Bangladesh Test captain said his troops are ‘ready for the challenge’ and Shakib Al Hasan also hoped for a bigger pool of players in near future in the pre-match press conference on Wednesday ahead of the Antigua Test, scheduled to get underway on Thursday from 8 pm [BST].

Top order batter Anamul Haque Bijoy has been added to the Bangladesh Test side for the West Indies tour, informed the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) through a press release today.

Shakib Al Hasan has backed fellow star teammate Mustafizur Rahman’s decision to prefer playing limited-over cricket in a pre-match press-conference today ahead of the Antigua Test, starting on Thursday [8:00 pm BST].

Four years ago, Cristiano Ronaldo produced an emphatic performance as the forward bagged his maiden World Cup hattrick to help Portugal draw 3-3 against Spain in their Group B encounter of the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Sochi. 

Pakistan now boast the two highest-rated ODI batters in the world for the first time after in-form opener Imam-ul-Haq went past India veteran Virat Kohli, to join team-mate Babar Azam at the top of the ICC MRF Tyres Men's One Day Batter rankings.

Marnus Labuschagne's reign as the highest-ranked Test batter in the world is over as England right-hander Joe Root claimed top spot on the latest ICC MRF Tyres Men's Test Batter rankings.

Australia seamer Josh Hazlewood has continued his recent rise as a dominant white-ball bowler by claiming the No.1 ranking on the latest ICC MRF Tyres Men's T20I Bowler rankings.

Around 52 percent votes were cast in Cumilla City Corporation election, Returning Officer Shahedunnabi Chowdhury said this afternoon.

The national cricket team's selectors are not considering any replacement for injured batter Yasir Ali, who has been ruled out of the upcoming two-match Test series against the West Indies after suffering a back injury in the warm-up game.

Voting at a polling station has been suspended for one hour after supporters of two female member candidates – from reserved seats – clashed outside the centre in Banshkhali's Saral union.

The line-up for the 2022 World Cup was completed when  Costa Rica became the last team to qualify with a 1-0 win over New Zealand in their intercontinental playoff on June 14.

Former national handball player Shahjahan Hamid, popularly known as Boby Hamid, died of brain cancer this morning at the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka. He was 56.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today pressed charges against Tahurul Islam, senior supervisor of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd, in a case filed over amassing wealth worth Tk 1.64 crore and concealing wealth statement of Tk 53.35 lakh.

Physical work of Bangladesh’s first underground metro rail will start within September this year.

Cumilla-6 Awami League lawmaker AKM Bahauddin Bahar today said that the letter (asking him to leave the election area) Election Commission gave to him was “out of its jurisdiction”. 

Some voters of ward no. 19 under Cumilla City Corporation alleged that the EVMs used for voting at the polling stations have been displaying only “Boat”, the electoral symbol of Awami League.

At least two people including a community chief died due to diarrhoea in Remakri, a remote area of Thanchi, Bandarban.

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has decided to increase the honorarium of the referees conducting matches of the Bangladesh Premier League and the Bangladesh Championship League by up to 45 per cent.

The High Court today (June 14, 2022) issued a rule asking the government to explain why it should not be directed to formulate a regulation for constructing Shaheed Minars at home and abroad in line with the structure of Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka.

The government is going to erect a centenary monument at the Mall Chattar on Dhaka University campus at the cost of around Tk 21 crore.