A 19-year old actress has filed a case against Bangladesh national team cricketer Rubel Hossain, with Mirpur police on Saturday, accusing him of having raped her. The victim is reportedly a former lover of Rubel, confirmed Salauddin Khan, officer-in-charge of Mirpur police station. In the first information report, the victim alleged
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Battle for Super League berth begins today
The final round of Dhaka Premier League first phase begins today with five teams vying for the four available slots in the Super League. Prime Bank Cricket Club and Abahani Limited have already qualified for the Super League, but battle for the other slots are all but intense. Defending champions Legends of Rupganj, Kalabagan
Unpaid MSC players nearly boycotted training
Mohammedan Sporting Club cricketers refused to take part in training session on Saturday due to payment dispute at the Academy ground, according to officials and witnesses. Mohammedan take on Kalabagan Krira Chaka in their last Dhaka Premier League match of the first phase at Fatullah today, a game they must win to progress
BFF eyes foreign coach as Titu gives up
Bangladesh are looking to appoint a foreign coach for national football team before the Bangabandhu Cup in January, the Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin said on Saturday. The BFF made its intention clear after interim coach Saiful Bari Titu expressed his inability to continue during a meeting with Salahuddin at his office on Saturday. Salahuddin told
SAFF secretariat could move to Dhaka
The South Asian Football Federation is all set to transfer its secretariat in Dhaka from New Delhi after incumbent general secretary Alberto Colaco submitted his resignation recently. FIFA on November 27 slapped a three-year ban on Colaco for taking bribe during 2009 FIFA executive committee election. Bangladesh Football Federation president
Korean club proposes Bangladesh friendly
Korea Football Association has expressed their interest to arrange a friendly match between Busan I’Park, a K-League Classic 1st division club and Bangladesh national team or a top club in Bangladesh. KFA sent an e-mail to the Bangladesh Football Federation on December 8 asking them the availability of national team or a top premier league club, ... Read more
CWAB divided over Lutfar protest
The Cricketer Welfare Association of Bangladesh is divided into two camps over its position in the recent mudslinging war between the Bangladesh Cricket Board high-ups and banned Legends of Rupganj chairman Lutfar Rahman. Vice-president Khaled Mahmud came under fire from his fellow CWAB members for forcing the organisation to take a side in what is seen ... Read more
Sakib celebrates ‘best two years with amazing wife’
All-rounder Sakib al Hasan and his wife Umme al Hasan Shishir celebrated their second marriage anniversary in grand style journey with on Friday. Sakib and Shishir got married on 12-12-12 and have since been under constant media spotlight for their celebrity images. ‘Feeling loved,’ Sakib wrote in his official facebook page
No high hopes against Japan U-21s
Bangladesh will go into their friendly against Japan Under-21 team this week with a defensive mindset, coach Saiful Bari Titu said on Friday. Japan is sending a strong team to face Bangladesh in December 18 friendly, which is also the home side’s last chance to test their skills before the Bangabandhu Gold Cup starts in January. Though ... Read more
Ton-up Liton props up Abahani
Opener Liton Kumar hit a sparkling hundred as Abahani Limited romped to a seven-wicket win over Kalagagan Cricket Academy in their Dhaka Premier League 10th round match at Fatullah on Thursday. Liton, recently included in the 30-man preliminary squad for World Cup, cracked 108 off just 77 balls as Abahani eased into 186-3 after dismissing KCA ... Read more
More int’l football in the offing for Bangladesh
The Asian Football Confederation has finalised its revised international structure this week, creating a window of opportunity for Bangladesh to get more exposures, said an official of the Bangladesh Football Federation on Thursday. BFF general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag told reporters that the AFC has relayed the message to them on Thursday. ‘It is really a great ... Read more
Russell to play Tajik Vahdat in AFC play-off
The 2013 Bangladesh Premier League champions, Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra, have been drawn against Tajikistan’s Khayr Vahdat FK in the 2015 AFC Cup play-off, scheduled to be played in Tajikistan on February 10. If Russell win the match, they will take on Lebanese FA Cup champions Salam Zgharta on February 17 in Lebanon. Russell were given an ... Read more
Noakhali clinch Commissioner Cup football
Noakhali district became champions in the Chittagong Divisional Commissioner Cup Gold Cup Football Tournament that ended at Shaheed Bhulu Stadium in Noakhali on Thursday. Noakhali beat Rangamati 5-3 in penalty shootout in the final stipulated 90 minutes ended goalless. Additional Divisional Commissioner of Chittagong,
BCB’s Badal ban raises eyebrows
The Bangladesh Cricket Board in an unprecedented midnight disciplinary action on Tuesday banned Legends of Rupganj chairman Lutfar Rahman and two other officials, raising quite a few eyebrows. Lutfar was handed a life ban from participating all cricket activities for his inflammatory comments against the BCB high-ups while club joint secretary Tarikul Islam was banned
BFF extends transfer deadline
The Bangladesh Football Federation has extended the inter-club local players’ transfer window for nearly a month following a request from the Premier League clubs. The transfer window was supposed to be closed on December 11 but BFF’s Professional Football League Committee on Wednesday said it will not close on January 7.
Mudslinging war in local cricket
The temperature in local cricket has suddenly shot up after officials of different Dhaka Premier League clubs got involved in mudslinging over the last few days. Legends of Rupganj owner Lutfar Rahman effectively started a war against Bangladesh Cricket Board officials last week by making ‘inflammatory’ certain
Focus on fitness as footballers return to camp
Bangladesh national football team started their training camp on Monday for their friendly match against Japan Under-21 scheduled on December18, with also keeping an eye on Bangabadhu Gold Cup. All 23 members of the squad reported to coach Saiful Bari Titu except captain Mamunul Islam and Denmark-based midfielder Jamal Bhuiyan at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on
No room for Sohag in WC probable 30s
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Saturday announced 30-member preliminary squad for the upcoming ICC World Cup 2015 to be staged in Australia and New Zealand without any major surprise. Suspended off-spinner Sohag Gazi, who is busy remodeling his action, is the only notable omission as selectors are unsure if he will be able to get cleared ... Read more
Rony, Meshu recalled for Japan U-21 friendly
The Bangladesh Football Federation on Saturday announced a 23-member preliminary squad for the friendly against Japan U-21 team, scheduled to be held on December 18 in Dhaka. Striker Shakhawat Hossain Rony and defender Atiqur Rahman Meshu were recalled into the side while winger Yousuf Sifat and midfielder Atiqur Rahman Fahad,
Sakib delighted at ban being lifted
Ace all-rounder Sakib al Hasan is relieved to be back to all forms of cricket and thanked Bangladesh Cricket Board after they lifted the embargo on him from playing in overseas leagues. BCB on Thursday formally lifted the ban on Sakib, imposed on July 7 and scheduled to run until December 31, 2015. ‘I am very happy,’ ... Read more