protest on campus to press their demand for safe accommodation, defying the DMC authorities鈥� directive to vacate hostels...
Protests staged at secretariat, NBR defying ban
Government employees from different ministries and divisions at the Bangladesh Secretariat on Monday observed a two-hour strike demanding the repeal of the 鈥楪overnment Service (Amendment) Ordinance 2025 that introduced stricter disciplinary measures along with a provision that lists activities considered 鈥榤isconduct鈥�...
Pant piles on agony for England with record-breaking century
Rishabh Pant became the first India batsman to score hundreds in both innings of a Test against England as the tourists strengthened their grip on the series opener at Headingley on Monday.
Rahul and Pant build India lead against England
KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant extended India's lead over England to 159 runs at lunch on the fourth day of the first Test at Headingley on Monday.
Bumrah and Brook shine to leave England-India opener in the balance
Harry Brook fell for 99 on his home ground while the brilliant Jasprit Bumrah took five wickets on Sunday to leave the first Test between England and India at Headingley finely poised.
Top-order woe continues despite middle-order rescue
Bangladesh鈥檚 long-standing issue with their top order continued, despite a spirited fightback from the middle order that enabled the Tigers to secure a draw in the first match of the two-Test series against Sri Lanka on Saturday.
India still on top in first Test despite Brook fifty
Local hero Harry Brook defied India's attack with a quickfire fifty but wickets at the other end kept the tourists on top in the first Test at Headingley on Sunday.
Police foil failed NTRCA jobseekers鈥� demo in Dhaka
The police sprayed water and hurled sound grenades to disperse a section of protesters of about 20,000 unsuccessful candidates of the latest non-government teacher鈥檚 registration examinations in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka Sunday morning...
Pant scores India's third hundred in 1st Test before England hit back
Rishabh Pant became the third India batsman in the innings to make a hundred before England hit back with the ball on Saturday's second day of the series opener at Headingley.
Damp draw at Galle after Shanto鈥檚 record
Sri Lanka held their nerve till the end after Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto hit his second hundred of the match as the first Test between the two countries ended in a damp draw on Saturday, as rain deprived the match of a fitting climax at Galle.
DMC closed amid student protests
Dhaka Medical College on Saturday suspended all academic activities for an indefinite period amid ongoing student protests to press home their five demands.
Gill launches India captaincy reign in style with hundred against England
Shubman Gill marked his first innings as India captain with a sparkling hundred after fellow young gun Yashasvi Jaiswal also scored a fine century against England at Headingley on Friday.
England strike back against India in first Test
England hit back with two wickets just before lunch on the opening day of the first Test after India threatened to make Ben Stokes pay for opting to bowl first at Headingley on Friday.
Govt to act soon on DSCC issue: LGRD adviser
Local Government, Rural Development and cooperatives adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan, said on Thursday that a decision would soon be made about the Dhaka South City Corporation as the protest halting its services entered its 36th day...
Nissanka ton makes Bangladesh toil
Pathum Nissanka delivered a stunning performance, scoring a career-best 187 to spearhead Sri Lanka鈥檚 charge after the hosts bowled Bangladesh out for 495 runs in the first innings of the first Test at the Galle International Stadium in Galle on Thursday.
Symbolic protest against joint statement: Jamaat
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami nayeb-e-amir Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher on Wednesday said that their party had boycotted Tuesday鈥檚 National Consensus Commission dialogue in symbolic protest against the joint statement issued and the press conference held after the London meeting between the interim government chief adviser and the acting chair of the Bangladesh Nationalist party...
Secretariat employees threaten tougher movement
The government employees continued their protest at the Secretariat on Wednesday, demanding the immediate repeal of the recently promulgated government Service (Amendment) Ordinance 2025 that made the process of dismissal of public servants for misconduct less complicated...
South Africans welcome home Test champions the Proteas
Several thousand supporters were at the main airport in Johannesburg on Wednesday to welcome home World Test Championship winners South Africa.
Record stand puts Bangladesh in command in first Sri Lanka Test
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's Mathews hails 'dream run' in final Test against Bangladesh
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.
New WTC cycle beckons Tigers
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.
Mehidy doubtful for first Sri Lanka Test
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.
Thousands of anti-Trump protesters flood United States streets
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...
Marines deploy in LA ahead of mass anti-Trump protests
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...
Protesters attacked on way back from rally
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...