Rohit Sharma scored his second hundred in three innings as India maintained their unbeaten record against Pakistan at the World Cup with an 89-run win under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method on Sunday.

After 20 days of hide and seek, police finally arrested former Sonagazi Officer-in-charge Moazzem Hossain from the capital’s Supreme Court area.

There will be very few secrets between the sides when Bangladesh take on West Indies in their World Cup game today in Taunton. They have played each other home and away over the last year and both sides have a fair idea of the players they will come up against today at the Cooper Associates County Ground in Taunton, where the match will start at 10:30 am (3:30 pm Bangladesh time).

The High Court yesterday said anyone involved in underhand dealings during examination of food items would be sent to jail.

Dhaka will sign two agreements with Beijing to borrow $2.37 billion for two power projects during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s four-day China visit from July 1, finance ministry officials said yesterday.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday asked the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) why DIG Mizanur Rahman was still not being arrested over the corruption allegation.

Former state minister for home affairs Sohel Taj in a Facebook status posted on Friday night alleged that his cousin’s son was abducted from Chattogram city.

Tigers were practising against short-pitched deliveries in the nets to be primed for the West Indies pacers in their next match Bangladesh vs West Indies tomorrow. Practice was not without its perils as wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim was hit on the right forearm

Stressing the importance of a peaceful solution to the Rohingya crisis, President Abdul Hamid has said the crisis can destabilise the entire region if it is left unresolved.

Australia captain Aaron Finch and pace bowler Mitchell Starc stole the show as the World Cup holders eased to an 87-run win over Sri Lanka at the Oval yesterday.

The new VAT law may increase cost of many goods and services and hurt consumers, analysts said yesterday.

Rain has been a constant companion of the Bangladesh team since their fourth World Cup match against Sri Lanka was washed out in Bristol on June 11, and it was a presence in Taunton yesterday during their first practice session since that game.

Joe Root scored his second century of the World Cup as England crushed the West Indies by eight wickets in Southampton yesterday with 16.5 overs to spare.

At a time when the government should be encouraging virtual businesses, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has proposed 7.5 percent value-added tax on them in his budget for fiscal 2019-20, making their services dearer.

Leading business associations yesterday urged the government to ensure easy, hassle-free and business-friendly implementation of the new VAT law.

Terming the proposed national budget “highly ambitious”, the BNP yesterday said the people of the country would not accept the budget as it would increase inequality.

The budgetary measures for fiscal 2019-20 will favour the beneficiaries of “economic misrule” and hurt the middle and lower mid-income groups, the Centre for Policy Dialogue said yesterday.

The new budget has offered scope for legalising undisclosed income to bring that money to formal channel and allow it to be invested, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said yesterday.

Hope is there so is Worry

Mobile phone services are likely to become costlier from today due to increased taxes. The National Board of Revenue sent a regulatory order to the mobile carries to increase the supplementary duty (SD) to 10 percent from 5 from midnight yesterday.