Soumya Sarkar

Soumya Sarkar and 17-year-old offspinner Nayeem Hasan were the other inclusions in the Bangladesh Test squad that was trimmed to 13 players

Neil McKenzie has called for more consistency among Bangladesh's batsmen after impressive hundreds from Imrul Kayes and Soumya Sarkar

This is the second time in succession that he has been added to the ODI squad midway through a series

Bangladesh head coach is closely following their performance in domestic competition, and will be present when they face the Zimbabweans in a tour match on Friday

The captain made it clear he wasn't consulted before the BCB flew in two batting reinforcements in Imrul Kayes and Soumya Sarkar

Their inclusion means Bangladesh now have 11 frontline batsmen at their disposal for the rest of the Asia Cup

Bangladesh's senior batsmen scored most of the runs on the recent tour of the West Indies and the USA. The younger lot failed in comparison and it proved to be a major problem

Chief selector Minhajul Abedin says the panel were undecided about picking Soumya, but deferred to the team management's insistence on getting the batsman

In the thrilling relegation play-off match which had all the emotion of a contest for survival, Brothers Union hit a six off the final ball to beat Agrani Bank in Savar

Dasun Shanaka and Thisara Perera ransacked Bangladesh's bowlers, after a fifty from opener Kusal Mendis, to help Sri Lanka chase down 194 - their highest in T20Is

Mashrafe Mortaza, Sunzamul Islam and Saqlain Sajib combined to deliver a thumping win for Abahani Limited

Chandika Hathurusingha had a lot of belief in Soumya Sarkar's ability, even when he went through prolonged lean patches. Dropped from the Bangladesh squad soon after the coach's exit, the batsman will have to prove himself all over again to stage a comeba

Soumya Sarkar said one of the senior batsmen should have held anchor at the crease in the last 10 overs to boost Bangladesh's chances of their first win on the tour

The Bangladesh captain wants everyone to put less pressure on Imrul Kayes, Sabbir Rahman and Soumya Sarkar, who had a tough time against Australia earlier this month

They could have pulled off a 2-0 victory over Australia, but collapsed to 97 for 6 on the fourth day in Chittagong and had to settle for a 1-1 draw

Having struggled against Moeen Ali, R Ashwin and Dilruwan Perera over the past 12 months, Bangladesh's array of left-hand batsmen were undone by another orthodox offspinner on the first day of the Chittagong Test

If more trust is placed on the youth, the transition from dependency on the Shakibs and Tamims to the Mominuls, Soumyas and Sabbirs will be much smoother

Mustafizur, Mosaddek, Mehidy, Nazmul - where did they all come from?

Mustafizur Rahman sliced through Ireland's middle order to pick up four wickets and set up Bangladesh's eight-wicket win