Opportunity over regret in long-awaited Australia tour
28 February 2026, 08:30 AM
Bangladesh will tour Australia for a two-Test series in August for the first time in 23 years, ending one of the longest gaps in the Tigers’ red-ball history.
28 February 2026, 08:30 AM
‘A World Cup is a World Cup’
16 February 2026, 08:00 AM
Bangladesh cricketers have been enjoying a rare extended time off after the Odommo Bangladesh T20 Cup, which ended on February 9. While the pangs of missing out on the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka is still raw, most of the players are using this break to spend time with family. One of them, the 24-year-old speedster Shoriful Islam, talked to The Daily Star’s Abdullah Al Mehdi about the ongoing World Cup and how he is spending time away from cricket during an exclusive interview.
16 February 2026, 08:00 AM
Sport adviser’s U-turn puzzles BCB, cricketers
12 February 2026, 08:00 AM
Bangladesh’s cricket community was left shocked and unsettled by some recent remarks from Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul, in which he appeared to shift responsibility for the country’s decision to not participate in the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka onto the board and the players.
12 February 2026, 08:00 AM
Sports adviser’s U-turn puzzles BCB, cricketers
12 February 2026, 03:54 AM
Bangladesh’s cricket community expressed collective shock at some recent remarks from Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul, in which he appeared to shift responsibility for the country’s decision to not participate in the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka onto the board and the players.
12 February 2026, 03:54 AM
Interview / ‘To change my life, I had to change myself’
5 February 2026, 08:00 AM
Bangladesh recently went unbeaten across seven matches at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier in Nepal, with Mostary finishing as the tournament’s second-highest run-getter.
5 February 2026, 08:00 AM
‘There is no chain of command in BCB’
29 January 2026, 09:00 AM
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is currently beset by multiple issues, which former national captain Khaled Mahmud Sujon -- who has held many positions within the board in the past -- addressed in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star’s Abdullah Al Mehdi.
29 January 2026, 09:00 AM
Enjoying captaincy, not thinking about quitting: Joty
13 January 2026, 17:38 PM
The Bangladesh team are set to depart today for the T20 World Cup qualifiers in Nepal, starting on January 18.
13 January 2026, 17:38 PM
Hockey’s ‘slap’, shot put power make cricketer Juairiya
10 January 2026, 08:00 AM
Juairiya Ferdous, who earned a maiden call-up to the national team for the upcoming ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifiers in Nepal starting January 18, has not only represented Bangladesh in multiple sports but also excelled in disciplines like hockey, kabaddi, and athletics.
10 January 2026, 08:00 AM
Pressure released by lack of pacers
Bangladesh took to the field in the morning session on Day Two hoping to find means to thwart the India batting line-up from getting a big score after starting the day with an overnight score of 86 for one.
15 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Tigers laid low by Agarwal
India were firmly on top against Bangladesh as the hosts piled on the runs to take a huge 343-run lead with four wickets in hand at the end of the second day of the first Test at the Holkar Stadium in Indore yesterday.
15 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Chappan Dukan
During the evenings in Indore, you better have an empty stomach. With a myriad of food outlets strewn across the city, sustenance is never a concern. However, even amongst this plethora of options to choose from, one place in particular called ‘Chappan Dukan’ stands head and shoulders above the rest.
14 November 2019, 18:00 PM
An exhibition of pace bowling
A cool breeze blowing across the ground in the morning comforted the players in otherwise hot and sunny conditions as Bangladesh elected to bat in the first Test against India at the Holkar Stadium in Indore yesterday. There was however no respite from the heat generated by a rampant Indian pace trio for the Bangladesh batsmen.
14 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Tigers staring down the barrel
Before the series began there were assertions about how difficult a challenge the Test series against India would be, compared to the recently-concluded T20I series against the same opposition.
14 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Mominul sees opportunity
Mominul Haque, one of Bangladesh’s best performers in the Test circuit, will become Bangladesh’s newest Test captain as the Indore Test against India rolls out the carpet for the start of the Tigers’ Test Championship campaign today.
13 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Uphill task for Tigers
Bangladesh will begin their World Test Championship campaign with the first Test against India at Indore today with a new Test captain at the helm in the form of Mominul Haque.
13 November 2019, 18:00 PM
A mobile entertainment unit
While the Bangladesh team were undergoing net sessions at the Holkar Stadium in Indore, the mood around the visiting journalists -- unable to linger pitch side due to the ground’s specific, thoroughly followed regulations and forced to make their way into the stands -- lightened amidst the prevailing seriousness of the Tigers’ camp due to the presence of one humorously-cheerful soul named Nur Boksh.
12 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Intense Tigers brace for tough Test
The Bangladesh team practised under sunny skies at the Holkar Stadium in Indore yesterday and the focus had shifted to red-ball cricket with the likes of Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah Riyad getting into Test gear.
12 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Tigers face tough transition
Bangladesh will have little time to reflect on the just-concluded T20I series, where they put up a fight but eventually lost 2-1.
11 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Tigers miss chance at history
“If we could have won the game and the series, I would have felt much better,” young Bangladesh opener Mohammad Naim thus rued the Tigers’ missed opportunity of making history in India on Sunday night.
11 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Fizz in need of a big performance
Bangladesh’s ace pacer Mustafizur Rahman is one who can turn the tide of a game in crucial junctures. His exploits in the Indian Premier League in 2016 had brought him international fame and as the Tigers step into the third T20I in Nagpur with a chance of making history, a lot depends on their strike bowler turning up for the game.
9 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Tigers eye historic series win
The series tied 1-1, Bangladesh have the chance to make history with a win when they face India in the third and final T20I at Nagpur’s Vidarbha Cricket Stadium today.
9 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Aminul proves his worth
Bangladesh were swept aside by an aggressive Rohit Sharma on a flat batting track in the second T20I in Rajkot on Thursday after the Tigers’ errors in batting led to a middling score, allowing the Indian captain to make things look easy during his 43-ball 85.
8 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Tigers waste a promising start
Bangladesh had complete control of things early on in the do-or-die match for India during the second T20I at Rajkot’s Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium yesterday.
7 November 2019, 18:00 PM
‘They’re desperate, but we are too’
Mahmudullah Riyad and Co will be desperate to continue turning the tide of close defeats against India when Bangladesh take the field today for the second T20I of the three-match series with a cyclone threat looming over the game in Rajkot. Having had so many close encounters against India, Mahmudullah was keen to clinch a series against their Asian rivals on their home soil.
6 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Series win in Tigers’ sights
A vibrant Bangladesh team have the chance to continue their momentum and clinch their first ever T20I series win over India when they take on the hosts in the second T20I at Rajkot’s Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium today even as the threat of cyclone ‘Maha’ looms on the horizon.
6 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Out of pollution and into the eye of the storm
Out of the frying pan and into the fire. That is pretty much the outlook for the Bangladesh team, who conquered the smog and a strong Indian outfit in Delhi only to find themselves going into a cyclonic storm named Maha, expected to make landfall between Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
5 November 2019, 18:00 PM
A different kind of fearlessness
Bangladesh’s first ever T20I win over India showcased a different brand of thinking by the team’s think tank with the motto being fearless cricket, as Mushfiqur Rahim had declared during the press conference following the game.
4 November 2019, 18:00 PM
18 excellent overs dampened by two
Newly-appointed T20I captain Mahmudullah Riyad marshalled his charges well as Bangladesh curtailed India’s stroke-makers early on, but the skipper will be ruing the late power-hitting which allowed the hosts to reach 148 for six at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi in the first of the three-match series yesterday.
3 November 2019, 18:00 PM