Bangladesh

Booters to have camp in Saudi Arabia before facing Palestine twice

Bangladesh national football team will have a two-week residential camp in Saudi Arabia before playing back-to-back matches of the World Cup Qualifiers against Palestine, informed Bangladesh Football Federation’s vice-president Kazi Nabil Ahmed.
4 February 2024, 09:01 AM

Jibon, Borson help dismiss Pakistan for 155

Medium pacer Rohanat Doullah Borson and off-spinner Parvez Ahmed Jibon took four wickets each as Bangladesh bowled out Pakistan for 155 in 40.4 overs in their must-win game of the ICC U19 World Cup in Benoni today.
3 February 2024, 11:18 AM

Bangladesh ease past Nepal in SAFF U19 Women’s C’ship opener

Forward Mosammat Sagorika scored a brace and Munki Akhter netted one goal for Bangladesh while Simran Rai hit one back for last year’s runners-up.
2 February 2024, 15:33 PM

Sanjida wants to emulate Munna & Co at East Bengal

Bangladesh women’s team footballer Sanjida Akhter today, on her Facebook page, posted a picture of herself in front of pictures of East Bengal Football Club’s overseas heroes – pointing her finger to a special picture of Sheikh Mohammad Aslam, Late Monem Munna and Rizvi Karim Rumi – three of the biggest stars of Bangladesh football who played for the cross-border club in the 1990s.
29 January 2024, 12:19 PM

'Mashrafe is nothing in Bangladesh cricket'

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, the former captain of Bangladesh team and now leading Sylhet Strikers in the Bangladesh Premier League, urged the media to give more emphasis on upcoming players of the country instead of highlighting him in the news.
26 January 2024, 19:00 PM

Hannan reminisces the day he defied body blows from Ntini & Co

Former Bangladesh batter Hannan Sarker reminisced a harrowing experience he had 22 years ago when he visited the Potchefstroom, South Africa today.
10 January 2024, 08:50 AM

Explained: The branches of Bangladesh's government

How does Bangladesh’s government work? Who is the head of the government? What is the upcoming election about?
6 January 2024, 13:21 PM

'No point pondering over oppositions'

Bangladesh have been pitted in a tough group in the upcoming ICC Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies and the United States in June as the ICC revealed the tournament groups and fixtures yesterday.
6 January 2024, 01:00 AM

Hathurusingha sees Shanto as a long-term leader

Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha heaped lavish praise on Najmul Hossain Shanto for his leadership skills following the conclusion of the white-ball tour of New Zealand today.
31 December 2023, 06:35 AM

Hridoy senses T20I series win as players are in 'good flow'

Bangladesh batter Towhid Hridoy feels the team have been in a good place since the end of the World Cup and they would want to continue the good work in the last match of the New Zealand tour and beyond.
30 December 2023, 06:14 AM

Second T20I called off due to rain

Bangladesh's bid to win a T20I series in New Zealand will have to wait till Sunday after the second match of the series was called off due to rain.
29 December 2023, 05:42 AM

Bangladesh on track to complete deal with Japan to retain duty-free access: official

Bangladesh looks to conclude the signing of the economic partnership agreement (EPA) with Japan by December 2025, as scheduled, to retain the duty-free market access to the third largest economy, Senior Commerce Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh said.
27 December 2023, 06:40 AM

Scandals take sheen off on-field progress

Year 2023 could have easily been termed as the best year for men's football in Bangladesh in recent years as the national team, for a change, performed decently.
27 December 2023, 01:32 AM

What forced Soumya to retire hurt?

Bangladesh opener Soumya Sarkar showed glimpses of return to form in the second and third ODIs of the three-match series against New Zealand, but could not finish things off for his side due to a bizarre issue.   
23 December 2023, 08:46 AM

Sakib enjoyed bowling in Napier

Young seamer Tanzim Hasan Sakib expressed his satisfaction after bagging a player-of-the-match performance as Bangladesh crushed New Zealand by nine wickets in the third ODI in Napier today.
23 December 2023, 07:18 AM

Shanto looking for team effort to avoid another whitewash

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said he would like to see more team effort rather than one or two individual performances in order to avoid another white-ball series whitewash against New Zealand.
22 December 2023, 05:21 AM

Roger Gwynn: The British photographer who fell in love with Bangladesh

Roger Gwynn immortalized some of the most awe-inspiring images of the Birmingham protest against Pakistani brutality and genocide in Bangladesh in 1971. Additionally, he had the opportunity to meet the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in 1972 at the Claridges Hotel in London. He again came back to Bangladesh after the Independence to help reform the country after the disastrous Cyclone in 1974.
16 December 2023, 13:19 PM

Bangladesh opt to field against India in semifinal

Bangladesh won the toss and opted to field first in the second semifinal of the ACC U-19 Asia Cup at ICC Academy Ground in Dubai today.
15 December 2023, 04:55 AM

Are your 20s for the panic or the glory?

While there are certainly exhilarating and growing moments, they are frequently intermingled with hurdles and panic.
12 December 2023, 00:00 AM

Gems of Nazrul pays tribute to Bangladesh commemorating 52nd Victory Day

“Swadesh Amar Janina Tomar” was first released in the music compilation "Gul Bagicha" on June 27, 1933, during the month of July of the same year. This patriotic Nazrul sangeet of self-awareness was later recorded by the giant music company HMV (His Master's Voice) in the same year, with the vocals of artiste Kashem Mallick.
10 December 2023, 10:35 AM