Bangladesh women's team are set to begin their preparation for the upcoming Asian Games in September as the Tigresses will be heading to Sylhet next Sunday to begin their fitness training.

Marufa Akter has emerged as the new sensation in Bangladesh women’s cricket team. The youngster from Nilphamari was instrumental behind the Tigresses’ maiden ODI win against India, picking up four wickets in the opening match of the three-match series recently. The 18-year-old pacer then held her nerve to defend three runs in the final over in the final ODI as Bangladesh tied the game and drew the series 1-1. Marufa spoke in detail to The Daily Star’s Mazhar Uddin, opening up about her bowling, life, future plans among many other topics during an exclusive interview, the excerpts of which are as follows:

Since acquiring the ODI status and stepping into the international scene in 2011, Bangladesh women’s team had their crowning achievement with the 2018 Asia Cup victory.

Fargana Hoque was about to check out from the team hotel on Sunday as she was heading to her hometown when a large number of photojournalists stopped her, requesting pictures.

According to Joty, the series has given Bangladesh women's cricket a respectful a step forward. The skipper said that the players were able to grab the spotlight – the spotlight that was never on them before.

Batting remains the biggest area of concern for Bangladesh as they will be eyeing to register their maiden ODI series win over India when the two sides will lock horns in the third and series-deciding ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday.

Bangladesh restricted India to 95 for eight in 20 overs – India’s lowest score against the women in red and green – in the second T20I at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday.

Smriti Mandhana (38) and captain Harmanpreet Kaur (54 not out) stitched a 70-run third wicket partnership after an early hiccup as India cruised past Bangladesh’s meagre total of 114 with 22 balls to spare

The Bangladesh women's team will take on their Indian counterparts in the first of the three-match T20I series today in what will be their first match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in 11 years.

Batter Shathi Rani was rewarded for her promising performance in the WDPL as she was included in the 16-member squad for the upcoming T20I series against India.

Bangladesh women’s team head coach, Hashan Tillakratne, believes patience is needed if the Tigresses are to find a foothold in international cricket.

Nazmul Abedeen Fahim, a revered figure in the sporting fraternity and a mentor of many cricketers here, once closely monitored women's cricket as its wing development manager. The veteran coach identified some vital issues that the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) should give highest priority in order to ensure proper growth of women's cricket in the country. The excerpts of his observations are as follows:

Despite showing huge potential after winning the Women's Asia Cup in 2018, the Bangladesh national cricket team were unable to capitalise on the triumph to take things to the next level. The Daily Star's Ekush Tapader spoke to the chairman of the Bangladesh Cricket Board's women's wing, Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel, to get an overview of the women cricketers, their current state and the future plan regarding them during an exclusive interview. The excerpts of the interview are as follows:

The 2018 Asia Cup triumph was a watershed moment for women's cricket. It turned heads, showed that women cricketers in the country can bring glory to the nation despite taking a backseat to the men's game in terms of the magnitude of facilities, fan following, and so forth. Five years on, there is a certain stagnation with little progress.

Following allegations of favouritism and willfulness from some senior players, Manjurul Islam Monju, who already lost his place as the team manager, is set to be removed from the chief selector's post of the national women's cricket team.

All-rounder Lata Mondol will lead the Bangladesh Emerging Women’s Cricket team in the ACC Emerging Women’s Asia Cup 2023 in Hong Kong next month.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director and women's wing chairman Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel confirmed that the board is aware of the incident

An inexplicable batting collapse saw Bangladesh suffer a three-run defeat (via DLS) in their Women's Asia Cup encounter against Sri Lanka at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Monday.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 15-member squad for the Women's T20 Asia Cup, to be held in Sylhet from October 1 to 15. 

Bangladesh women’s cricket team handed a 55-run defeat to United States in their third and final group stage game in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifiers at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket stadium in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.