Shadman firm but Bangladesh lose two in opening session
Jayden Seales and Jomel Warrican struck in the first session of the Dhaka Test after Bangladesh had opted to bat
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Mushfiqur out with 'contusion injury', expected to be fit for second Test against West Indies
"There wasn't sufficient improvement till this morning" to the injured finger, Bangladesh team physio Bayjedul Islam Khan said
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WI hand Bishop his Test debut; Mushfiqur out with injury as Bangladesh bat
Mushfiqur Rahim picked up a hand injury while training on the eve of the Test and has been replaced in the Bangladesh playing XI by Towhid Hridoy
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Chase: We want newbies to approach Bangladesh conditions with open mind
Chase backs other batters to step up in the absence of Hope, who has been rested
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Bangladesh's chance to bounce back after tough UAE tour
Bangladesh lost both games in the tri-series and failed to win the one-off Test against Afghanistan in the lead-up to this Test series
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No pressure, but an inspiration - Shanto on Bangladesh's WTC chances
Bangladesh are currently fourth in the World Test Championship standings
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Simmons underlines Bangladesh’s WTC27 ambition
Bangladesh head coach Phil Simmons has said the desire to play in the ICC World Test Championship 2025/27 final (WTC) is driving his team ahead of the Test series against West Indies, which begins on 28 October in Mirpur.
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Sammy tells West Indies Test stars to attract better pay with better play
West Indies' players have been given an incentive to finish in the top five of the WTC cycle with wins in Bangladesh
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Simmons brushes aside talk of 'chaos' in Bangladesh camp ahead of WI Tests
He insisted that the team remained focused following the removal of batting coach Mohammad Ashraful
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Ashraful no longer Bangladesh's batting coach
Mohammad Salahuddin set to take over the role on an interim basis, while Ashraful will be reassigned to a new role within the BCB
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BCB flags umpiring errors, questions Afghanistan captain's 11th over in U-19 one-dayers
Bangladesh provided footage of the over to match referee Latifzai and explained how the discrepancies had occurred
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Taskin returns for first Bangladesh vs West Indies Test
Litton Das, who missed the ODI tri-series in the UAE because of an injury, has been brought in, while Towhid Hridoy has retained his place
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Bangladesh offspinner Aliss Al Islam reported for suspect bowling action
Match officials reported debutant Aliss after Bangladesh's ODI tri-series match against Afghanistan
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Bangladesh spinner reported for suspect bowling action
Bangladesh off-spinner Aliss Al Islam has been reported for a suspect bowling action after the ODI tri-series match against Afghanistan in Sharjah on Wednesday, 21 October.
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Towhid Hridoy: 'Our batting unit has been consistently poor abroad'
"The issue is indeed related to mindset. I believe there is room for improvement here," stand-in captain Towhid Hridoy says after Bangladesh are knocked out of the UAE ODI tri-series
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Rahmat, Rashid knock Bangladesh out and send Afghanistan to final
Bangladesh's 160 was never going to be enough, as Afghanistan strolled home to set up a final date with Zimbabwe
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Bangladesh opt to bat in must-win match against Afghanistan
Fingerspinner Aliss Al Islam made his debut for Bangladesh, while Afghanistan made two changes
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Bangladesh and Nepal to host Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup from January 21 to February 6
Chattogram is set to host both semi-finals on February 4 as well as the final on February 6
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