England are planning to announce an updated central contracts policy at the end of this month, to make sure they are best-placed to challenge for two world tournaments on home soil.

Preparations are being taken to make the eighth and ninth rounds of the JB Bangladesh Premier League in Sylhet a success, organisers inform at a press conference in the capital.

England's players have been given assurances about the scale of the security operation which will see them put on 'lock down' in Bangladesh with snipers positioned at the team hotels and tanks parked outside them.

England, when they finally reach Bangladesh on the last day of this month after all the discussions and hesitations over security, will find that their hosts’ cricket has vastly improved since England’s last Test tour in 2010.

Is England one-day captain Eoin Morgan risking his international career by refusing to tour Bangladesh on security fears?

Jos Buttler has been told he will captain the England one-day team in Bangladesh following Eoin Morgan’s decision to pull out of the tour.

Eoin Morgan says two previous security scares in the sub-continent made him wary of ever again jeopardising his personal safety, as he outlines why he remains deeply concerned about touring Bangladesh.

England chief Andrew Strauss says that players have three days left to decide if they are willing to tour Bangladesh amid ongoing security concerns surrounding the country.

Chris Jordan follows Moeen Ali in declaring he will be available for England's tour of Bangladesh, saying he is happy with assurances there would be "more than enough" security in place.

England coach Trevor Bayliss confirms he has no qualms in saying yes to touring Bangladesh and hopes that most of players will be with him on the trip.

Bangladesh's new bowling coach Courtney Walsh speaks to the media for the first time since his arrival.

England's tour to Bangladesh looks increasingly likely to go ahead despite serious reservations held by ‘several’ young players and one-day captain Eoin Morgan after Moeen Ali became the first to publicly state he will go.

England players Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali both state that they are happy to go to Bangladesh, putting their faith in the safety assurances they have been given.

A workshop for sports journalists on rules and regulations of hockey is organised by the Bangladesh Sports Press Association (BSPA).

West Indies legend Courtney Walsh, who has signed up to be Bangladesh’s specialist bowling coach will arrive in Dhaka tomorrow night.

Opener Alex Hales has accepted he could be risking his England place if he pulls out of the forthcoming tour of Bangladesh.

Alex Hales accepts that he could be risking his England place if he pulls out of the forthcoming tour of Bangladesh.

A minor boy is brutally tortured allegedly by pumping air into his body through rectum in Mohammadpur of Dhaka.

Bangladesh is facing a critical moment in its history - certainly its cricketing history - is apparent.

The country's premier four-day cricket competition, the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL), which is scheduled to begin from