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New FTP eases Bangladesh concerns

Jul 8, 2014: Bangladesh are likely to play 64 Test matches in the period between October this year and December 2022, according to the latest version of the 2015-2023 FTP

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Shakib Al Hasan suspended for six months by BCB

Jul 7, 2014: Shakib Al Hasan has been suspended by the BCB from all cricket for six months and will not be granted an NOC to play in overseas competitions until the end of 2015

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'I never said I would quit' - Shakib

Jul 6, 2014: Shakib Al Hasan has denied making any threat to retire from Tests and ODIs to Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha, but he apologised to the coach for a spat regarding his return from the CPL

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BCB chief slams 'bad example' Shakib

Jul 5, 2014: BCB president Nazmul Hasan has criticised Shakib Al Hasan for setting a bad example, a day after it was revealed the allrounder had threatened to quit Tests and ODIs

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Shakib threatens to quit international cricket

Jul 5, 2014: BCB president Nazmul Hasan has said that he has received a message from coach Chandika Hathurusingha that Shakib Al Hasan has threatened to quit playing Tests and ODIs for Bangladesh

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Shakib asked to join Bangladesh camp

Jul 3, 2014: The Bangladesh Cricket Board has asked Shakib Al Hasan to join the preliminary squad, which began its training camp on July 1

ICC news

'Cricket's value will be diluted at Olympics' - Kamal

Jun 30, 2014: Echoing the sentiments of the BCCI and the ECB, new ICC president Mustafa Kamal has said cricket's value will be "diluted" if it goes to the Olympics

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Jubair in Bangladesh preliminary squad for WI tour

Jun 28, 2014: Legspinner Jubair Hossain has been included in Bangladesh's preliminary squad for the tour of the West Indies, the biggest surprise among the 25 players named

Corruption in the BPL

Lokuarachchi to appeal 18-month ban

Jun 21, 2014: Sri Lanka's slow-bowling allrounder Kaushal Lokuarachchi has said that he will appeal the severity of the 18-month ban handed down by the BPL anti-corruption tribunal on Wednesday

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Shakib attends BCB hearing over alleged altercation

Jun 21, 2014: Shakib Al Hasan has attended a BCB hearing over an alleged altercation between him and a spectator during the first ODI against India in Mirpur last Sunday

Bangladesh v India, 3rd ODI, Mirpur

Tamim's record kept him in team, says Mushfiqur

Jun 19, 2014: Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim has said that he and the team management took into account Tamim Iqbal's standing in the team when they decided to continue with him in the third ODI

Bangladesh v India, 3rd ODI, Mirpur

Washout after India collapse

Jun 19, 2014: The Mirpur track continued to play havoc in the mind of the batsmen, but it was rain that had the final say in the series, forcing play to be abandoned in the third ODI with India stuttering at 119 for 9 after a start-stop innings

Bangladesh v India, 3rd ODI, Mirpur

Streak backs Bangladesh's 'ability' to turn around fortunes

Jun 18, 2014: Heath Streak, Bangladesh's bowling coach, when asked what change he wanted to see from his batsmen said: "It's just about backing their ability and playing according to the conditions"

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No regrets about confessing - Ashraful

Jun 18, 2014: Mohammad Ashraful has said he wanted a clean break from his involvement in fixing, which was why he confessed his wrongdoings to the ACSU in 2013

Bangladesh v India, 3rd ODI, Mirpur

Bangladesh in dire need of spirit-lifting win

Jun 18, 2014: India have won the series; if Bangladesh win on Thursday it will only be a consolation victory, but this is one consolation that is much needed for both the team and its fans

Corruption in cricket

Ashraful banned for eight years

Jun 18, 2014: Mohammad Ashraful has been banned for eight years by the anti-corruption tribunal for his involvement in fixing in the 2013 season of the BPL

Bangladesh v India, 2nd ODI, Mirpur

Mominul - dropped or sacrificed?

Jun 18, 2014: Mominul Haque's exclusion from the second ODI seemed to suggest he had paid the price for the poor form of some of his senior team-mates

Bangladesh v India, 2nd ODI, Mirpur

Batsmen show no stomach for fight

Jun 17, 2014: The conditions were difficult for batting in Mirpur, but both India and Bangladesh batted as though they were playing on a flat pitch

Bangladesh v India, 2nd ODI, Mirpur

Worst collapses, and more wickets than runs conceded

Jun 17, 2014: Stats highlights from a wicket-fest in Mirpur

Bangladesh v India, 2nd ODI, Mirpur

Mushfiqur apologises for 'shameful' defeat

Jun 17, 2014: Mushfiqur Rahim has apologised to Bangladesh fans for his team's "shameful" 47-run defeat in the second ODI against India