Syed Rasel

Bangladesh A worked themselves into a position of comfort thanks to fighting knocks from Nazimuddin and Faisal Hossain who capitalised on the continued excellence from Syed Rasel and Suhrawadi Shuvo that earned them both five-wicket hauls

On a day when individual performances from both sides stood out, West Indies A finished with 230 for 7 as honours were shared on the first day of the second unofficial Test in Savar

Abdur Razzak, Naeem Islam and Syed Rasel will join the Bangladesh team for the three-match ODI series which begins on July 26.

Left-arm medium-pacer Sajidul Islam has been called up to Bangladesh's Test squad in South Africa as a last-minute replacement for Syed Rasel

Allrounder Naeem Islam and medium-pacer Mahbubul Alam have been included in Bangladesh's 13-man squad for the home Tests against New Zealand

Jacob Oram saved the day for New Zealand with a match-winning all-round performance

Mohammad Ashraful, the Bangladesh captain, has highlighted the paucity of quality bowlers emerging in the country

Syed Rasel, the Bangladesh left-arm medium-pacer, is expected to be sidelined for two months after suffering an injury last week

Shakib Al Hasan and Syed Rasel have been included in Bangladesh's preliminary squad of 21 for the four-nation Twenty20 tournament in Toronto in August and the following tour of Australia

Syed Rasel, the left-arm medium-pacer, has been included in Bangladesh's 15-man squad to tour Pakistan in April

Bangladesh have omitted the wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim from the 14-member squad for the three-match series against South Africa

Bangladesh have trimmed their original 17-man squad for the two-Test series against South Africa to 14

A century from Hashim Amla and Mark Boucher's unbeaten 64 boosted the South Africans to 329 for 8 on the first day of their warm-up match against BCB XI

Mohammad Ashraful will lead Bangladesh's 17-man squad in the upcoming series against South Africa

Sajidul, who made his first-class debut in 2005, has taken 73 wickets at 25.61 a piece. In this season he has picked up 36 wickets at 19.63 from eight games

After the second round of matches, Rajshahi maintained their 100% record in both forms of the Bangladesh National Cricket League

The National Cricket League, Bangladesh's premier domestic competition, got underway with the defending champions in the four-day event, Dhaka, holding onto a draw against Khulna at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur

Statistical highlights of the Group A match between Bangladesh and West Indies

Only 29 overs were possible on a rain-marred first day's play at Kandy's Asgiriya International Stadium but enough for Sri Lanka to continue their domination over Bangladesh