Akbar to auction WC jersey and gloves

World Cup winning Bangladesh Under-19 captain Akbar Ali follows in on the footsteps of seniors like Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan as the wicketkeeper batsman announces through a Facebook post that he will be auctioning his World Cup jersey and gloves to help raise fund for battling coronavirus crisis.
30 April 2020, 10:46 AM

ICC bans Agarwal for two years

ICC has banned Deepak Agarwal -- described as 'an Indian businessman' by the governing body in an official media release -- for two years with six months of that suspended for failing to conduct himself according to ICC's code of conduct as an owner of Sindhi's franchise in 2018 T10 Cricket League.
29 April 2020, 17:20 PM

‘He maybe a politician but for me he is my captain and big brother’

Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal participated in a Facebook live interview with The Daily Star and there he wished that people would come forward in their own way even if with limited means and help out the needy. He also talked about Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and what the former ODI captain means to him.
29 April 2020, 15:57 PM

Tamim comes forward to help 91 athletes

Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal extends his help towards families of 91 struggling athletes of the country amid the coronavirus pandemic that has left many people in the country struggling for food and other basic necessities.
28 April 2020, 10:58 AM

Who is auctioning what to help out in coronavirus crisis?

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Mohammad Ashraful, Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das, Taskin Ahmed, Anamul Haque and Mohammad Saifuddin are the latest to join the list of players who are auctioning off their favourite collectibles in order to raise funds.
26 April 2020, 12:16 PM

Shakib blessed with second daughter

Bangladesh premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who is currently in the United States with his family, has been blessed with his second daughter on Friday.
24 April 2020, 14:11 PM

Shakib would like to take Messi with him to the moon

Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan expresses his admiration and love for the world's number one football player Lionel Messi, as the star all-rounder mentions he will prefer to take the Argentine with him if he ever gets the chance to go to the moon.
23 April 2020, 02:37 AM

Shakib's World Cup bat sold for 20 lakh Taka

Bangladesh premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan's bat, which he used during the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup in England, was sold for a price of 20 lakh Taka after the 33-year-old followed in the footsteps of teammate Mushfiqur Rahim to auction one of his favourite bats in order to raise fund for battling coronavirus crisis.
23 April 2020, 01:24 AM

Tamim donates funds to deliver essentials to the underprivileged

Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal has been among those cricketers who have led the way in helping the underprivileged during the ongoing nationwide shutdown imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus.
22 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Shakib pays off due salaries and talks of ‘hidden agendas’

Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan announced on a Facebook post that he has paid off the remaining dues of the employees in his aquaculture farm in Shathkhira but also said that the incidents of unrest, where employees ‘took to the streets and created chaos’ were instigated by ‘some people with hidden agendas.’ Shakib also wrote that media played its part in blowing things out of proportion by failing to look into the situation with depth and integrity.
22 April 2020, 06:28 AM

Shakib to auction bat he used in 2019 World Cup

Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, banned from all cricket for two years with one of those suspended, followed on the footsteps of teammate Mushfiqur Rahim to auction one of his favourite bats in order to raise fund for battling coronavirus crisis.
22 April 2020, 05:03 AM

BCB 'not contacted by ICC' over Javed issue

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury denies receiving any sorts of directives from the International Cricket Council (ICC) over keeping Javed Omar away from any sorts of involvement with the BCB.
21 April 2020, 10:35 AM

Shakib instructs clearing the due salaries of his farm's employees

Shakib Al Hasan who is currently in the United States with his family has instructed the authorities of his aquaculture farm in Shathkhira to clear all the unpaid dues of the labours who had gathered for a movement demanding their due salaries on Monday.
21 April 2020, 09:51 AM

Big Five come together to help team staff during coronavirus crisis

Bangladesh’s Big Five have come together in these times of coronavirus outbreak to help out the team staff who has seen their income affected after cricket in the country came to a standstill.
20 April 2020, 06:15 AM

Imrul Kayes’s father passes away

Bangladesh opener Imrul Kayes's father, Mohammad Bani Amin, breathes his last at the age of 60 in a city hospital
19 April 2020, 19:22 PM

Mushfiqur to auction first double ton bat

In 2013, during a Test match against Sri Lanka at Galle, Bangladesh star batsman Mushfiqur Rahim had become the first batsman from the country to hit a double hundred. That historic SS bat he used during the innings is going to be put up for auction by Mushfiqur Rahim and the money from selling the bat is going to be used to help the less privileged during the coronavirus crisis, local media has reported.
19 April 2020, 11:53 AM

Mashrafe salutes 'brave warrior' Moyeen

Former Bangladesh ODI skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza pays homage to Md Moyeen Uddin, assistant professor at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital (SOMCH) who died of coronavirus yesterday.
16 April 2020, 07:02 AM

No date set for DPL restart

The chairman of Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) Kazi Inam has said in a media release that with the country wide lockdown effective till April 25th, it will not be possible to set a date when the Dhaka Premier League can restart.
15 April 2020, 10:43 AM

Lyon disappointed not to be ‘heading over to Bangladesh’

Australia spinner Nathan Lyon said that he was disappointed not to be heading over to Bangladesh with the rest of the Australia squad after the two-match Test series was postponed due to the threat of coronavirus.
15 April 2020, 06:24 AM

Mashrafe pays tribute to winners of '97

It was on this day, 23 years ago, that Khaled Masud Pilot hit the first delivery of the last over, bowled by Martin Suji for six as Bangladesh inched closer to the 11 needed for victory in that final over. Then a gritty pull from Hasibul Hossain Shanto took them to touching distance before a leg-bye in the last delivery sealed Bangladesh their most memorable win as they clinched the 1997 ICC Trophy by beating Kenya in the final.
13 April 2020, 10:34 AM