Sports and politics remain entangled as BCB elections near
20 May 2026, 08:00 AM
Unlike the preceding election during Aminul Islam Bulbul’s tenure, there was no strict requirement this time to nominate councillors from ad hoc committees.
20 May 2026, 08:00 AM
Pace, joy, and Test solidity under Shanto
15 May 2026, 08:00 AM
Pace is power in Test cricket, and Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto is beginning to reap its rewards. With Bangladesh’s 104-run win over Pakistan in the first Test in Mirpur, Shanto equalled Mushfiqur Rahim as the captain with the most Test wins for the Tigers, with seven victories.
15 May 2026, 08:00 AM
Rana’s old-ball swing rewires Tigers’ home Test swagger
13 May 2026, 08:00 AM
Rana getting the old ball to talk had even surprised his captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and Litton Das.
13 May 2026, 08:00 AM
‘Hunger for runs’: Shanto dominates with controlled aggression
8 May 2026, 21:21 PM
Aggression is one thing, but controlled aggression is a different kind of menace. Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto’s century against Pakistan on Friday in Mirpur on Day 1 of the first of two Tests, part of the World Test Championship, was a perfect example of the latter.
8 May 2026, 21:21 PM
Speedster emerges from tailender’s shell, Rana an ensemble of one
5 May 2026, 21:30 PM
Ball by ball, step by step, Rana was pure bliss to watch at the Mirpur practice nets on Tuesday.
5 May 2026, 21:30 PM
Rana’s rise gathers pace with ‘presence of mind’
5 May 2026, 08:00 AM
The fuller delivery, like the short ones, created surprise, with some deliveries striking the bat rather than the bat meeting it.
5 May 2026, 08:00 AM
Interview / ‘I always prefer batting at three’
28 April 2026, 10:00 AM
Shanto spoke about navigating that lean phase, whether stepping away from captaincy influenced his batting and more, in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star’s Abdullah Al Mehdi.
28 April 2026, 10:00 AM
Interview / ‘Strong bonds, healthy competition driving NZ cricket’
26 April 2026, 08:00 AM
Will Young was among the more experienced players in an otherwise inexperienced New Zealand ODI squad that suffered a 2-1 defeat in the recently concluded three-match series against hosts Bangladesh. Arriving in Bangladesh after a successful tour of India, Young and his side encountered tougher batting conditions and a hostile pace attack. The New Zealand number three spoke about the conditions, Bangladesh’s bowling threats, and more in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star’s Abdullah Al Mehdi. The excerpts are as follows:
26 April 2026, 08:00 AM
BCB needs a reality check too
When Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan spoke to media on Monday following the Tigers’ defeat against Scotland a day earlier, he cut a rather distraught figure, saying he could not quite grasp the reality of Bangladesh being defeated by an Associate nation in a prestigious tournament.
19 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Paying for unwarranted confidence-booster doses?
Bangladesh’s ‘shock’ defeat at the hands of Scotland in their opening Group B fixture of the ICC T20 World Cup qualifiers, which came on the back of two losses in the preparation matches against Sri Lanka and Ireland, had created a rupture in the wall of confidence they seemed to have had following series wins against Australia and New Zealand at home.
18 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Best-laid plans not a guarantee
A proper monsoon drencher welcomed those who made their way to the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur yesterday for the announcement of Bangladesh’s squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup.
9 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Tamim’s class act sets an example
Just a few hours before the first T20I between Bangladesh and New Zealand began yesterday, Tamim Iqbal, who had been missing in action from the T20I line-up for the past 17 months, went live from his Facebook page and announced that he will not be available for the upcoming T20 World Cup in UAE.
1 September 2021, 18:00 PM
What role will Tamim return to?
Bangladesh gear up for another T20I series without star batsman Tamim Iqbal but there is the air of him being there regardless, largely due to the fact that the that left-hander is battling injury issues ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup in two months’ time.
