England's leading Test century-maker Alastair Cook has assured England he will travel to Bangladesh and lead the team on the Test leg of the tour.

South Asian Games gold medallist Shakil Ahmed grabs his first gold medal in domestic circuit.

Thousands of people in Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar, Tejgaon Industrial area and Tejturi Bazar are facing acute power outage for at least seven hours.

High Commissioner of India Harsh Vardhan Shringla issues the first five-year Multiple Entry Tourist Visa to Md Nurul Hoque Akhanda aged 68 years, resident of Gazipur.

A domestic flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines is delayed to take-off for over an hour as the co-pilot of the flight arrives late at Dhaka airport, thanks to huge traffic congestion in the capital.

The West Bengal Legislative Assembly passes a resolution to change the name of the State to ‘Bengal’ in English, ‘Bangal’ in Hindi and ‘Bangla’ in Bengali.

Former England batsman Mal Loye expects the current team's tour of Bangladesh to go ahead despite security concerns even though he quit a coaching position in the country because of terrorism fears.

Captain Mamunul Islam will miss Bangladesh's international friendly against Maldives on September 1 due to a left thigh muscle injury.

Turing Dewan impresses in the junior section of the 28th National Shooting Championships when she clinches the 10m air pistol event in some style at the National Shooting Complex in Gulshan.

The Professional Football League Committee of Bangladesh Football Federation once again bow down to clubs' pressure to defer the resumption of the Bangladesh Premier League by nearly two weeks.

A Habiganj court fixes September 1 for the charge framing in the sensational case of killing four school going children in Bahubal of the district.

India did not do the right thing by opening the Farakka barrage, Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu says reflecting on the flood situation it has caused in Bangladesh.

A student of Rajshahi University is arrested for making “derogatory” remarks on Facebook about Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Newcomer Mayeda Momtahina of Army Shooting Association stunned her senior counterparts in the Beximco 28th National Shooting Championship after grabbing the gold medal in the women's 10metre air rifle event at the National Shooting Complex in Gulshan yesterday.

German coach Oliver Kurtz was scheduled to arrive here last night and meet an interview board as he bids to take charge of the national hockey team ahead of Bangladesh's engagement in the AHF Cup, scheduled to begin on Nov 19 in Hong Kong.

England's new-ball Test duo of James Anderson and Stuart Broad will both miss the final few weeks of the domestic season through injury.

The Bangladesh Under-16 girls team decimate group favourites Iran 3-0 in their Group C Qualifiers of the AFC U-16 Women's Championship.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director Akram Khan says that there is a possibility for another team to tour Bangladesh before England arrive here on September 30.

Chinese Taipei thrash Kyrgyzstan 7-1 in the opening match of Group C Qualifiers of AFC U-16 Women's Championship at Bangabandhu National Stadium.

Andrew Strauss, the director of England cricket, urges supporters intending to follow the team in Bangladesh this autumn to make their own assessment of the situation in the country based on advice from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.