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Bishwajit Roy

Bishwajit Roy is sports editor at The Daily Star.

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Rodri the commander

21 July 2026, 07:53 AM
"At the World Cup will be the best Rodri and next season will be the best Rodri." Those words from Pep Guardiola, spoken while Rodri was still recovering from the injury, sounded more like an act of faith than a prediction.
21 July 2026, 07:53 AM
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A World Cup of symbols, stories, and transitions

19 July 2026, 13:00 PM
When Lionel Messi walks onto the pitch in New Jersey in the early hours of Monday (Bangladesh time) to face Spain’s teenage sensation Lamine Yamal, the FIFA World Cup 2026 will reach its final act.
19 July 2026, 13:00 PM
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One can't expect more from a World Cup

14 July 2026, 07:38 AM
The quality of football has rarely dipped. Every match seemed to offer something worth watching -- tactical masterclasses, stunning goals, dramatic comebacks, controversial refereeing decisions or stories that extended well beyond the pitch.
14 July 2026, 07:38 AM
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Fortune favours the giants on the road to Atlanta

12 July 2026, 11:30 AM
Despite the celebrations, neither Thomas Tuchel nor Lionel Scaloni attempted to mask their teams' shortcomings.
12 July 2026, 11:30 AM
France vs Morocco match analysis World Cup 2026

France 2-0 Morocco: The scoreline told only half the story

10 July 2026, 09:55 AM
France produced a performance that stripped away the romance and reminded everyone why they remain one of international football's gold standards.
10 July 2026, 09:55 AM
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Belgium's best rebuttal to power came on the pitch

7 July 2026, 10:18 AM
Belgium did not spend the night trying to revisit those debates. They simply demonstrated that while power can influence headlines, it cannot guarantee outcomes.
7 July 2026, 10:18 AM
France vs Morocco World Cup quarterfinal preview

France reveal frailties, Morocco show resolve

6 July 2026, 21:59 PM
France and Morocco head into their quarterfinal meeting having provided very different answers.
6 July 2026, 21:59 PM
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Cape Verde: Exit the tournament, enter history

4 July 2026, 08:57 AM
Cape Verde, ranked 67th in the world, twice came from behind. Twice they refused to fold.
4 July 2026, 08:57 AM
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The hardest part is over: Mashrafe

The tough part has gone and the Tigers will now be looking to conjure up their best at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in
27 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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Great calibre sees Tigers through

The Tigers survived a scare from Afghanistan on their return to ODI cricket after a long break with a nerve-wracking seven-run win at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur last night. Dismissing the last Afghan batsman off the last ball, Taskin Ahmed went for
25 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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NCL: not glamorous but vital

A festive mood has taken hold in the country's cricket arena, especially at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
22 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh's World Cup squad

A new hurdle to overcome

Tamim Iqbal is confident that he will be available for the one-day international series against Afghanistan and the left-hander
17 September 2016, 18:02 PM
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I never gave up hope: Mosharraf

He is still two big steps away from the last chapter, as he says. 34-year old left-arm spinner and useful late order batsman
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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Walsh's presence will be huge: Mashrafe

Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is delighted to have his 'idol' Courtney Walsh as the new bowling coach
1 September 2016, 13:05 PM
Sarwar Imran

BCB's friend in time of need

“You can say it has completed the cycle.” Coach Sarwar Imran playfully replied when his attention was drawn to his new job
30 August 2016, 18:00 PM
ECB security delegation

So far so good for security team

England's security team express satisfaction with the cooperation received so far, but refuse to reveal anything further about their assessment of the security situation in Bangladesh.
18 August 2016, 08:18 AM
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'Fizz's rehab critical'

Bangladesh limited-overs skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza expressed his opinions in detail while talking to two reporters at the National Cricket Academy in Mirpur in Dhaka.
11 August 2016, 18:00 PM
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Mashrafe positive about England's visit

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza on Wednesday gives out a hopeful note about England's scheduled tour of Bangladesh in October despite security fears.
20 July 2016, 06:37 AM
Mash embrace

Sorry Mash, sorry Mushy

We know that Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is the epitome of courage. The current Bangladesh ODI and T20I skipper is not only a rare example for his fighting spirit to overcome one injury struggle after another but also as a “braveheart” cricketer for his on-field courage that has brought many recent successes in international cricket.
22 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Chandika Hathurusingha

Checks & balances key to success

If everything goes according to plan, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will extend the tenure of the national team's head coach Chandika Hathurusingha till the 2019 ICC World Cup to be held in England.
16 June 2016, 18:00 PM
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Abahani annihilate Mohammedan

Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Abahani's young batsman, stayed for a while at the crease as he was disappointed with the caught-
15 June 2016, 18:00 PM
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Players excite, officials don't

One can identify the real state of Bangladesh Cricket simply by observing what has happened in the first round of the country's most coveted 50-over competition; the Dhaka Premier League (DPL).
11 June 2016, 18:00 PM
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Has the fight left Faruque?

Often reporters have to live under the burden of off-the-record information. Understandably one cannot feel bad for those interesting bits of information that can only be discussed privately in an 'adda' setting but the case is made more complicated when someone says one thing off the record and something completely different on the record.
7 June 2016, 18:00 PM
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The coach the Tigers swear by

“When my father-in-law received my marriage proposal his first question as usual was; what does the boy do? It seemed like he was thunderstruck when he was told that the prospective bridegroom was a coach,” said Mohammad Salahuddin, a graduate from
5 June 2016, 18:00 PM
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'Next 2-3 years will be Tigers' golden era'

Head coach Chandika Hathurusingha talks about the bright future of Bangladesh cricket, his proposed role as a selector and the Dhaka Premier League.
2 June 2016, 11:31 AM
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Does the CEO know his role?

Players always want to maintain a process so that they can be consistent in their performance. It is also believed that a team can only improve their performance graph by following a good process.
1 June 2016, 18:00 PM
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Fizz hoping to play

When Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad take the field at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore today in the quest for a first Indian Premier League (IPL) title, millions of fans in Bangladesh will pray that the magical Mustafizur Rahman will retain his fitness and finish this season's cash-rich T20 tournament with a flourish.
28 May 2016, 18:00 PM
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BCB chief selector Faruque may resign

Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) chief selector Faruque Ahmed has said that he may resign if the new national selection policy, which may lead to at least seven members—as opposed to three—in the selection committee, is passed by the BCB in its board meeting next week.
27 May 2016, 07:05 AM

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