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
‘We can beat any side anywhere in the world’
Whether to focus on the batting line-up’s form and ability to counter South Africa’s pacers or to focus on their own pace battery’s performance on South African soil is what may boggle the Bangladesh think-tank most going into the first ODI at Centurion today.
17 March 2022, 18:00 PM
‘They are deserving of much more’
Bangladesh men’s cricket team made a giant leap in their cricket fortunes more than two decades ago when they defeated Pakistan at Northampton in the 1999 cricket World Cup. Former national captain Mohammad Ashraful likened the Tigresses’ victory against Pakistan today to that match in 1999 and was hopeful that bigger achievements will follow the women’s team’s triumph if their domestic cricketing structure is taken care of.
14 March 2022, 16:25 PM
Bowlers pull together in T20I win
Bangladesh assailed an Afghan side known for their T20 prowess in the first of the two-match T20I series at Mirpur’s Sher-e-Bangla and the margin of victory will surely bring some relief in the Tigers’ camp before the final T20I on March 5.
3 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Will positive approach be reflected at the top?
The T20 World Cup in UAE last year demonstrated that whatever the Bangladesh think-tank had planned going into the mega-event did not bear fruit or lacked in execution, culminating in the debacle.
2 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Greater foundation through osmosis
“We are becoming seniors too, right?” Liton posed the question as an answer at the press conference after his 136-run knock in the second ODI. Such words reflected his confidence, momentum and growing responsibility but also showcased the changing nature of the team’s dynamics.
27 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Afif, Mehedi prevail with nerves of steel
“We don’t ever think about whether a player is young or a senior. Whenever we play, we try to contribute as members of the team,” Afif
23 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Self-belief in the air
Bangladesh make a return to the ODI format today having last played a 50-over game in July last year and although half a year has passed since the last ODI, Bangladesh looked quietly confident heading into the series during their practice session at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium yesterday.
22 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Why so many changes?
The national selectors made wholesale changes to the ODI side for Bangladesh's upcoming series against Afghanistan, slated to begin from February 23 with the first ODI in Chattogram.
15 February 2022, 11:02 AM
Miraz, Chattogram offset blues
It was the penultimate delivery of the final over of the Khulna Tigers innings and everything had come to a head since Chattogram Challengers began their BPL campaign, cascading towards that penultimate delivery yesterday.
14 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Barishal in final; Ctg stay alive
Two pulsating games, each with their own themes and surprises in store, played out yesterday in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) and
14 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Opening selection looms large ahead of Afghan series
As the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) heads towards the closing stages, the upcoming Afghanistan series, slated to begin with the ODI series on February 23, starts to come into view.
10 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Mrittunjoy: Chattogram’s beacon in the dark
There was joy and jubilation on one side, a clutter of youthful energy converging and coming through. At the other side of things,
8 February 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Pitches at home don’t help us learn these trades’
The pitch at the Hagley Oval threw specific challenges at Bangladesh which the Tigers are not yet close to unraveling after day two of the Christchurch Test.
10 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Different challenges await Tigers in Christchurch
Bangladesh finally found the resolve, mental depth and proper approach to overcome a 20-year old hurdle and win a first match in any format in New Zealand, clinching the first Test at Mount Maunganui on January 5.
7 January 2022, 18:00 PM
The irony in Tigers’ greatest win
For the first time, Bangladesh put a real meaning to the nickname ‘Tigers’ in red-ball cricket away from home and it was all thanks to a sudden uprising from the pace unit in favourable conditions.
6 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Can Bangladesh cricket harness the spark?
Bangladesh eclipsed the peak of their cricketing excellence, going against the grain of their past efforts in New Zealand to clinch their very first win against the hosts by an eight-wicket margin.
5 January 2022, 18:00 PM
A pronounced Test mentality
For four days, Bangladesh have managed to stay on top of a New Zealand side known for their Test capabilities and a rare excitement coursed the side, unseen especially away from home in Test cricket.
4 January 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Their development is getting hampered’
Interest in youth level or age-level cricket in the country is casual at best but when an international trophy comes around, the expectations of a success-starved nation amplifies.
26 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Cricket operates as usual
The recent tumult in the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is not far removed from the usual. Despite not yet being assigned a department following the BCB elections, Akram Khan has revealed that he wants to step down from his previous role as cricket operations chairman.
23 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Disillusion affecting Shakib’s Test motivation?
There have been insinuations, remarks and opinions regarding all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan’s involvement in Test cricket from the media, cricket experts and even board officials.
8 December 2021, 18:00 PM