The visiting Sri Lankan President, Maithripala Sirisena, expresses his eagerness to work with Bangladesh in combating terrorism and violent extremism as he praised Bangladesh's leadership to contain the social menace.

Australia's players boycot this month's Australia A tour to South Africa, escalating a bitter pay dispute which threatens to derail senior tours to Bangladesh and India as well as this year's home Ashes.

A Bangladesh Cricket Board senior official has indicated he believes a proposed Test tour by Steve Smith's Australians will go ahead later this year.

Cricket Australia's chief executive James Sutherland and Bangladesh Cricket Board CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury have revealed that discussions are underway between the boards to arrange the tour of Bangladesh that Australia had postponed in 2015 due to security concerns.