Shakib Al Hasan has taken his 200th ODI wicket in the final match of 3-match ODI series against South Africa in Chittagong.

Traffic on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway suffers a blow after a truck lost one of its tyres in Comilla creating a 22-kilometre long tailback.

Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza and his troops must defy tall odds, and defeat South Africa in the third and final ODI at Chittagong for a rare shot at cricketing glory .

Two one-sided matches, with the teams batting first folding for identical scores and losing by big margins, have given the third ODI at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium the status of a final.

Mashrafe Mortaza’s men have never beaten South Africa in a series. They have also never successfully won an ODI series, against a top-eight side, after losing the first match.

If Bangladesh win on Tuesday, July 15 against South Africa, the world will get an after-shock of the series wins over India and Pakistan unlike anything seen on the Richter scale before.

The artists at Chittagong Bihari Palli have been passing a busy time preparing different types of clothes including three-pieces, saris and panjabis ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr.

Different parts of the country including Dhaka and Chittagong may experience heavy rainfall with thunder showers in the next 24 hours.

A fire breaks out at Anu-Majhirghat slum in Sadarghat area of Chittagong city.

Detectives claim to have seized huge stash of explosives materials from Dhaka and Chittagong cities and detain four persons in this connection.

A 10-member team is formed to interrogate the people detained for their alleged link with the cocaine consignment scam at Chittagong port.

Two elephants die from electrocution at Riverine Army Base in Kaptai of Rangamati.

The problem of waterlogging in Chittagong has reached such an extent that the first monsoon rain is enough to shut down the city.

Search and rescue for missing Air Force pilot is underway – a day after his fighter jet crashed into the Bay of Bengal near Chittagong.

Customs officials seize 48 gold bars and detain a passenger in this connection at Chittagong airport.

A pilot goes missing as a fighter plane of Bangladesh Air Force crashes into Bay of Bengal. The missing pilot is Flight Lieutenant Tahmid.

Three alleged militants of the banned outfit Hizb-ut Tahrir arrested from Chittagong city's Muradpur. An English medium school teacher and a lawyer are among them.

The road transport and bridges ministry will sign a deal with a Chinese state-owned company on June 30 for the construction of a two-lane tunnel underneath the Karnaphuli River in Chittagong.

Police claim to have arrested seven alleged muggers during a drive near Ispahani Intersection of Lalkhan Bazar in Chittagong city.

Police detain three people and seize a total of 120 gold bars weighing 12 kg from their private car in Ruby Gate area of Chittagong city.