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England Under-19 slumped to a heavy defeat at the hands of Bangladesh Under-19 at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur

DUBAI: The Board of the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday recommended to split the role of president with a new chairman's post from 2014, and deferred the nomination of Bangladesh's Mustafa Kamal as vice-president.

The Board of the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday recommended to split the role of president with a new chairman's post from 2014, and deferred the nomination of Bangladesh's Mustafa Kamal as vice-president.

England Under-19s kept their series hopes alive with a 28-run victory in the fifth game of their seven-match series against Bangladesh Under-19s

A 15-year-old cricket fan in Bangladesh has been killed after being hit on the head with a bat by an umpire, according to local police.

Taskin Ahmed and Mosaddek Hossain took four wickets apiece to bowl Bangladesh Under-19s to their third win of the series

Ireland have overlooked wicketkeeper-batsman Niall O’Brien for their tour of Kenya after he opted to play in the inaugural Bangladesh Premier League.

Mosaddek Hossain made 81 to set up Bangladesh Under-19s’ comfortable win over England Under-19s in Chittagong

Somerset pair Peter Trego and Jos Buttler are among a host of county players that are set to play in the inaugural Bangladesh Premier League.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board says chief executive officer Manzur Ahmed has died of a heart attack while asleep in his Dhaka apartment. He was 55. Ahmed’s body was recovered from his room on Monday, the board said, adding Ahmed died overnight. He took over as chief of the BCB in 2010. His funeral prayers were held in a mosque in Dhaka, where several hundred cricket officials and fans gathered.