Crisis deepens as 1st div women’s clubs seek league delay
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Club cricket crisis in Bangladesh further deepened yesterday after nine women’s first division clubs sent a letter to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), asking for the Dhaka First Division Women’s Cricket League to be postponed to next year.
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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
Test cricket is dying: ICC chairman
International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Shashank Manohar, who arrived in Dhaka on February 6 for a three-day visit, said that the ICC Test Championship was an initiative aimed at generating interest for Test cricket because, according to him, the format was dying.
7 February 2019, 18:59 PM
Vikings' late surge and Sylhet's exit
The pressure of playing in front of their home crowd transformed into inspiration yesterday as Chittagong Vikings snatched victory by 11 runs in a tight match against Dhaka Dynamites at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.
30 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Rangpur, Comilla thru' to playoffs
While Rangpur Riders and Comilla Victorians have gathered momentum at the business end of the group phase, Chittagong Vikings failed to fire in front of their home crowd, losing their third game on the trot at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium yesterday.
29 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Lewis ton provides template
A two-week layoff is a long time in a T20 tournament like the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), where matches are played almost every day.
28 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Good cheer before the intensity
The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) continues after a day's break with the evening match between Mashrafe Bin Mortaza's Rangpur Riders and Shakib Al Hasan's Dhaka Dynamites promising to be a treat for those expecting a fiery match between the two finalists of the previous edition.
27 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Sabbir, Sixers grab a shot at redemption
When Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza spoke to the press ahead of the announcement of the squad for the Test and ODI series against New Zealand on January 23, he had mentioned a few names from amongst those in the Bangladesh team who were making a mark in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) this season.
26 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Riders lay siege to Vikings
Rangpur Riders laid siege to table-toppers Chittagong Vikings' Chattogram base at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium last night in a high-voltage game,
25 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Port city set for splash as Vikings face Riders
Following a day's break, the Bangladesh Premier League resumes today at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram, where league leaders Chittagong Vikings will face the formidable Rangpur Riders after Rajshahi Kings take on Sylhet Sixers.
24 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Warner's one 'good' Bangla word
Former Australia vice-captain and Sylhet Sixers' new skipper David Warner showed his jovial side yesterday before the official event to announce his captaincy. He came on time but had to wait for coach Waqar Younis's arrival and took to casual conversation with reporters.
3 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Fitness, domestic performances to determine Ashraful’s fate
BCB chief selector says that Mohammad Ashraful is not in BCB's plans at the moment and the selectors will have to evaluate his fitness and performances in the domestic circuit for at least a year before they can start thinking of him.
12 August 2018, 11:21 AM
Andres Iniesta: The magician who hands out sweets
This is probably the last chance our eyes will have to feast upon the beauty that is Spanish midfielder Andres Iniesta at the most prestigious of international tournaments – the FIFA World Cup. He has often been compared to a ballerina skating on ice. He zooms past defenders like they were not even there and his control on the ball is magnetic. There is grit and steel in his character that is often overlooked due to his calm demeanour.
15 June 2018, 16:26 PM
Confidence the tonic
Sri Lanka's stand-in captain Dinesh Chandimal said that Chandika Hathurusingha's 'confidence tonic' played a big role in their
27 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Messi is the El Clasico King
Lionel Messi has so far surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo when it comes to El Clasico clashes and Madrid based media Marca suggests that Messi is the king of El Clasico encounters.
25 December 2017, 09:47 AM
Tigers’ rise through the India rivalry
We take a look at Bangladesh's high points in their rivalry with India ahead of the Champions Trophy semifinal.
13 June 2017, 14:01 PM