24 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Challenges remain despite sweet problem
A fascinating but by no means unproblematic trend in Bangladesh cricket, one that has existed for some time, is how players make their back into the national side because others have performed badly. As in a game of musical chairs, players circle back into the team, but the problem in terms of team selection is how many players return without having performed in order to stake a claim.
17 August 2021, 18:00 PM
What direction do Tigers take now?
The historic 4-1 series win against Australia was the Tigers’ most significant series win in the T20 format, considered to be Bangladesh’s Achilles heel.
10 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Tigers wrap up series with thumping win
Bangladesh ended the series as they began, dominating proceedings with the ball as they condemned Australia to their lowest-ever T20I score of 62 all out to clinch the five-match series 4-1 with Shakib Al Hasan cleaning up the tail.
9 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Messi ‘did everything he could’
Even amidst the most bizarre realities in football, it just does not get any more bizarre than this. With the world watching, the press conference that transpired at the Camp Nou yesterday, was about to puncture hopes -- the last shred of it anyway -- and leave Barcelona fans with a gaping vacuum with nowhere to escape.
8 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Tigers take historic series
Pacer Mustafizur Rahman was the saviour yesterday, helping Bangladesh complete a remarkable turnaround from a trying situation as they trumped Australia by 10 runs in the third T20I, in the process clinching their first ever series win over the men from down under.
6 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Fizz the main hurdle in Australia’s challenge to adapt
“Man, he is a difficult customer. He is really good,” Ashton Agar said while wearing a smile that recognised that his side had its work cut out in dealing with Mustafizur Rahman’s cutters. Even for a spinner like Agar, it was something different.
5 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Youngsters hold their nerve
Youngsters Afif Hossain and Nurul Hasan showed nerves of steel to propel Bangladesh from a difficult situation to their second successive win against Australia in the five-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium yesterday.
4 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Messi’s leadership finds its mark
A nervy atmosphere had gripped the final moments of the Copa America final but as soon as the clock had stopped, Lionel Messi sank to his knees, his fists pumping the air as teammates rushed in to plunge into euphoria alongside him.
11 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Mahmudullah thrives in spite of role
Mahmudullah Riyad’s Test career might be seeing a reversal of fortunes after a determined century against Zimbabwe was instrumental to Bangladesh being able to reverse their own fate in the ongoing one-off Test at Harare.
8 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Sohan’s time to break through
Nurul Hasan Sohan’s form this season in the Bangabandhu Premier Division League saw him earn a well-deserved call-up for the national team in all three formats for their upcoming tour of Zimbabwe, but given the lack of faith from the selectors in the past, question remains whether Sohan’s present form can make a difference this time.
25 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Mushy’s calm prevails in the storm
With a cyclone hovering over the Bay of Bengal, Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladesh’s most experienced batsman in ODIs with the greatest number of matches under his belt, battled and steered his team through a very different kind of storm, finding the calm and assurance that Bangladesh most needed from his bat. Mushfiqur’s 127-ball 125, while running out of partners, accounted for more than half the team’s runs and helped the Tigers post a challenging 246 after electing to bat first.
25 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Mash’s success in absence of governing philosophy
That Bangladesh cricket is resigned to talking about individuals over team building and governing ideas of their cricket speaks to the greater culture now omnipresent over the course of a decade or so but is more prominent across the last few years.
10 May 2021, 18:00 PM
A Test spirit governed by fear
There was no display of effort, perseverance or mental grind befitting of Test cricket by the Tigers in their defeat to Sri Lanka in the second Test in Kandy yesterday, and the sphere of their failures has a lot more to it than the margin of defeat inflicted by the hosts.
3 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Miraz going for bored out?
The Bangladesh spinners have time and again failed to make any real impact in matches, especially in the longest format, when the pitches are not conducive to spin. With no real variations to keep batsmen guessing, spinners regurgiate the 'tagline' of maintaining line and length, but to what extent it works in their favour, remains a big question.
16 April 2021, 12:02 PM
‘The record shows that we have to do things differently’
The most important facet in all of Bangladesh’s major victories in international cricket is that the whole team contributed, no matter the size.
18 March 2021, 18:00 PM