The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced that they are moving in to gear to get cricket back on the field following the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The BCB announced via a press release that all major international and first-class venues along with training facilities, are undergoing constant maintenance so that cricket activities can begin.

Karateka Al Amin Islam once used to follow movements and techniques of foreign karatekas, but now he is the one being followed by local karatekas and that is happening after his gold medal haul in the South Asian (SA) Games in Nepal last December.

He may be famous for the ‘Nagin dance’, his trademark celebration after scalping wickets on the international circuit, but left-arm spinner Nazmul Islam Apu showed another side to his character during these testing times.

Bangladesh spinner Nazmul Islam today informed that he has tested negative for Covid-19. Previously on June 20, the cricketer had announced that he contracted the virus.

The world now can sense the return of cricket following the coronavirus pandemic that had halted proceedings since March. Top-level cricket already returned at Old Trafford on June 23 when the visiting West Indies played an intra-squad warm-up match ahead of their three-Test series against England, scheduled to start from July 8. Pakistan, who are due to play three Tests followed by as many T20I against England in August, have already reached the country and are currently undergoing a 14-day mandatory quarantine before playing intra-squad practice matches. Even Sri Lanka had resumed training earlier in June.

Recently a fear has emerged that Bangladesh may not feature high on the International Cricket Council’s (ICC’s) priorities in the post-pandemic world because of the powerful member countries’ commercial interests as they inevitably try to recoup losses incurred during the halt in play.

Bangladesh's former ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza dispelled rumours that he had tested negative for coronavirus in a Facebook post from his official account.

The coronavirus halt has marred every athlete’s plans and 19-year-old Bangladesh spinner Nayeem Hasan is no exception. The youngster, who was in fine fettle before the enforced break, talked to The Daily Star’s Ramin Talukdar over phone, sharing insights into his life during the pandemic. The following are excerpts from that conversation:

On this day in the year 2000, Bangladesh became the 10th Test-playing nation after a International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting at Lords. It remains a huge achievement for the country’s cricket but 20 years have passed since then and the question of how far our cricket has come keep resurfacing due to our performances in the longest and hardest format of the game.

On this day, 20 years ago, Bangladesh achieved a new milestone, a new dawn in the nation’s cricketing history after being recognized by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as the 10th Test-playing nation. Bangladesh had already announced its prominence in international cricket when the Tigers won the ICC Trophy -- the first major trophy for the country -- by beating Kenya in 1997. After that, Bangladesh’s triumph over Pakistan in their maiden World Cup campaign in 1999 had just made their path to being a Test-playing nation a bit smoother.

26 June 2000, 20 years ago on this very day Bangladesh were accepted into the elite of Test playing nations during an ICC board meeting at Lords. 20 years ago, not many of the other Test playing nations would have supported Bangladesh’s cause unless bilateral interactions, discussions and negotiations, led by then BCB president Saber Hossain Chowdhury convinced the other ICC members to give Bangladesh the thumbs up.

While the other cricket boards are finding ways to get cricket back to the field, the Bangladesh Cricket Board on the other hand is still in a

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced through a media release on Thursday that they have launched an app to monitor the health and mental well-being of players during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The BCB CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury mentioned that the ‘Covid-19 Wellness’ app has been launched with the aim of bringing the players under one umbrella during this crisis.

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan said during an interview with prominent commentator Harsha Bhogle on Cricbuzz that the fans’ expectations always inspire him to perform well in a game. Shakib mentioned that being a fan of Barcelona and Argentine superstar Lionel Messi, who always steps on the pitch with a lot of expectations, the all-rounder can realize how much Bangladesh’s fans expect from him.

Just a day after the postponement of Bangladesh's home series against New Zealand, Bangladesh cricket Board (BCB) and Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have mutually agreed to postpone the Tigers’ upcoming tour of Sri Lanka, SLC announced via a media release.

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who was banned by the ICC in October last year for failing to report corrupt approaches from a bookie, said that he made the mistake of taking those approaches ‘too casually’ and that he could have been banned for five or even 10 years during an interview with Harsha Bhogle on Cricbuzz.

There have been concerns over how Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is faring ever after he announced that he had contracted coronavirus. According to family sources, the cricketer’s condition has not deteriorated since being tested positive.

Ramchand Goala, regarded as the pioneer of left-arm orthodox spin in Bangladesh, breathed his last on Friday, reminding of the rich legacy of left-arm spinners – finger spinner to be more specific -- in the country’s history. There is no doubt that Bangladesh has produced some of the finest left-arm spinners over the years and that they have played leading roles for the Tigers.

Former Bangladesh ODI skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza tested positive for coronavirus, a close source to Mashrafe confirmed the news today.

Ram Chand Goala, a legendary name in the country's domestic cricket circuit during the 80s has passed away at the age of 81 at his Mymensingh residence today.