There was a lot of shock and disbelief among the Bangladesh cricket contingent in New Zealand ever since a tragic fire broke out in Dhaka's Chawkbazar area, claiming at least 70 lives, on Wednesday night.

"I don't care what you write about our performance," a Bangladesh cricketer once said to reporters during an informal chat. "But please leave our personal lives and what we do in the dressing room alone."

There was a lot of confusion after an apparent argument between Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim in the dressing room was captured by cameras and projected on the big screen after the wicketkeeper-batsman was dismissed against New Zealand in the third and final ODI, which the Tigers lost by 88 runs.

After being whitewashed in the three-match ODI series, a demoralised Bangladesh team reached Christchurch yesterday, where they will be looking to overcome the disappointment and gear up for the upcoming three-match Test series against New Zealand.

Players from the Bangladesh cricket team sought prayers for the victims of the fire that erupted at Dhaka’s Chawkbazar area, leading to a scores of people being injured and a reported death toll of 70 people.

Soumya Sarkar has been included in the Test squad as Bangladesh sweat on the injuries of Mohammad Mithun and wicket-keeper Mushfiqur Rahim.

Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza must have been disappointed after his side's 3-0 defeat to New Zealand, especially when there were high hopes on this series ahead of the World Cup.

The numbers say it all. Bangladesh's oft-vaunted top five -- albeit with the talismanic Shakib Al Hasan absent through injury -- abjectly

Bangladesh's cricket has reached a standard where one or two heroic individual performances do not count for much if they do not lead to wins for the team. The tour of New Zealand has been a disappointing one so far as the Tigers were whitewashed after playing cricket that was consistently below par.

While Test and T20 skipper Shakib Al Hasan was not part of the squad, missing the New Zealand ODIs due to an injury he sustained during the Bangladesh Premier League finals, the onus was on the other three to play their part and give Tigers a major boost ahead of the upcoming Test series against the Kiwis and also the World Cup in May. However, familiar patterns resurfaced as away batting woes once again led to Tigers’ demise. New Zealand swept the series 3-0 with Bangladesh yet to win a single match in New Zealand soil since they started playing international cricket.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announces the fixture of The Dhaka Premier League (DPL) T20 tournament, which is set to begin from February 25th prior to the 50-over edition of the tournament.

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza said that having lost the first two ODIs by big margins, the team had looked to do something different but in an attempt to do something different, they lost sight of sticking to the basics during the third ODI which his side lost by 88 runs.

Bangladesh are on the receiving end of a shellacking, especially late in New Zealand’s innings, as the hosts stormed to a total of 330 for six in the third ODI at the University Oval in Dunedin.

Sabbir Rahman's 102 ensured that Bangladesh reduced the margin of defeat but New Zealand were still able to sweep the series following a 88-run victory in the third ODI at Dunedin.

Ross Taylor, the New Zealand batsman, is just 51 runs away from becoming the all-time leading run-scorer in one-day internationals for his country.

Perhaps a leg-spinner is the last piece of the puzzle that could provide more balance to the Bangladesh squad. In that regard,

When was the last time Bangladesh pacer Shafiul Islam played an ODI away from home? It would be quite hard to recall, so patchy has been the nature of his appearances since making his ODI debut back in 2010.

With Bangladesh already having lost the three-match ODI series against the Kiwis with a game in hand, the focus for the Tigers will now be to recover some confidence for their first ever three-match Test series in the tough conditions of New Zealand.

Bangladesh players Mushfiqur Rahim and Mohammad Mithun, who had both been suffering from injuries got their scan reports today and it was learned that Mushfiqur Rahim had suffered a broken rib.

The Dhaka Premier League (DPL) T20 tournament, which is set to begin from February 25th prior to the 50-over edition of the tournament, has been granted List A status.