BCB provides one-time financial assistance to 96 cricketers

Bangladesh Cricket board (BCB) kept its promise of providing financial assistance to the cricketers who were playing in the Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier League 2019-20 but were not included in BCB's central contract list or among BCB's first-class player contracts.
9 April 2020, 16:41 PM

Rubel questions why relief can’t go door to door

Bangladesh pacer Rubel Hossain has raised his voice for the underprivileged in the country in the past and he once again sided with the working people and asked why government relief was not reaching door to door.
9 April 2020, 15:28 PM

Australia’s tour of Bangladesh postponed

The Bangladesh and Australia cricket boards have jointly decided to postpone Australia’s tour of Bangladesh in June this year to play two Test matches. The BCB and CA will now work together to find a future window for rescheduling the series which is part of the ICC World Test Championship.
9 April 2020, 11:21 AM

The Daily Star photographer Rajib's photo shortlisted for Wisden

The Daily Star staff photographer Rajib Raihan's photo is among the eight pictures shortlisted for Wisden-MCC Photograph of the year.
9 April 2020, 05:47 AM

‘Coronavirus proves that power of love is still greater’

The coronavirus pandemic has taken a hold on the daily life of people on lockdown all across the world. The common people, who depend on working for their daily bread have been most affected by the virus outbreak in Bangladesh. There have been others who have come forward to help out. Mashrafe Bin Mortaza said that the times of pandemic proved that love is still greater.
8 April 2020, 06:40 AM

Riyad blessed with second son

Bangladesh T20 skipper Mahmudullah Riyad has been blessed with a son -- his second –- on Sunday.
7 April 2020, 11:41 AM

New Zealand's tour of Bangladesh in doubt

New Zealand's winter tours to Netherlands, Scotland, Ireland and West Indies are in "serious doubt" due to the coronavirus and there are "obvious question marks" looming over the tour to Bangladesh in August, the national cricket board said on Friday.
3 April 2020, 04:27 AM

‘Half of the job becomes easy when the captain performs’

Bangladesh’s newly-appointed ODI captain Tamim Iqbal, who is yet to take the Tigers onto the field due to the coronavirus pandemic halting all sports activities locally and worldwide, said that he was not someone who will ‘make a lot of promises before I’ve done anything.’ He maintained that his own performances will help him but was looking to keep batting duties and captaincy separate.
2 April 2020, 13:06 PM

BCB provides fitness guidelines for cricketers

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) designs a guideline for maintaining a basic level of fitness and conditioning as well as mental health for cricketers who are currently isolating themselves at home due to the coronavirus pandemic.
1 April 2020, 14:54 PM

Jahanara stands by the helpless during coronavirus crisis

Bangladesh women's team all-rounder Jahanara Alam comes forward to help those in need during this coronavirus pandemic.
1 April 2020, 10:21 AM

Former and current players unite to raise fund for coronavirus

The Cricketers' Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB) forms a committee comprising former and current players to help raise fund for those in need during this coronavirus pandemic.
1 April 2020, 09:21 AM

‘Best to stay at home if we want to watch sports again’

Bangladesh cricketer Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has said in a Facebook post that the best thing to do right now is to stay home so that people can once again enjoy sports.
31 March 2020, 00:13 AM

BCB provides support to women cricketers amid coronavirus pandemic

With cricket coming to a standstill due to coronavirus pandemic, the women cricketers in the country are concerned about their livelihoods just as their male counterparts. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) today announced that they will be supporting the women cricketers with financial incentive during these tough times.
30 March 2020, 08:14 AM

'Stand beside those in need'

Bangladesh's champion all-rounder posts a video message on his Facebook page to bolster his support in the fight for those in need amid the growing coronavirus outbreak.
29 March 2020, 20:57 PM

Bashar's mother passes away

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) selector Habibul Bashar's mother, Rizia Begum, breathed her last at the age of 72 at her hometown Kushtia at around 1:15pm today.
28 March 2020, 10:17 AM

Do not let boredom get better of you: Riyad

Bangladesh T20I skipper Mahmudullah Riyad urges countrymen to not let boredom get the better of them during this period of lockdown through a video on social media today.
28 March 2020, 06:40 AM

Tamim wants to take Bangladesh cricket upwards

Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal wants a reversal of fortunes for the Tigers in ODIs and he hopes to build confidence and hunger in his young side to reverse the team’s downward trend.
27 March 2020, 09:40 AM

Cricketers pay homage to martyrs and vow to fight virus

Bangladesh Test captain Mominul Haque and other cricketers from the country paid homage to the freedom fighters on Independence Day and vowed to keep fighting against the coronavirus pandemic.
26 March 2020, 12:30 PM

Bangladesh cricketers pay half their monthly salary to battling coronavirus

The coronavirus pandemic which has spread all across the world has also seen five deaths in Bangladesh. The 17 cricketers who are in BCB’s central contract along with 10 others who have featured in the recent Zimbabwe series have decided to donate fifty percent of this month’s salary to a government fund in order to help out with battling the pandemic.
25 March 2020, 07:24 AM

Mushy wishes self-isolating Shakib a happy birthday

Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim has wished all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan on his birthday.
24 March 2020, 13:24 PM