The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday announced ticket prices for the upcoming three-match ODI series between Bangladesh and Australia, with prices ranging from Tk 200 to Tk 2,500.

Mosaddek Hossain, averaging 77.5 and scoring at a strike rate of 129 in the ongoing Dhaka Premier League, has been rewarded with an ODI call-up after almost four years. Ahead of his selection for Bangladesh's first two ODIs of the upcoming three-match series against Australia, the all-rounder talked about the difficulties of batting in the lower middle order and struggles during an interview with The Daily Star’s Abdullah Al Mehdi. The excerpts are as follows: 

Two International Cricket Council (ICC) Board representatives -- Dr Mohammed Moosajee of Cricket South Africa and Tavengwa Mukuhlani of Zimbabwe Cricket -- met four former directors of the Aminul Islam Bulbul-led board at a city hotel on Tuesday.

At least eight councillors have been elected unopposed as directors in the upcoming Bangladesh Cricket Board elections, scheduled for June 7, after the Election Commission (EC) published the final list of candidates on Monday.

Thursday was the final day for collecting nomination papers for the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) elections scheduled for June 7, and only one form was bought in Category 3.

The High Court on Thursday cleared the way for the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) ad-hoc committee, led by Tamim Iqbal, to continue its activities.

The Bangladesh cricket community has come together in shock and outrage following the horrific murder of eight-year-old Ramisa Akter in Pallabi, Dhaka. The young girl, a class two student, was raped and killed allegedly by her neighbour, Sohel Rana, in a crime that has sent ripples of grief across the nation.

The High Court on Sunday cleared the way for the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to hold its executive committee election on June 7.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is planning to appoint former national team captain Mahmudullah Riyad as mentor of the men’s U-19 team, a top board official said on Thursday.

Bangladesh’s High Performance (HP) unit is set for a facelift, according to Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) sources, although so far the overhaul appears limited largely to a reshuffling of coaching personnel rather than a broader structural reform.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) ad hoc committee president Tamim Iqbal said the board would rather not hold the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) than stage another “patchwork” edition that harms both the BCB’s reputation and the country’s image globally.

With galleries buzzing despite torrential rain, the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur seemed to regain its soul -- fuelled by hopes of a T20I series win for Bangladesh.

The first contingent of the Pakistan national cricket team is set to arrive in Dhaka in the early hours of Sunday ahead of their upcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh, part of the World Test Championship and beginning in Mirpur on May 8.

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has expressed hope of returning home by the end of this year, while also reflecting that entering politics during his playing career may not have been the ideal decision.

As it stands, Bangladesh cricketers and their fans seem to share one defining trait -- an almost stubborn tendency to cling to hope.

Bangladesh batter Soumya Sarkar looked in sublime touch during yesterday afternoon’s practice session at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, timing the ball sweetly in the nets alongside Afif Hossain and Saif Hassan.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday honoured current and former captains of the national men’s and women’s teams by presenting them with special ‘Captains’ Cards’ at a ceremony held at a city hotel in the capital.

Bangladesh ODI skipper Mehidy Hasan Miraz has insisted that the team’s preparations for the upcoming series against New Zealand have not been affected by recent off-field developments in the country’s cricket.

“Bangladesh’s biggest circus is the cricket board, and the ones around it,” former Bangladesh cricketer Aftab Ahmed said in a video posted on his official Facebook page on Wednesday.

The 11-member ad hoc committee of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), led by Tamim Iqbal, on Wednesday announced a significant increase in women cricketers’ domestic match fees, among several key decisions taken at its first official meeting -- held a day after assuming charge following the dissolution of the Aminul Islam Bulbul-led board.