Stability ensures crucial opportunity for Shanto before T20 WC
7 September 2026
For Shanto, that improvement has opened the door to a T20I return, while the Asian Games provide a platform to begin building his role as a stabilising presence ahead of the T20 World Cup.
7 September 2026
Tests first as WTC dream takes wings
2 September 2026
The next four matches will be crucial to Bangladesh’s hopes, and chief selector Habibul Bashar said they do not want to lose momentum.
2 September 2026
Interview / ‘A totally sane person can’t be a fast bowler’
1 September 2026
The Bangladesh fast-bowling coach talks about the team’s mindset and preparation, the development of its pace attack, the role of local coaches
1 September 2026
Big opportunity, valuable exposure
28 August 2026
Bowling leg-spin at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium at the age of 17 felt like a dream come true for Mohammad Abdullah and his father, Anwar Shah, who had travelled from Kishoreganj to watch his son play today.
28 August 2026
Tait Interview Part 2 / ‘One of the Big Bash teams should definitely pick Nahid Rana'
25 August 2026
The former Bangladesh fast-bowling talks about the culture among Bangladesh’s fast bowlers and a possible return to the Tigers in the future, and more
25 August 2026
Shaun Tait Interview / ‘Entire world talking about Bangladesh's fast bowlers’
25 August 2026
In an exclusive interview with The Daily Star’s Abdullah Al Mehdi, the former Australia pacer and ex-Bangladesh fast-bowling coach breaks down the Tigers' newfound pace mettle, their push for Test consistency, and more.
25 August 2026
Disillusionment at hand in Mackay
20 August 2026
The last time Bangladesh came close to following up a landmark away victory with a series win in a SENA country was in 2021/22, when they famously beat New Zealand in Mount Maunganui. An innings-and-117-run defeat in Christchurch followed inside three days. For many, it was simply Bangladesh reverting to type after producing something spectacular.
20 August 2026
Quicks strike the right chord in Darwin epic
18 August 2026
A Test culture is continuing to grow through their rise
18 August 2026
Bowlers pull together in T20I win
Bangladesh assailed an Afghan side known for their T20 prowess in the first of the two-match T20I series at Mirpur’s Sher-e-Bangla and the margin of victory will surely bring some relief in the Tigers’ camp before the final T20I on March 5.
3 March 2022
Will positive approach be reflected at the top?
The T20 World Cup in UAE last year demonstrated that whatever the Bangladesh think-tank had planned going into the mega-event did not bear fruit or lacked in execution, culminating in the debacle.
2 March 2022
Greater foundation through osmosis
“We are becoming seniors too, right?” Liton posed the question as an answer at the press conference after his 136-run knock in the second ODI. Such words reflected his confidence, momentum and growing responsibility but also showcased the changing nature of the team’s dynamics.
27 February 2022
Afif, Mehedi prevail with nerves of steel
“We don’t ever think about whether a player is young or a senior. Whenever we play, we try to contribute as members of the team,” Afif
23 February 2022
Self-belief in the air
Bangladesh make a return to the ODI format today having last played a 50-over game in July last year and although half a year has passed since the last ODI, Bangladesh looked quietly confident heading into the series during their practice session at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium yesterday.
22 February 2022
Why so many changes?
The national selectors made wholesale changes to the ODI side for Bangladesh's upcoming series against Afghanistan, slated to begin from February 23 with the first ODI in Chattogram.
15 February 2022
Miraz, Chattogram offset blues
It was the penultimate delivery of the final over of the Khulna Tigers innings and everything had come to a head since Chattogram Challengers began their BPL campaign, cascading towards that penultimate delivery yesterday.
14 February 2022
Barishal in final; Ctg stay alive
Two pulsating games, each with their own themes and surprises in store, played out yesterday in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) and
14 February 2022
Opening selection looms large ahead of Afghan series
As the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) heads towards the closing stages, the upcoming Afghanistan series, slated to begin with the ODI series on February 23, starts to come into view.
10 February 2022
Mrittunjoy: Chattogram’s beacon in the dark
There was joy and jubilation on one side, a clutter of youthful energy converging and coming through. At the other side of things,
8 February 2022
‘Pitches at home don’t help us learn these trades’
The pitch at the Hagley Oval threw specific challenges at Bangladesh which the Tigers are not yet close to unraveling after day two of the Christchurch Test.
10 January 2022
Different challenges await Tigers in Christchurch
Bangladesh finally found the resolve, mental depth and proper approach to overcome a 20-year old hurdle and win a first match in any format in New Zealand, clinching the first Test at Mount Maunganui on January 5.
7 January 2022
The irony in Tigers’ greatest win
For the first time, Bangladesh put a real meaning to the nickname ‘Tigers’ in red-ball cricket away from home and it was all thanks to a sudden uprising from the pace unit in favourable conditions.
6 January 2022
Can Bangladesh cricket harness the spark?
Bangladesh eclipsed the peak of their cricketing excellence, going against the grain of their past efforts in New Zealand to clinch their very first win against the hosts by an eight-wicket margin.
5 January 2022
A pronounced Test mentality
For four days, Bangladesh have managed to stay on top of a New Zealand side known for their Test capabilities and a rare excitement coursed the side, unseen especially away from home in Test cricket.
4 January 2022
‘Their development is getting hampered’
Interest in youth level or age-level cricket in the country is casual at best but when an international trophy comes around, the expectations of a success-starved nation amplifies.
26 December 2021
Cricket operates as usual
The recent tumult in the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is not far removed from the usual. Despite not yet being assigned a department following the BCB elections, Akram Khan has revealed that he wants to step down from his previous role as cricket operations chairman.
23 December 2021
Disillusion affecting Shakib’s Test motivation?
There have been insinuations, remarks and opinions regarding all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan’s involvement in Test cricket from the media, cricket experts and even board officials.
8 December 2021
Shakib escapes the gloom
Light to moderately heavy drizzles marred proceedings on the second day, with only 6.2 overs possible before play was called off at 3:00pm yesterday.
5 December 2021
No trust and not much of a process either
ICC’s new Test Championship cycle begins for Bangladesh today with the first Test against Pakistan at Chattogram and it also introduces the beginning of a jam-packed Test schedule through to the end of 2022 for the Tigers.
25 November 2021