Bangladesh Premier League (BPL)

Aliss’ rocky ride to national team

Aliss Al Islam talked about his journey and experience during an interview with Mazhar Uddin of The Daily Star. The excerpts of the interview are as follows: 
15 February 2024, 01:00 AM

'He reminds me': Tahir reveals why he performed Ronaldo-esque celebration

The oldest cricketer to play in the BPL also revealed the secret behind his mileage.
12 February 2024, 19:04 PM

‘If Shakib can’t return, he won’t play cricket anymore’

Comilla Victorians head coach Mohammad Salahuddin had been seen working with Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan at Sylhet during the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). Shakib has so far batted just twice at the BPL and did not come out to bat in two games due to eye problem.
2 February 2024, 16:55 PM

Mahmudullah ‘auto choice’ for Bangladesh T20I team

At the ODI World Cup in India last year, his batting remained the only positive aspect in the Tigers’ disastrous campaign.
31 January 2024, 14:37 PM

‘Leg-spinners need to be encouraged more in BPL’

During an exclusive interview with Mazhar Uddin of The Daily Star, former Pakistan cricketer Aamer Sohail candidly about his memories associated with Bangladesh and things that need to be done for the progress of the country’s cricket alongside a few other topics.
28 January 2024, 01:00 AM

'Master' Babar shows why franchises incline towards quality

Players like Babar provide the type of quality that franchises can bank upon.
23 January 2024, 18:01 PM

Concussed Gunathilaka gets ‘22-25’ stitches

The controversy arose as concussion substitute Croospulle was not part of the 15-man Dhaka squad submitted before the toss.
22 January 2024, 18:01 PM

Anamul, Lewis power Khulna to top of standings

Khulna won both of their contests so far.
22 January 2024, 16:30 PM

In pictures: Barishal, Rangpur begin their BPL 2024 campaign

Here are some moments captured from the match by The Daily Star’s photographer, Firoz Ahmed.
20 January 2024, 12:53 PM

Comilla’s BPL future uncertain

As things stand, the broadcasting rights are still difficult to sell and franchises do not have a share of tickets which hinders branding.
17 January 2024, 01:00 AM

James mesmerises ahead of BPL final

Nagar Baul, led by James, was the biggest attraction
16 February 2023, 11:41 AM

Nannu pleased with Shanto’s form

The left-hander showed great consistency in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) for Sylhet Strikers, being among the top run-getters in the tournament with 374 runs
10 February 2023, 13:52 PM

Sylhet Strikers vs Khulna Tigers: Who will win? What's your prediction?

The Bangladesh Premier League is at its business end of proceedings as teams at the bottom half of the table face do-or-die situations to make the top four, while teams at the top half look to consolidate their positions eyeing the Qualifiers.
30 January 2023, 12:21 PM

‘25-year-old’ Malik labels Bangladesh experience ‘a complete package bar traffic’

At a time when most of his former teammates have retired from the sport and switched professions, the 40-year-old Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik has rubbished the notions of age slowing players down as he is still going strong delivering standout performances for the teams he plays for around the world.
29 January 2023, 13:41 PM

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10 January 2023, 14:22 PM

‘BPL’s December 6 start uncertain’

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan had announced on September 11 that the board would stage the upcoming edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on its own from December 6 and name the domestic T20 tournament after Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to commemorate the occasion of his 100th birth anniversary.
1 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Shakib’s Rangpur move not endorsed by BPL GC

The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) governing council (GC) announces that the seventh edition of the BPL will be part of a new cycle that will require a ‘fresh franchisee agreement/contract’, meaning that deals struck by franchises -- like Shakib Al Hasan’s high-profile move to Rangpur Riders – is not been endorsed by the governing council.
4 August 2019, 12:59 PM

No Chittagong Vikings in upcoming BPL

Chittagong Vikings will not participate in the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) scheduled to begin from December 6 this year. DBL Group decided to step aside from the ownership of the franchise and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have issued tender looking for interested parties.
29 July 2019, 13:45 PM

Rangpur riding high

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza's Rangpur Riders look to have hit top gear when it matters most, confirming first place in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) with a whopping nine-wicket victory over Comilla Victorians in their last league match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium yesterday.
2 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Comilla take top spot by thumping Chittagong

An unbeaten 54 from opener Tamim Iqbal guides Comilla Victorians to a seven-wicket win over Chittagong Vikings in a rare low-scoring match of the Chattogram leg of the BPL.
29 January 2019, 12:06 PM