Unchanged Tigers opt to bat
Current partnership 30 runs, 7.0 overs, RR: 4.28 (Tamim Iqbal 12, Imrul Kayes 18)
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza has decided to bat first in the third ODI against Zimbabwe in Mirpur on Wednesday.
This was his first time he had won the toss in this ODI series, which the home side had already clinched 2-0 after Monday's 58-run win.
PTI: Anup Chetia handed over to India
ULFA leader Anup Chetia has been handed over to the Indian authorities by Bangladesh on Wednesday, reports PTI.
On the contrary, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal denied of having information regarding Anup Chetia's repatriation. He made the statement in reply to a query from journalists this morning.
BTRC signs satellite deal
The telecom regulator has signed a Tk2,967 crore agreement with the French company Thales Alenia Space for implementation of the country’s first-ever satellite project Bangabandhu-1.
BTRC Chairman Engineer Shahjahan Mahmud and Thales Chairman Jean-Loïc Galle signed the deal at a hotel in Dhaka on Wednesday afternoon.
China says up to Philippines to heal rift over South China Sea case
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the Philippines' case against China at an arbitration tribunal over rival claims in the South China Sea had strained relations between Beijing and Manila, and that it was up to the Philippines to improve ties.
The arbitration case against China "is a knot that has impeded the improvement and development of Sino-Philippine relations", a statement on the foreign ministry's website cited Wang as saying in Manila.