With a hectic international schedule ahead for the Bangladesh national football team in coming months, the Bangladesh Football Federation seems to be a little concerned about preparations as the national coach Lodewijk de Kruif has been out of the country. The national team will play its third World Cup qualifying match against reigning
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Farashganj lose again
Farashganj Sporting Club continued their bizarre run in the Bangladesh Premier League when they lost to Feni Soccer 2-4 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday. With Thursday’s loss, the old Dhaka outfit remained the only club in the league yet to taste a win. This was Farashganj’s 10th defeat in 15 matches which kept
Tigers grind out advantage on rain-curtailed day
Bangladesh were nicely poised in the first Test against South Africa at 179-4 before rain brought a premature end to the second day’s play in Chittagong on Wednesday. The visitors threw everything at the hosts after Bangladesh bowled them out cheaply for 248 runs, but the batsmen successfully negotiated their bowlers to
Advantage Bangladesh
Anyone familiar with Bangladesh cricket will think twice before calling them favourites in first Test against South Africa after they lost four vital wickets to score 179 runs in the rain-hit second day on Wednesday. The Tigers collapsed from much better positions in the past to hand oppositions the advantage, a tendency which is partly ... Read more
Rabada racially abused
South African paceman Kagiso Rabada was subject to a racial abuse during the first Test in Chittagong on Wednesday, prompting the authorities to make several security announcements at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. A security official of the Bangladesh Cricket Board told reporters that Rabada, who is not playing that match, had been warming
Jr Tigers chase big dream
Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team looks confident of making a good fortune in the forthcoming age-level World Cup as they gathered plethora of confidence after defeating their South African counterparts by 5-2 margin at their own den. Junior Tigers returned home on Tuesday after completing
MSC-Muktis share points
Mohammedan Sporting Club’s hope of tasting their maiden Bangladesh Premier League title faded when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday. Despite the result the Black and Whites moved to second position of the points table with 31 points from 16 matches, a yarning ... Read more
Siddikur embarks on Omega mission
Bangladesh’s premier golfer Siddikur Rahman will look to get his European dream in shape when he participates in the Omega European Masters which starts in the Swiss town of Crans Montana today. The 30-year-old golfer, who twice took part in this prestigious event but had the misfortune of missing the cut and withdrawing due to ... Read more
Positive Tigers reap rich rewards
Bangladesh came out of their defensive mindset in Test match cricket to reap rich rewards, bowling out South Africa cheaply for 248 in the first innings, to seize early momentum in the first of the two-match Test series, in Chittagong on Tuesday. The Tigers, much criticised in recent matches for playing with eight
Mustafiz keeps on mesmerising
If Twenty20 cricket has to find an all-rounder who excelled in the format there cannot be anyone better choice than Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi, who led Pakistan to the world title and scored over 1,100 runs alongside 82 wickets. In one-day international cricket, India’s Rohit Sharma is the only man to
SA succumb to ‘world-class’ Mustafiz
Debutant pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman’s brilliant spell denied South Africa a chance to put a commanding total despite a promising start, said batsman Temba Bavuma after opening day’s play in the first Test. South Africa, opting to bat first on a placid wicket, were bowled out for 248 runs as Mustafiz ripped through their innings ... Read more
Jamal sink Russell in 4-3 thriller
Defending champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club came closer to retain the Bangladesh Premier League title after a thrilling 4-3 win over Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Tuesday. In the day’s second match on a soggy surface of the BNS, Abahani Limited played out a goalless draw with Brothers Union. Win the win, Jamal ... Read more
Confident Tigers all set for SA backlash
The success in one-day international series has eliminated the fear factor but Bangladesh will still be wary of the might of South Africa when they take on the visitors in the first Test of the two-match series in Chittagong today. The Tigers hit the egos of Proteas when they recorded a come-from-behind 2-1 win in ODIs ... Read more
‘Form matters, not format’
For Mushfiqur Rahim it is almost embarrassing. The euphoria over one-day success overshadowed Bangladesh’s recent upward trend in Test cricket, leaving skipper Mushfiq in a bad taste. As Bangladesh are preparing to take South Africa in the first Test today, the skipper made no attempt to hide his frustration, reminding all the success
Brilliant U-19s
When the Tigers scripted a new chapter in their ODI history with a first-ever series win against a formidable South Africa on their home turf before the Eid break, their future successors also scored an equally impressive 5-2 win against their South African counterparts away from home during the Eid holidays. Pinak Ghosh, a 16-year-old opener ... Read more
Qatar has the most efficient govt in the world: study
It is an autocracy where women are discriminated against, migrant workers are exploited and free speech is curtailed. But according to the World Economic Forum (WEF), Qatar is a model of efficient government. The oil-rich Gulf state, which is currently at the centre of a major Swiss corruption investigation into Fifa’s decision to award it ... Read more
My mother makes an amazing vermicelli dessert: Bonnya Mirza
Bonnya Mirza is one of the most familiar faces on television in Bangladesh. In a conversation with The Daily Star, she spoke about Eid shopping, celebrations, cooking and more. Excerpts: How do you celebrate Eid? Bonnya Mirza: I usually spend the day with my parents. My Eid is incomplete without
At home, but not at ease
One would ideally expect a team to take at least a day’s break after achieving a historical landmark. After all, it’s not everyday that a team gets to beat South Africa in an ODI series. So it wouldn’t have been a crime had the Bangladesh national team members taken time off after completing the 2-1 ... Read more
4 things that transform Tigers in 2015
The Bangladesh cricket team has completed its one-day international fixtures in 2015 when returned victorious in three-match series against South Africa in Chittagong on Wednesday. The year is marked with few historic successes for the Tigers that helped them shed the tags of being perennial underdogs in world cricket to emerge as a force to ... Read more
‘Not winning, dominating’
Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha described Bangladesh’s ODI run in 2015 as a big achievement. The Tigers have won their last four ODI series played at home against Zimbabwe, Pakistan, India and, most recently, South Africa. The results this year have been sheer contrast to their dreadful run in 2014. Following Wednesday’s nine-wicket win over South Africa