China and Russia blocked a proposed UN Security Council statement on Friday that would have expressed concern over the tense situation in Myanmar's Rakhine state, diplomats said. Myanmar's military...
A man blew himself up on Friday at a camp for Bangladesh's elite security forces, wounding two others, in an apparent botched suicide attack. The incident came a day after a series of raids on...
Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim fired fifties as Bangladesh closed in on Sri Lanka's first innings total on day three of the second Test in Colombo Friday. The visitors started the day on 214-5...
Myanmar should close bleak camps where tens of thousands of displaced Rohingya Muslims have been trapped for nearly five years, a commission led by former UN chief Kofi Annan said Thursday. More than...
Dinesh Chandimal struck his eighth Test century as Sri Lanka's tail frustrated Bangladesh's bowlers in the second Test Thursday before being dismissed for 338 at the end of the morning session. The...
Pakistan on Wednesday recalled opener Ahmed Shehzad and Kamran Akmal in separate squads for the four-match Twenty20 and three-match one-day series in the West Indies starting later this month. Both...
Staff at a Bangladeshi company set up by microfinance pioneer Mohammad Yunus are suing the Nobel laureate over millions of dollars in allegedly unpaid dues, their lawyer said Wednesday. They say...
Bangladesh made a strong start to their 100th Test Wednesday as they reduced Sri Lanka to 70-4 at lunch on the opening day of their match in Colombo, with teenage off-spinner Mehedi Hasan taking two...
Bangladesh will play their 100th Test match when they take on Sri Lanka at Colombo´s P. Sara Oval on Wednesday, 17 years after joining international cricket's elite club. Since their first Test...
Bangladesh on Monday called up uncapped left-arm spinner Sanjamul Islam for their 16-man squad for the three-match one-day international series against Sri Lanka. Skipper Mashrafe Mortaza,...
Bangladesh will be looking to overcome their recent dismal form as the perennial minnows try to make their 100th Test appearance an occasion to celebrate against Sri Lanka in Colombo. Test cricket's...
Bangladesh have dropped batsman Mahmudullah Riyad from their squad for the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo, a senior cricket official said on Monday. "Mahmudullah is coming back home before...
Bangladesh's highest court Sunday ordered the demolition of a lakeside building occupied by powerful garment groups, a move welcomed by activists who considered the structure an enduring symbol of...
Sri Lankan spinner Rangana Herath said he is aiming for a career total of 400 Test wickets after leading his side to a 259-run win over Bangladesh in the first Test in Galle Saturday. Herath claimed...
Spinners Dilruwan Perera and Rangana Herath each struck twice as Sri Lanka pushed Bangladesh to the corner in the first Test in Galle on Saturday. The hosts came within five wickets of a crushing...
Upul Tharanga closed in on a half-century as Sri Lanka continued to build on their first innings in the first Test against Bangladesh at Galle on Friday. The hosts, who got a 182-run lead in the...
Sri Lankan bowlers rattled Bangladesh by taking four wickets before lunch to reduce the visitors to 213 for six on day three of the opening Test in Galle on Thursday. Skipper Mushfiqur Rahim was on...
Thousands of Rohingya who took refuge in Bangladesh after fleeing violence in Myanmar have returned home because of a Bangladeshi plan to house them on an uninhabited flood-prone island, community...
The fake drug market, worth over 400 billion euros, is more profitable than the sale of illicit drugs. The World Health Organization Report estimated that each year, over 800,000 people, most of them...
Kusal Mendis was agonisingly denied a maiden double century by a sensational catch on the boundary ropes on Wednesday as Sri Lanka piled on the runs in the first Test against Bangladesh. The hosts...
