Bangladesh

It was a good team effort: Shakib

Skipper Shakib Al Hasan lauded the team's effort after Bangladesh registered a historic maiden T20I series win over the world champions England by beating the visitors by four wickets in the second of the three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Sunday. 
12 March 2023, 13:04 PM

Bangladesh first to give world champions unfitting reception

Bangladesh became the only team ever to have beaten a reigning world champion in their first assignment of that particular format since the World Cup as the Shakib Al Hasan-led side clinched the three-match T20I series, with a game in hand, against the ODI and T20 World Champions England on Sunday.
12 March 2023, 12:43 PM

Miraz turns the screws on England at Mirpur turner

With the Sher-e-Bangla surface offering a lot of grip and turn for the slower bowlers, Mehedi Hasan Miraz, in for Shamim Patwary for this match, turned the screws on England with his best figures of four for 12. 
12 March 2023, 10:36 AM

Shakib removes Salt as England reach 50

Phil Salt led a counter-attack from England after Taskin Ahmed struck an early blow, getting rid of Dawid Malan in his second over of the first spell.
12 March 2023, 09:28 AM

Bangladesh bowl in search of series win

The hosts made one change in their playing XI, with Mehedi Hasan Miraz replacing Shamim Patwary. 
12 March 2023, 08:04 AM

'King Kohli' gets Test ton after three-year wait

Kohli ended the long drought and reached his 28th Test hundred with a single, sparking wild celebrations at the world's biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad.
12 March 2023, 07:24 AM

Mahmud wants to take 500 wickets in international cricket

The young pacer from Laxmipur said that he dreams of picking up 500 wickets for Bangladesh by the end of his international career. 
11 March 2023, 08:02 AM

Where are indigenous women’s stories?

Indigenous women are read even less. There are multiple root causes–lack of editorial support for indigenous authors writing in their mother tongues, the predominance of oral traditions, gender inequality and bias.
10 March 2023, 18:00 PM

The lives of medical students

Being a doctor grants you the privilege of helping fellow human beings. As rewarding and respectable as the medical profession is, the pathway to becoming a doctor is trying and tedious.
9 March 2023, 00:00 AM

Tamim not concerned with lack of runs from Liton, Miraz

Skipper Tamim Iqbal felt that having a bad series is part and parcel of the game but when some members of the team do not perform, others need to stand up.
7 March 2023, 10:19 AM

Looking beyond the toxicity of stan culture

One common thread between these often-vilified fandoms and stans is that they’re predominantly female, usually teenagers.
6 March 2023, 15:00 PM

Jahanara to play in Pakistan

Former Bangladesh captain Jahanara Alam has been invited to play in this series, the cricketer disclosed through a social media post on Saturday.
5 March 2023, 07:00 AM

'All that we earned through hard work is gone'

"We all survived because we were at a Jalsa Salana, an annual gathering of Ahmadiyya, at that time, otherwise we would have been killed too"
4 March 2023, 08:34 AM

Export brings $4.63b in Feb, lowest in four months

Bangladesh’s export earnings stood at $4.63 billion in February, the lowest in four months, although overall receipts rose 7.81 per cent year-on-year led by apparel, leather and leather goods shipments, official figures showed yesterday.  
3 March 2023, 02:00 AM

Junior World Kabaddi: Bangladesh off to winning start

Bangladesh, who won a bronze medal in the inaugural edition held in 2019, were drawn in Group C alongside India and Thailand, according to a press release from Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation.
28 February 2023, 14:42 PM

Jamal Bhuiyan asks for release letter to join Argentine club

Even though Jamal initially denied the report, he admitted to The Daily Star on Tuesday that that he did get an offer from Sol De Mayo. However, his contract with Sheikh Russel is apparently a barrier in accepting the offer.
28 February 2023, 13:42 PM

Bangladesh, Argentina sign deal to expand bilateral trade

Bangladesh today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Argentina in order to increase bilateral trade and investment between the two countries..The South American country, one of the main food-producing nations in the world, is an important trading partner of Bangladesh, which im
28 February 2023, 08:20 AM

‘You don’t need to be friends to go out and be a team’

Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha believes the rumoured rift between two senior players won't affect the team's performance on the pitch.
28 February 2023, 06:57 AM

Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: Bangladesh automatically qualified as hosts

Eight teams earn direct qualification while remaining two spots to be identified through a Global Qualifier, said a press release from the ICC.
28 February 2023, 06:43 AM

All hands on deck needed to beat poverty

The Covid-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war, the consequent price hikes and the global economic crisis have impeded the progress towards these goals
28 February 2023, 06:00 AM