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Bishwajit Roy

Bishwajit Roy is sports editor at The Daily Star.

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Bangladesh’s big statement amid the consistency question

16 August 2026
For a team that has spent much of its 25-year Test journey searching for consistency, Bangladesh have often produced something more valuable: moments that refuse to be forgotten.
16 August 2026
Bangladesh vs Australia Test Series 2026

A rare opportunity, familiar questions

29 July 2026
Injuries, questionable selection calls and familiar off-field distractions have once again overshadowed what should have been a defining moment in Bangladesh's Test journey.
29 July 2026
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Rodri the commander

21 July 2026
"At the World Cup will be the best Rodri and next season will be the best Rodri." Those words from Pep Guardiola, spoken while Rodri was still recovering from the injury, sounded more like an act of faith than a prediction.
21 July 2026
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A World Cup of symbols, stories, and transitions

19 July 2026
When Lionel Messi walks onto the pitch in New Jersey in the early hours of Monday (Bangladesh time) to face Spain’s teenage sensation Lamine Yamal, the FIFA World Cup 2026 will reach its final act.
19 July 2026
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One can't expect more from a World Cup

14 July 2026
The quality of football has rarely dipped. Every match seemed to offer something worth watching -- tactical masterclasses, stunning goals, dramatic comebacks, controversial refereeing decisions or stories that extended well beyond the pitch.
14 July 2026
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Fortune favours the giants on the road to Atlanta

12 July 2026
Despite the celebrations, neither Thomas Tuchel nor Lionel Scaloni attempted to mask their teams' shortcomings.
12 July 2026
France vs Morocco match analysis World Cup 2026

France 2-0 Morocco: The scoreline told only half the story

10 July 2026
France produced a performance that stripped away the romance and reminded everyone why they remain one of international football's gold standards.
10 July 2026
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Belgium's best rebuttal to power came on the pitch

7 July 2026
Belgium did not spend the night trying to revisit those debates. They simply demonstrated that while power can influence headlines, it cannot guarantee outcomes.
7 July 2026
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It's battle time

The moment is finally here. There have been plenty of talks regarding Bangladesh's first match. Some of them were nervy, some of them confident while some anxious; all that however, will be forgotten after today's contest at the Manuka Oval in Canberra.
17 February 2015
Nasir Hossain

Time to prove it on the field

Nobody knows better than Mushfiqur Rahim as to how painful it was to suffer a 32-run defeat in their first ODI against Afghanistan at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium in March last year.
17 February 2015

Afghans' first big day

Few expected Afghanistan to beat Bangladesh in their own den the last time the two teams met. However, this time around the scenario is different.
17 February 2015

Canberra, cricket's retreat!

When people talk about attractions in Canberra, there's barely any room for cricket in them. The city, unlike Melbourne or Adelaide,
17 February 2015
Tamim Iqbal

‘Not feeling any pressure’

Down the track and boom! Tamim Iqbal's cross-batted smack against Zaheer Khan in 2007 still remains, arguably so, the most memorable cricket shot played by a Bangladeshi batsman in the World Cup.
16 February 2015
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