Asian Games / Bigger contingent, smaller return
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Bangladesh’s contingent keeps getting bigger at the Asian Games, but the results have gone in the opposite direction.
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Poor pitches, deeper problems: ASEAN Cup failure was the symptom, not the disease
3 October 2026
What was on display at the Chandpur District Stadium on Friday could reveal why the national football team suffered such an embarrassing defeat in Jakarta in the ongoing FIFA ASEAN Cup.
3 October 2026
ASEAN Cup / ‘30-minute player’ Jamal gives a 90-minute reminder
30 September 2026
For a team still trying to establish its identity under a new coach, the question may no longer be whether Jamal can contribute, but how best to use what he still has to offer.
30 September 2026
Interview / ‘Indicator of progress is beating high-calibre teams’
29 September 2026
Following the Chess Olympiad, Niaz Murshed spoke to The Daily Star's Anisur Rahman from Uzbekistan about the teams' performances, the next generation and the challenges facing Bangladesh chess.
29 September 2026
Ready or not, the BFL begins today
18 September 2026
The league will now be played at seven venues, raising questions over whether the BFF can maintain standards after struggling to do so at five venues last season.
18 September 2026
A big loss and Butler falls back to blame game
15 September 2026
Since the Women's Asian Cup qualifiers, Bangladesh have been in decline, while Butler's handling of setbacks has increasingly raised questions.
15 September 2026
A family: The beating heart of Bangladesh table tennis
12 September 2026
Beyond the titles and medals lies an enduring legacy: a family bound by blood, fueled by fierce devotion, ready to carry Bangladesh’s colours proudly once more.
12 September 2026
BFF decisions open door for nearly 100 footballers
4 September 2026
A series of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) decisions has provided a lifeline to nearly 100 footballers, with the number of participating clubs in the 2026-27 Bangladesh Football League rising to 13 from last season’s 10.
4 September 2026
Maintaining as opposed to sustaining
Halfway through the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the unlikeliest of things happened—Bangladesh was celebrating an Olympic gold.
24 February 2017
Ctg Abahani thru'
Defending champions Chittagong Abahani remained the lone team among three local outfits to qualify for the semifinals of the Sheikh
24 February 2017
Abahani bow out
Although they failed to qualify for the next phase, Bangladesh Premier League champions Abahani ended their Sheikh Kamal
23 February 2017
Pocheon, TC Sports through to semis
Pocheon Citizen FC confirmed their semifinal berth after securing a 1-1 draw against TC Sports Club in their Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup encounter at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong yesterday.
23 February 2017
Mohammedan hold hosts
Mohammedan SC kept their hopes of making it to the semifinals of the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup alive by playing out a
22 February 2017
Hosts gunning for semis
Buoyed by a 3-0 win over Shaheen Asmayee FC, holders Chittagong Abahani will be looking forward to confirming a semifinal berth in
21 February 2017
Maldives smiles on home-grown coaches
There was a time when Bangladesh supremely dominated Maldives on the footballing plain. But the roles have been reversed now. The
19 February 2017
Holders lift local spirits
After the fans endured disappointing results from local outfits in the Sheikh Kamal Club Cup, defending champions Chittagong Abahani got off to a fine start in the tournament with a 3-1 win over Afghani side Shaheen Asmayee FC at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong yesterday.
19 February 2017
Abahani fall at first hurdle
Five-time Bangladesh Premier League champions Abahani made a frustrating start to the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup as they
18 February 2017
TC Sports Club defeat Abahani
Pocheon Citizen FC defeat pre-tournament favourites FC Alga 2-0 in the opening match of the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup in Chittagong.
18 February 2017
No clear favourites
The Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup tournament is all set to get underway today at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong with no
17 February 2017
Archery carnival underway
Bangladeshi archers made a bright start in the ISSF International Solidarity Archery Championship yesterday, but the limelight on the
27 January 2017
Bangladesh women thump Afghans
Captain Sabina Khatun hits five goals as Bangladesh romp to a 6-0 win over Afghanistan in the 4th SAFF Women's Championship.
29 December 2016
Clubs question BFF's master plan
The Dhaka-based football club officials have demanded that the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) takes reality into
30 November 2016
BANGABANDHU on the Constitution
It was 12 October 1972. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman took the floor to talk about the [draft] Constitution for newly
31 October 2016
Rahmatganj: Of passion & dedication
Dhaka football is no longer the most followed sporting event in the country. You can now only find a couple of hundred die
25 October 2016
Best in dorms, the rest in luxury
Bangladesh's success in the AFC U-16 Women's Championship Qualifiers can simply be termed fabulous but the hard work the girls put in over two-and-a-half months to reach their current level cannot be similarly condensed into a single word.
4 September 2016
'A win for two countries'
Her first name is Margarita, and she hailed her gold medal in all-around rhythmic gymnastics in the Rio Olympics on Saturday as a 'victory for two countries'. She is representing the Russian Federation but the other country celebrating her triumph is Bangladesh.
21 August 2016
Abahani held
The curtain is drawn on the Mymensingh phase of the JB Bangladesh Premier League.
17 August 2016
Arambagh hold Rahmatganj
Lightweights-turned- contenders Rahmatganj MFS missed an opportunity to go to the top of the JB Bangladesh Premier
16 August 2016