Bangladesh are in trouble in their first match of the ICC Champions Trophy against India in Dubai, losing five wickets inside the 9th over of the innings.  Bangladesh, who opted to bat first winning the toss, failed to build a good start. Three of their top-five batters failed to reach a double-digit total, with two of them suffering a duck each.  ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Bangladesh opt to bat first vs India They lost the first wicket in the first over, when Soumya Sarkar fell prey to Mohammad Shami for a duck. The left-handed batter tried to drive to the mid-off but only managed an inside edge to the Indian wicket-keeper.  In the next over, Bangladesh’s captain Najmul Hossain Shanto fell for another duck. He faced only two balls. He failed to drive Harsit Rana’s out swinging delivery.  Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Mushfiqur Rahim also failed to produce good batting. Miraz scored 5, and Mushfiqur suffered a first-ball duck.  Opener Tanzid Hasan Tamim fell for 25.  At the end of the 19th over, Bangladesh were batting at 70 for five, with Jaker Ali and Towhid Hridy were not out for 20 and 18 respectively. Shami and Axar Patel scalped two wickets each. Axar’s two wickets came in two consecutive deliveries, when he removed Tanzid and Mushfiqur in the 9th over.

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Thursday said both Dhaka and New Delhi agreed to have "good working relations" by removing the remaining problems. "We - both sides - agreed that we need to reach a good working relationship," Hossain told reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs referring to his recent meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar in Muscat, Oman. He said businesses have already picked up and apparently reaching to previous level but there are still some issues like visa related problems. Hossain said Jaishankar was looking positive. Responding to a question, the Adviser said they did not specify any challenges but acknowledged that there are some challenges that need to be removed to take forward the relations. Hossain-Jaishankar talks recognise challenges, highlight importance of working together Hossain said he invited Jaishankar to Bangladesh, mentioning that there is a mechanism at Foreign Minister-level and the previous such meeting was held in New Delhi during the previous regime. He said Bangladesh will make arrangements for Jaishankar's visit once a convenient date is found. Asked about deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s extradition, Hossain said there was no specific discussion on this but they discussed issues in general. He said that it is an independent issue and Bangladesh requested her extradition following the court order. Asked about pausing US funding, the Adviser said it is not a Bangladesh specific issue and Bangladesh has nothing to do at this moment but needs to find ways to survive. On the sidelines of the 8th Indian Ocean Conference (IOC), Adviser Hossain met his Indian counterpart Jaishankar in Muscat, Oman on Sunday. At the meeting, they recognised the challenges the two neighbours are facing in terms of bilateral relations and discussed the necessity to work together to address those. Meanwhile, both sides at the level of Directors General of BGB and BSF held a meeting in New Delhi on February 18-20. Various border-related issues were discussed and resolved during the meeting, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "Conversations focused on our bilateral relationship, as also on Bimstec," Jaishankar said after the meeting in Muscat. Dhaka committed to boosting Indian Ocean partnership: Foreign Adviser Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to attend the Bimstec Summit to be held in Bangkok on April 4. Foreign Adviser Hossain emphasised the importance of initiating the discussion for renewal of the Ganges Water Treaty. He also highlighted the importance of holding the meeting of the Saarc Standing Committee and requested consideration of the government of India in this regard. The two sides discussed various bilateral issues of mutual concerns and interests. Recalling their last meeting on the sidelines of UNGA in September 2024, both noted that since then the two countries have participated in various bilateral engagements. The Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between Bangladesh and India at the level of Foreign Secretaries was held in Dhaka on December 9, 2024. The Energy Adviser of Bangladesh participated at the India Energy Week events in New Delhi on February 10-11, among others.