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
‘Forward-looking’ Jaker building on a breakthrough year
Despite a lacklustre T20 World Cup performance, the 26-year-old shone in the Caribbean, scoring consistently across formats.
26 December 2024, 01:30 AM
Jaker makes his mark in West Indies
Years of dedication and hard work has reaped the fruits of performance for Jaker Ali in the just-concluded West Indies tour where the wicketkeeper-batter impressed with the willow in all three formats, playing a key role in Bangladesh completing a 3-0 sweep over the hosts in the T20I series yesterday.
21 December 2024, 01:30 AM
‘We don't use first-class cricket like other countries’
Moore has made significant strides since joining as BCB's Head of Programs in January last year.
18 December 2024, 03:00 AM
T20s impact on ODIs hurting Tigers?
One thing that has been evident from the 2023 ODI World Cup is that when playing on flat decks, Bangladesh often fail to approach the game in a manner that could help them get big runs in their favourite format.
12 December 2024, 02:00 AM
Miraz channels fear into bold play
Few would have believed Miraz when he spoke of a comeback after the first Test.
5 December 2024, 03:00 AM
Afif returns as selection musical chairs spin on
What could the selectors base his selection on? It perhaps was the Dhaka Premier League in March-May.
3 December 2024, 03:30 AM
When will BCB clarify stance on Shakib?
Just as the ICC Champions Trophy is facing uncertainty due to the dispute between the cricket boards of India and Pakistan, there remains an ambiguity over Shakib Al Hasan’s participation in the event – something the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has failed to clear up thus far.
2 December 2024, 02:00 AM
From Perth to Antigua, a visible gulf in quality
This week, what Yashasvi Jaiswal did at Perth and what the Bangladesh batters failed to do in Antigua could be enough to realise why the two countries are on opposite sides of the spectrum in Test cricket.
27 November 2024, 02:30 AM
Leadership gaps hamper BCB operations
Faruque Ahmed was officially announced as the president of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on 21 August. Yet, just two months in, governance issues are already surfacing within the board. While former president Nazmul Hassan Papon ran operations like a one-man show, Faruque appears to be centralising operations similarly, as seen in skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto’s captaincy situation.
31 October 2024, 01:00 AM
A two-fold challenge for Shanto
Bangladesh’s all-format captain Najmul Hossain Shanto expressed a wish to step down from captaincy after the ongoing South Africa Test series, the first match of which the Tigers lost by seven wickets in Mirpur last week and the final game to be played in Chattogram from tomorrow.
28 October 2024, 02:00 AM
Batting debacles: A continuing headache
Batting debacles are a regularity in Bangladesh cricket and they appear to be happening more frequently in recent times.
24 October 2024, 19:00 PM
Miraz blossoming into big-role player
Miraz has been involved in all three latest fightbacks with the bat in Tests after a top-order collapse.
24 October 2024, 01:29 AM
A fresh reality check on old T20I shortcomings
The third T20I between Bangladesh and India on Saturday in Hyderabad was a dead rubber, with the hosts already up by 2-0 in the series. From a Bangladeshi perspective, the main point of interest in the match was whether the Tigers could put on an improved showing, especially on the batting front.
14 October 2024, 02:00 AM
Siraj’s humble beginnings continue to inspire locals
On Friday, on a visit to the First Lancer Ground in Hyderabad’s Syed Nagar area, the hub for cricket in the locality, this correspondent came across Jayed Khan, a young fast bowler with dreams of making it big as a cricketer.
13 October 2024, 05:00 AM
Much learning left as Tigers try to find Miraz’s role
It rained in Hyderabad yesterday afternoon, a day before the third and final T20I between Bangladesh and India, but soon it ebbed away giving way to sunshine, although not for very long.
12 October 2024, 04:00 AM
A festival for Gwalior
The streets of the Shankargarh village area were packed with incoming traffic at 5:00 PM, some two hours before the first T20I between India and Bangladesh yesterday. There was tight security but that hardly dampened the fans’ excitement for the game in Gwalior, where international cricket had returned after 14 years.
6 October 2024, 18:00 PM
Hridoy awaits his ‘time’ in T20I shake-up
Bangladesh are going into the T20I series against India with promise of more aggression and intent to win. But when going against international teams of the highest-order, Bangladesh’s T20 merits fall short of the standard.
6 October 2024, 01:00 AM
New T20 approach but where does Riyad fit in it?
Towhid Hridoy flicked a ball that went the distance while batting against a net bowler yesterday in Gwalior’s Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium. While the youngster almost casually cleared the boundary, the veteran Mahmudullah Riyad had to take his time to get his bat speed going once he came to bat in the nets.
5 October 2024, 01:30 AM
Heat and scenic views await Gwalior stadium’s debut
The area around Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium in Gwalior, set to stage the first of three T20Is between Bangladesh and hosts India, is on “high security alert” ahead of the venue’s first-ever international exposure.
4 October 2024, 01:30 AM
‘Blown with the wind’ but Sachin’s Roop Singh etched in history
“It’s blown with the wind, so Sachin’s name isn’t there. We had left it like it was in the game,” said scorer Sunil Gupta while looking at the dilapidated scoreboard at the Roop Singh Stadium in Gwalior.
4 October 2024, 01:00 AM