Anisur Rahman

On September 3, 2013, during a match of the 10th SAFF Championship at Halchowk Stadium in Kathmandu, India’s prolific striker Sunil Chhetri robbed Bangladesh of a much-deserved win by curling a free-kick over the wall and past Bangladesh goalkeeper Mamun Khan to rescue India in stoppage time after having gone down 1-0 in the 82nd minute.

Bangladesh coach Jamie Day had surprisingly announced that he that he would play for a win at home against Asian champions Qatar but the 39-year-old tempered expectations on the eve of the joint qualifier for the World Cup and Asian Cup against India at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata today.

When deciding upon a starting eleven for tomorrow’s 2022 World Cup Qualifier match against India, Bangladesh coach Jamie Day will have the sweet headache of settling on a backline after non-regular defenders Raihan Hasan and Riyadul Hasan impressed during a spirited performance against Qatar last Thursday.

Bangladesh rose above their usual standards and displayed uncharacteristic valour their 2022 World Cup Qualifier match against Qatar before going down 2-0 to the Asian champions at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.

Having been ignored from Bangladesh international squads in the past, South Asian (SA) Games double-gold medallist swimmer Mahfuza Khatun Shila removed herself from the ongoing training camp for December’s SA Games, citing a lack of physical fitness.

The players’ transfers window for top-flight football -- the Bangladesh Premier League -- opens today with some lightweights in financial trouble in the wake of recent crackdown on clubs’ gambling.

Not long ago, even when the darkness of the roads in front of multi-sports clubs was illuminated by the occasional beam of light it was hard to find boards or signs bearing the names of each club. That picture changed drastically over the last few years -- the

Despite the fact that athletics in Bangladesh has a storied past, the only time athletes are seen in the spotlight these days is when the National Athletics Championships roll around each year. Although there are numerous athletes in Bangladesh contesting various

Portuguese coach Mario Lemos is still proud of Abahani although they failed to make it to the AFC Cup inter-zone final play-off following an 5-4 defeat on aggregate at the hands of North Korea’s April 25 SC.

The Daily Star (TDS): How do you evaluate Abahani’s thrilling win over North Korea’s April 25 SC? Sohel Rana (SR): It is not only Abahani’s win but a victory for Bangladesh football. Winning against April 25 is a positive but it was not

I always had faith in my own quality, but I didn’t get much match-time to prove myself in previous seasons. This time, Abahani coach Mario Lemos, who knows me since the time he worked with the national team, put faith in me. He gave me

The nearly 11-month-long football season came to an end on Saturday through the completion of the Bangladesh Premier League,

What is poetry? Before I answer this question, I want to address the question of whether language came after poetry or if poetry came after language. I am not going to check this by reading history books but rather by making a statement: poetry existed before language. But how could this be? Before I answer this I have to explain my view of what poetry actually is.

Having confirmed the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers berth last night, Bangladesh coach Jamie Day allowed his charges to celebrate the

Hosts Bangladesh will be eager to make the inaugural Bangamata U-19 Women’s International Gold Cup a memorable one when they take on Laos in the final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today.

Muhotasin Ahmed Ridoy is so far the sixth table tennis player from outside the capital to become the men’s singles champion in the

At first glance, she looks an able athlete competing against opponents on equal footing on the table tennis board, but 18-year-old Afia Tasnim Tushin is an intellectually-challenged player taking part in the 38th National Table Tennis Championships being held at Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium.

Two-and-a-half years ago, a group of girls emerged out of the blue at the Bangabandhu National Stadium and enthralled the country

Four-time champions India punctured Bangladesh's dream of making history in the SAFF Women's Championship by handing last edition's runners-up a clinical 4-0 defeat in the second semifinal of the fifth edition at the Sahid Rangashala in Biratnagar yesterday.

Bangladesh will need to make a small piece of history in the SAFF Women's Championship if they are to ensure back-to-back final berths when they take on four-time champions India in the semifinal at the Sahid Rangsala in Biratnagar today.