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Cotton rally squeezes Asian garment makers, threatens Covid recovery

MUMBAI/DHAKA: A near doubling in benchmark cotton futures to 11-year highs, hard on the heels of a spike in freight and fuel prices, is clobbering Asian apparel makers while their global retail customers are reluctant to soak up the extra costs.

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India, Bangladesh flag off new passenger train service, Mitali Express

The new train is in addition to two existing passenger train services -- Kolkata-Dhaka-Kolkata Maitree Express and Kolkata-Khulna-Kolkata Bandhan Express

The Hindu

Mominul quits as Bangladesh Test captain

Dhaka (AFP) - Bangladesh Test captain Mominul Haque said he was stepping down from his position Tuesday to focus on his batting, after a poor run of form so far this year.

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Asitha rips through Bangladesh as Sri Lanka win Test series

Dhaka (AFP) - Asitha Fernando finished with a career-best 6-51 as Sri Lanka thrashed hosts Bangladesh by 10 wickets in the second Test on Friday to win the series 1-0.

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Shakib, Liton keep up fight for Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test

Dhaka (AFP) - Liton Das and Shakib Al Hasan put up an unbroken 96-run stand to give Bangladesh a faint hope of drawing the second Test against Sri Lanka in Dhaka on Friday.

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Bangladesh top order stumbles after Mathews, Chandimal hit tons

Dhaka (AFP) - Sri Lankan seamers cut through the Bangladesh top order in the second innings after centuries from Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal gave the visitors a commanding lead in the second Test in Dhaka on Thursday.

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Bangladesh top order stumbles after Mathews, Chanidmal hit tons

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Shakib takes five wickets as Bangladesh bowl out Sri Lanka for 506

Dhaka (AFP) - Shakib Al Hasan and Ebadot Hossain claimed nine wickets between them to bowl out Sri Lanka for a formidable 506 runs at the second Test in Dhaka on Thursday.

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Mathews, Chandimal each hit tons to extend Sri Lanka lead

Dhaka (AFP) - Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal each struck hundreds to guide Sri Lanka towards a sizeable first-innings lead in the second Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Thursday.

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Mathews, Chandimal give Sri Lanka lead over Bangladesh

Dhaka (AFP) - Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal shared 103 in an unbroken sixth-wicket stand to give Sri Lanka a narrow first-innings lead in the second Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Thursday.

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UNHCR chief agrees to boost support for Rohingya on flood-prone island

Dhaka (AFP) - On his first trip to a remote and flood-prone island where Bangladesh has been relocating Rohingya, the UN Refugee Agency chief agreed to boost support for the shift, despite concerns people were moved there against their will.

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Mathews, de Sliva guide Sri Lanka to 210-4 in Bangladesh Test

Dhaka (AFP) - Bangladesh made early inroads on the third day of the second Test in Dhaka on Wednesday but Sri Lanka recovered to reach lunch at 210-4, still trailing by 155.

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Sri Lanka openers Karunaratne, Oshada lead Bangladesh Test fightback

Dhaka (AFP) - Openers Dimuth Karunaratne and Oshada Fernando each hit a fifty as Sri Lanka gave Bangladesh a fitting reply in the second Test in Dhaka on Tuesday.

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Sri Lanka 84-0 in reply after Rajitha torments Bangladesh

Dhaka (AFP) - Pace bowler Kasun Rajitha claimed his maiden five-wicket haul as Sri Lanka skittled Bangladesh for 365 on the second day of the second Test on Tuesday.

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Rajitha takes 5-64 as Sri Lanka fight back in Bangladesh Test

Dhaka (AFP) - Pace bowler Kasun Rajitha claimed his maiden five-wicket haul as Sri Lanka hit back to skittle out Bangladesh for 365 in the second Test on Tuesday.

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Rajitha takes five as Sri Lanka fight back in Bangladesh Test

Dhaka (AFP) - Pace bowler Kasun Rajitha claimed his maiden five-wicket haul as Sri Lanka hit back to rattle Bangladesh, despite Mushfiqur Rahim's unbeaten 171, in the second Test on Tuesday.

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Liton, Mushfiqur slam centuries to put pressure back on Sri Lanka

Dhaka (AFP) - Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das hit centuries and shared a record stand to turn the tide for Bangladesh in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Dhaka on Monday after a disastrous start.

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Liton, Mushfiqur hit fifties to inspire Bangladesh recovery

Dhaka (AFP) - Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das hit unbeaten fifties to help Bangladesh recover from a top-order collapse in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Dhaka on Monday.

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Sri Lanka's Rajitha, Fernando rip out Bangladesh top order

Dhaka (AFP) - Sri Lanka's pace bowlers Kasun Rajitha and Asitha Fernando shared five wickets as Bangladesh were reduced to 24-5 in the first hour, having chosen to bat in the second Test in Dhaka on Monday.

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Bangladesh's Mushfiqur to skip West Indies tour for Hajj pilgrimage

Dhaka (AFP) - Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim will skip next month's West Indies tour to perform Hajj, while pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman has been recalled for the Test series.

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Bangladesh must defy injuries to win decisive Sri Lanka Test

Dhaka (AFP) - Hosts Bangladesh hope that team spirit will propel them to victory in the series-deciding second Test against Sri Lanka from Monday with their four frontline bowlers all out injured.

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Explained | Will the Northeast benefit from Bangladesh offer of services at Chittagong Port?

What does the Bangladesh PM’s offer mean? Is there any action on the ground?

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Bangladeshi children leaving school to work due to climate crisis

As families migrate after climate-related disasters, UNICEF says 1.7 million of country’s children are now labourers.

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Agartala-Kolkata bus service via Dhaka set to resume after two-year hiatus

The service will be available for six days in a week, except on Fridays, and the fare has been fixed at Rs 2,300 per passenger, said TRTC MD Rajesh Kumar Das

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India-Bangladesh cultural ties must deepen, says ex-Indian envoy to Dhaka

The two countries are now working on a joint production of a bio-pic on Sheikh Mujibbur Rehman, the founder of Bangladesh

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