Manzarul Islam

Seven years back, 22-year-old Manzarul Islam was heading towards a roadside shop on a motorbike to try some Chui Jhal. Fate, though, had a cruel plan in store

Mohammad Ashraful will continue as Bangladesh's captain till the conclusion of the team's West Indies tour in July-Augus

Manjural Islam, who played six Tests and 25 Odis for Bangladesh between 2003-04 and 2005-06, has been killed in a road accident

England A ended an otherwise encouraging tour of Bangladesh on a sour note, losing the third one-dayer by five wickets

In a dramatic turnaround Bangladesh snaffled ten wickets for just 86 runs as Zimbabwe slipped to 189 all out at Dhaka to lose the fourth one-day international by 58 runs

The left-arm spinner Manjural Islam Rana bowled a dream spell, finishing with a career-best 4 for 34, as Bangladesh kept their five-match one-day series alive with a win in the third game at Chittagong

Habibul Bashar, the Bangladesh captain, sustained an injury to his right thumb and was ruled out of action for at least ten days

The Bangladeshis began their tour of the West Indies with a morale-boosting three-wicket win against the West Indies Cricket Board XI

Enamul Haque Junior, the young left-arm spinner, and the allrounder Manjural Islam Rana have been awarded 'rookie contracts' by the Bangladesh Cricket Board

A captain's innings from Heath Streak - and the nervousness which comes with not being used to winning from Bangladesh - enabled Zimbabwe to scrape to a three-wicket victory which had seemed highly unlikely when they slumped to 124 for 6 chasing 183

Bangladesh's selectors have included eight of the team currently touring Zimbabwe in a 25-strong Bangladesh A squad for two four-day matches and five one-day games against the Zimbabwe A team, who arrive in Dhaka on March 10 for their nmonth-long