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
Pacers still playing catch up
Cricket will have to come to grips with the new paradigms brought on by the coronavirus pandemic as the ban on saliva and use of substitutes ratified by the ICC yesterday. But the fast bowlers in Bangladesh, who appear ready to make the leap to the next level and enhance the country’s cricketing status further, will need to undergo a more seminal change.
10 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Stop talking to pacers about slow wickets: Wasim
Anyone who has seen Wasim Akram run in and bowl from the striker’s end would know that strange feeling -- a mixture of awe and fear of what is coming at them.
20 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Kohli bares his secrets
India’s batting maestro Virat Kohli is known for his steady resolve and endurance in the most difficult of chases.
19 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Self analysis the way to level up: Salahuddin
Many national cricketers have fallen by the wayside after promising starts to their careers. The likes of Nasir Hossain, Suhrawardi Shuvo, pacer Shahdat Hossain and more recently Sabbir Rahman had shown early promise but did not blossom into regular performers for the national team and failed to feature for the side regularly.
17 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Consolidating in the times of coronavirus
“There are times when we back into a corner with no place left to back into … and then we go on attack and become mentally stronger,” Mashrafe Bin Mortaza reminisced on his injury troubles -- seven knee surgeries and more -- during an online meet with Tamim Iqbal on Monday night.
5 May 2020, 18:00 PM
‘We’ve failed to develop human resources’
Nazmul Abedin Fahim is one of those few souls who had a purposeful hand in leading Bangladesh cricket against immense challenges.
29 April 2020, 18:00 PM
‘We had freedom as selectors’
GM Nausher Prince, the former Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) national selector had worked with some of the best talents in the country.
16 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Has the ‘tree’ taken root properly?
‘April is the cruellest month,’ T.S Eliot had written in The Waste Land. Given the current coronavirus crisis the world over, this April is likely to be another cruel month for mankind.
13 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Behind the crisis at the Nou Camp
The heat in the corridors of the Camp Nou offices went up a few notches with six Barcelona board directors handing in their resignations on Thursday night.
10 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Reminiscence: My first match
Having preferred the couch at home to the stadium seats for a large part of a decade as a cricket fan, I was first introduced to a live experience by a group of friends who had gotten me a ticket for an international fixture between Bangladesh and touring Zimbabwe back in 2008.
5 April 2020, 18:00 PM
We should have our own mantra to be successful: Tamim
Tamim Iqbal (TI): Truth be told, I am not facing any big issues. I am not getting annoyed, bored or anything else. Normally I do my running in the morning and after that I spend time with the kids. Maybe I’ll watch a movie and time passes.
1 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Being dropped has its perks, says Fizz
Mustafizur Rahman’s yorkers have become a thing of the past for many, with the effectiveness of that particular skill not quite where it was when he first burst into the international scene with great feats against India before a brilliant season in the Indian Premier League in 2016.
18 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Tamim wins captains’ clash
Yesterday’s Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier League match between Prime Bank Cricket Club and Gazi Group pitted a host of national team stars and rising stars against each other and even an empty Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur could not dampen the battle of cricketing skills.
16 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Conversion key for Tamim
There are lots of suggestions and criticism in the air regarding Tamim Iqbal’s slow build-up to the innings, and they have only recently been quietened a bit by his two centuries against Zimbabwe.
12 March 2020, 18:00 PM
How it ends also matters
Bangladesh go into the ODI series against Zimbabwe under the leadership of inspirational captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza as firm favourites after the Tigers handed the visitors an innings-defeat in the one-off Test at Dhaka.
27 February 2020, 18:00 PM
‘We were waiting to meet India in a final’
The Bangladesh Under-19 team’s ace pacer Shoriful Islam bowled with fire and set an assertive tone for the rest of the young Tigers to follow during his side’s historic win over India in the final of the ICC U-19 World Cup final.
11 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Bangladeshi fans deserve this win: Akbar Ali
Bangladesh’s first World Cup-winning captain, Under-19 skipper Akbar Ali talked to The Daily Star’s Abdullah Al Mehdi over the phone from South Africa regarding the team’s triumph, discussing his and the team’s feelings after delivering the historic result.
10 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Julio pleasantly surprised
Former Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar was left pleasantly surprised by the technical proficiency of age-group goalkeepers in Bangladesh after a session working with a number of goalkeepers at the Bangladesh Football Federation’s (BFF’s) artificial turf yesterday.
23 January 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Trying to learn from the stars’
22-year-old Afif Hossain is one of the young cricketers who managed to emerge out of Bangladesh cricket’s ongoing gloom.
10 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Rana boosts Chattogram to play-off spot
The wicket of Mehedi Hasan Miraz cannot be considered a prized scalp by any measure, although it was just the kind of early breakthrough that Chattogram Challengers needed from Mehedi Hasan Rana as they romped to a six-wicket win over Khulna Tigers yesterday.
4 January 2020, 18:00 PM