Bangladesh's bowling department has been significantly boosted for their tour of New Zealand. Talented left arm seamer Mustafizur Rahman has been included in the 15-strong squad, who start the limited-overs leg of their tour with the first ODI at Christchurch on Boxing Day.

Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman will feature for the Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad respectively in the tenth season of the Indian Premier League after being retained.

When Chandika Hathurusingha signed up to be head coach of Bangladesh in 2014, he was joining a side that had only won one Test this decade and had lost nearly two thirds of its one-day internationals.

The Bangladesh national team will be availing the services of a wicket-keeping specialist during their 10-day preparatory camp in Australia.

It will be a special moment indeed when Bangladesh's two most promising young pacers Mustafizur Rahman and Taskin Ahmed pair up in conditions such as those in New Zealand.

Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman bowled 10 overs yesterday with an intensity of up to 90 per cent and has also begun catching and throwing with his right hand.

Dean Conway, the former England Cricket team physiotherapist, became the Bangladesh cricket team's new physio yesterday after local Bayjedul Islam Khan's successful two-year tenure with the Tigers.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will have a better idea regarding Mustafizur Rahman's recovery by the end of this week.

With the historic England tour done with, focus now shifts to the shortest format of cricket with the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) starting on November 4. Over the next two days The Daily Star Sports will be reviewing the seven participating teams.

“Dosto (friend), I have to run… I will talk to you later; will give you a call… please pray for me.”

As the Tigers start going back home, teenage cricketing hero Mehedi Hasan Miraz visits his friends, including the recovering Mustafizur Rahman, in Mirpur and talks about his future hopes.

The fact that the Bangladesh selectors have included four uncapped players in their Test squad for the England series has received plenty of attention the past week.

Reporters started to gather like any other day at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, well before the Tigers started

Bangladesh's national players might have complained about the lack of international cricket for the last seven months or so, but following the Eid break the scenario is set to change completely.

Mustafizur Rahman caught the eyes of cricket enthusiasts and critics with the unusual talent on his debut, and has gone from strength to strength with each hurdle he crossed. As he turned 21, here are some of his top spells so far in his short yet brilliant career.

David Warner shows off his Bangla vocabulary while wishing Mustafizur Rahman a happy birthday

Birthdays are a new start, a fresh beginning, and a time to pursue new endeavors with new goals. Move forward with confidence and courage…Mustafizur Rahman.

Former Pakistan pacer Waqar Younis was asked to pick 11 players from the modern game and make a modern One Day International World 11 and the only Bangladeshi to feature in the side was 20-year-old pacer Mustafizur Rahman.

Enjoy the preview of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 opener between Bangladesh and England.

Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman returned from his hometown last Wednesday and is currently working on the first phase