Bangladesh have added an extra batter to their ODI side for the three-match series against West Indies starting on Saturday. Batters Soumya Sarkar and Mahidul Islam Ankon have been included, replacing Mohammad Naim, also a top-order batter, and fast bowler Nahid Rana.

Bangladesh have announced their squad for the upcoming ODI series against the West Indies at home. They recently lost to Afghanistan 0-3 in the ODI series played in Abu Dhabi and will be looking to make amends big time against the Caribbean side.

By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) -Toxic gas and a locked door that barred access to a roof were responsible for most of the deaths in a devastating fire in a Bangladesh garment factory and an adjoining chemical warehouse,

Bangladeshi prosecution lawyers demanded on Thursday that fugitive ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina receive the death penalty in her trial for crimes against humanity.Hasina has defied court

Dhaka: Bangladesh's Chittagong University on Thursday suspended the student union election results of two halls following allegations of voting irregularities and post-election unrest,

The former prime minister is being tried in absentia alongside two former senior officials. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The fire broke out on the third floor of a four-story factory in the South Asian nation’s capital, Dhaka, before spreading to a adjacent chemical warehouse.

Globally, and in Bangladesh, the struggle for women to secure seats in parliament has only become tougher. The 1995 World Conference on Women in Beijing, convened by the United Nations with more than 17,000 participants, set a goal of 30 percent ...