Bangladesh has blocked 1.5 million mobile numbers and tightened regulations for buying and selling SIM cards following a spike in cellphone-related crime, an official said Thursday. Under new rules, children under 18 will be barred from buying a SIM card and adults will have to show their national identity ...

The United States said Thursday it saw progress in human rights in parts of South Asia last year, as Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives and Nepal all solidified democracy. The positive signs belied a grim situation in much of South Asia, where the US State Department found widespread rights problems in Afghanistan ...

England go into the opening Test against Bangladesh on Friday hoping their depleted pace attack delivers and Kevin Pietersen ends his dismal run with the bat. The tourists' bowling resources have dwindled due to injuries since their arrival in Bangladesh. Seamer Ryan Sidebottom has already returned home while paceman Graham ...

Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons hopes young batsman Raqibul Hasan changes his decision to retire from international cricket and returns to the fold. Hasan, 22, sprang a surprise on Wednesday when he said he was quitting the game, just when he looked set to figure in the opening Test against England ...