Bangladesh forward Umehla Marma returned to the starting eleven when the hosts faced Bhutan in a SAFF U-20 Women’s Champions fixture in Dhaka on Tuesday. In vividly challenging circumstances, on a rain-soaked surface at Kings Arena with threats of lightning and thunders also looming, the girl from Rangamati produced her own sparks.

For all the flair on offer, consistency has remained not only an issue for Shamim but for most Bangladesh batters over the years. However, rather than clip his wings, coaches have instead tried to harness his natural instincts.

"The message before the game was to make them understand that we are here to win the game," Maresca said.

The 23-year-old American had quietly stepped away from the chaos of elite tennis to tend to something far more delicate: her mental health.

The 29-year-old allrounder -- with 80 international matches under his belt -- opened up about the issue on how he processed the explosive remark made by the chief selector recently.

Players have spoken publicly about the need for proper nutrition, functioning gyms, better training grounds, and a stable domestic league.

In Peter Butler’s system, the Bangladesh goalie is also the first attacker.

If winning the SAFF Championship in 2022 and 2024 warranted the Bangladesh women’s team an open-top bus parade, what would be a proportionally appropriate celebration for the miracle they have just pulled off in Myanmar?

On November 6 last year, a day after Mohammad Salahuddin was appointed as Bangladesh's senior assistant coach, the team suffered a familiar collapse in the ODI series opener against Afghanistan in Sharjah.

In the heart of Yangon, under the weight of history and the roar of a partisan crowd, Bangladesh women’s team paid a tribute to the beautiful game by being tactically astute, fearless in execution, and united in belief.

Bangladesh have outgrown their ranking. The numbers just haven't caught up yet.

Syed Ashraful Haque wants to devote his twilight years to the game he loves the most and wants to complete his unfinished works in Bangladesh cricket. Recently, Ashraful talked to The Daily Star’s Samsul Arefin Khan regarding all this and more.

Like many of her teammates, every time Ritu laces up her boots, she brings a piece of that journey with her. And it shows.

Perhaps most importantly, this club-level surge offers hope for their national team, record five-time world champions.

On the silver jubilee of realising the Test dream, the former Bangladesh Cricket Board and Asian Cricket Council official talked to The Daily Star's Samsul Arefin Khan about how they achieved the Test status.

“There is no way that Bangladesh cricket, with the present system, can operate at the Test match level in less than 10 years. I give you that and I stand the challenge on that. To push forward will be suicidal as far as our cricket is concerned.”

On the occasion of Bangladesh’s 25 years in Test cricket, former national opener Biddut spoke to The Daily Star, reflecting on the historic phase and what transpired afterwards, and more.

At the heart of the Club World Cup lies this improbable meeting of worlds.

It was football’s way of telling a story without words.

Among the many narratives that unfurled at the Allianz Arena on Saturday night, a man carrying his loss with grace stood out, like a colossal monolith.