Bow, arrow, and belief: Tea seller's daughter aiming for gold

Quick-witted in conversation yet calm with her bow, Kulsum Akter Moni embodies focus each time she draws an arrow. Hard to believe this is only her fourth international competition.
11 November 2025, 12:34 PM

Ferrari boss tells Hamilton, Leclerc to drive, not talk

Ferrari president John Elkann issued a plea on Monday to the misfiring team's two drivers, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, calling on them to focus on driving, not talking.
11 November 2025, 02:01 AM

Compound women's team miss out on medal

Hosts Bangladesh's hope of producing something good in compound events of Teer 24th Asian Archery Championships took a jolt after women's team fell short of securing a bronze medal while the three archers were eliminated from the individual events at the National Stadium on Monday.
10 November 2025, 14:01 PM

From the farmlands in Punjab to the archery range in Dhaka

After completing their ranking rounds on Sunday, Aman Ullah and Asif Mahmood were seen strolling along the athletics track of Dhaka’s National Stadium.
9 November 2025, 14:17 PM

Weightlifter Eqra wins bronze in Islamic Solidarity Games

Bangladeshi weightlifter Marzia Akter Eqra has brought glory to the nation by winning a bronze medal at the 6th Islamic Solidarity Games, held in Saudi Arabia.
9 November 2025, 02:41 AM

Chapol wants to take Bangladesh archery to unprecedented height

Kazi Rajib Uddin Ahmed Chapol, former general secretary of the Bangladesh Archery Federation, has been elected president of World Archery Asia (WAA).
8 November 2025, 11:50 AM

Gazan archer here to fly Palestinian flag

Wearing black sunglasses and a white hat, a quiver marked with the Palestinian flag slung across her shoulder, Rasha Yahya Ahmed cut a striking figure during practice at Dhaka’s Paltan Outer Stadium.
6 November 2025, 12:49 PM

Chapal to run for Asian archery presidency

Kazi Rajib Uddin Ahmed Chapal, the former general secretary of Bangladesh Archery Federation, is set to run for presidency of World Archery Asia in Dhaka next week.
4 November 2025, 12:10 PM

Khoi Khoi, Ridoy claim singles crowns

Both champions now shift focus to the Islamic Solidarity Games in Saudi Arabia, starting November 7, with the team scheduled to leave Bangladesh on November 5. The Federation Cup, held after a four-year gap, provided an ideal platform for preparation.
4 November 2025, 02:00 AM

Charles Coste, oldest former Olympic champion, dies at 101

Coste won gold at the 1948 London Olympics and was a torch bearer at the 2024 Paris Games.
3 November 2025, 13:28 PM

Frederick sets sight on compound medals

Long-term coach Martin Frederick has set his sights on achieving success in the compound events for hosts Bangladesh at the upcoming Asian Archery Championships, after announcing a 16-member squad for Asia's premier competition.
3 November 2025, 03:00 AM

Manon, Fahad eliminated from first round of Chess World Cup

Bangladesh’s International Masters Manon Reza Neer and Fahad Rahman were eliminated from first round of the ongoing FIDE World Chess Cup 2025 in India on Sunday after contrasting results in their second encounters.
2 November 2025, 15:50 PM

BRAC Bank’s Tk 99 lakh boost for women’s hockey

BRAC Bank has announced a Tk 99 lakh sponsorship for the Brac Bank Oporajeyo Alo Women's Hockey Tournament, boosting Bangladesh's rapidly growing women's hockey scene.
30 October 2025, 16:27 PM

BOA eyes respectable results in Islamic Solidarity Games

Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) expects a respectable result from the athletes in upcoming Islamic Solidarity Games in Saudi Arabia as a 62-member contingent including 36 athletes are set to leave for Riyadh in groups to take part in the 6th edition on November 7-21.
30 October 2025, 16:05 PM

NSC tells ad-hoc committees to take initiative for polls

The National Sports Council (NSC) on Thursday issued letters to the ad-hoc committees of 49 sports federations and associations in the country to "immediately" take initiatives to hold elections in their respective bodies.
30 October 2025, 15:22 PM

BOA confident of strong performance at Islamic Solidarity Games

Bangladesh will compete in 10 sports out of 21 disciplines: athletics, fencing, karate, swimming, table tennis, weightlifting, wrestling, wushu, judo, and taekwondo.
30 October 2025, 12:39 PM

BRAC Bank’s Tk 99 lakh boost for women’s hockey

BRAC Bank, one of Bangladesh’s leading commercial banks, had earlier supported the Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) in organising a women’s development hockey tournament earlier this year.
30 October 2025, 11:59 AM

‘A month-long training can’t produce results’: Bangladesh volleyball captain Horosit

"We will now focus fully on the South Asian Games... and need to nurture this group of young players to make quick decisions during matches, which can only grow through playing a lot of international games."
29 October 2025, 02:00 AM

China dreams of football glory at last... in gaming

Zhao Yitang had always dreamed of playing football for China and this summer he finally did -- not in boots on a pitch, but on a smartphone.
28 October 2025, 06:31 AM

Afghanistan deny Bangladesh a final berth in CAVA Cup

Hosts Bangladesh's bid to play in the final of CAVA (Central Asian Volleyball Association) Cup was crushed with a 3-1 sets defeat to Afghanistan in their final group match at the Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium in Mirpur on Monday.
27 October 2025, 14:40 PM