BCB CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS AND EFFECTS (1) BCB welfare trust stalled It has been eight months since the Bangladesh Cricket Board is being run by an ad hoc committee. A constitutional crisis the resolution of which is pending with court prevented the BCB from holding an election, giving the Nazmul Hasan-led committee an extended time in ... Read more
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Tutul brace sends U-16s into semis
A brace from Tutul Hossain sent the Under-16 national football team through to the semifinals of the second Under-16 SAFF Football Championship after beating Sri Lanka 3-1 at the Army Ground in Katmandu, Nepal on Tuesday. Bangladesh confirmed their semifinal berth in their
Selectors pick strong ‘A’ team with eye on NZ
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday announced a particularly strong Bangladesh ‘A’ side, featuring a host of national team cricketers, for the tour of England next month. The BCB also named the Under-23 and Under-19 sides for the Emerging Nations Cup and the tour of England respectively. The Bangladesh ‘A’ side,
Players, clubs asked to resolve transfer dispute
The Bangladesh Football Federation on Tuesday asked the clubs and players to resolve their internal problems regarding the inter-club player transfer by August 5. Most of the top footballers have already confirmed their teams for the upcoming season and duly received an amount of their salary before the inter-club player transfer window,
Hockey player reports threat
National hockey team forward Russell Mahmud Jimmy and the Bangladesh Hockey Federation filled two general diaries in Bangshal and Paltan respectively on Tuesday after the player received a threat from an unknown number. On July 18, the forward received a 432-word SMS
BJMC lose opening game in King’s Cup
Top flight Bangladeshi football club Team BJMC lost their inaugural game of the King’s Cup against local side Thimphu City by 2-1 on Tuesday at the Changlimithang Stadium. Thimphu City took the lead inside 23 minutes through Dawagypltshen before they doubled their lead in the 44th minute, courtesy of Karmasherdup.
Women’s Cricket final today
Mohammedan Sporting Club take on Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in grand final of the 5th Women’s Club Cricket Tournament schedule to be held today at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium. The match starts at 9:30 am. Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan MP will be the chief guest in the final and distribute the prizes.
Spending spree ahead of World T20
The government and the Bangladesh Cricket Board have gone on a massive but questionable spending spree ahead of ICC World Twenty, scheduled for March-April next year. The spending fest includes renovation of some of the stadiums that have no relation with the tournament, raising fear of tax payers’ money being plundered at
BFF proposes three-legged football league
Arambagh’s appeal for staying in league rejected The forthcoming Bangladesh Premier League next season might be based upon a three-legged round robin format where the top flight clubs will play each other thrice – two times on a home-and-away basis and once in a neutral venue. In a bid to present more matches to the ... Read more
Swimmers leave for Barcelona
Three Bangladeshi swimmers Mahfizur Rahman Sagor, Anik Ahmed and Mahfuza Akter left Dhaka on Monday to participate in the FINA World Swimming Championships in Barcelona without any coach. Rafizuddin Ahmed and MB Saif, respectively the general secretary and the joint secretary of the Bangladesh Swimming Federation, who are already in Spain
Kruif trims his team again
National football team’s Dutch head coach Lodewijk De Kruif has whittled down his squad from 27 players to 24, releasing goalkeeper Ziaur Rahman and midfielders Pranatosh and Mezbabul Haque Manik on Monday. Zia, one of four goalkeepers in the squad, had
Suktara guides MSC into final
A brilliant century by opener Suktara Rahman guided Dhaka Mohammedan SC to reach the final of the 5th Women’s Club Cup Cricket eliminating Dipali Jubo Sangha by 213 runs in the semi-final at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium on Monday. Batting first after winning the toss, Mohammedan SC
Saber in election showdown
Former Bangladesh Cricket Board president Saber Hossain Chowdhury hosted a Doa and Ifter party on Sunday which was viewed as a pre-election showdown of the Bangladesh Cricket Board. Saber, who recently expressed his willingness to run for the president’s post in the BCB election, had invited the presidents and the general secretaries of
Kayes steers BCB Green to win
Imrul Kayes scored 68 runs and Liton Kumar Das added 52 to lead the BCB Green team to a four-wicket victory over BCB Red in a practice match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Sunday. Chasing BCB Red’s 219, BCB Green got off to a fast start, with openers Kayes and Jahurul Islam putting together ... Read more
Hockey practice matches against ONGC finalised
Indian club side Oil and Natural Gas Corporation have agreed to take part in three practice matches against Bangladesh at the Maulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium ahead of next month’s Asia Cup. The warm-up fixtures were finalised on Sunday as ONGC are set to arrive in Dhaka on July 27 to play three friendlies against the ... Read more
Surgery needed for Abul
Bangladesh pace bowler Abul Hasan will need back surgery as he has not responded to more conservative treatment, the Bangladesh Cricket Board physician said on Sunday. The bowler sustained the injury in March during the second test against Sri Lanka in Colombo and had been rehabbing since, before finally using high-dose injections
New boycott threat looms over hockey
The Bangladesh hockey players, representing the Hockey Players’ Welfare Association, is set to boycott all sorts of hockey activities if the current predicament regarding the player transfer does not go away by August 2. 10 players including national captain Zahid Hossain,
Training camp of 44 shooters conclude
Rabbi Hasan’s level of performance, which landed him a gold medal in the 10-metre air rifle event in the Bangladesh Games, decreased significantly in the shooters’ assessment competition after seven weeks of training for 44 shooters at three different venues. Asif Hossain Khan, Commonwealth gold-winning medalist,
Women’s Club Cricket
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club earned an emphatic 117-run victory over Kalabagan KC in a rain-interrupted match of the 5th Women’s Club Cricket at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Batting first after winning the toss, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondhi Club scored moderate 201 for 4 in stipulated 40 overs with 98 runs coming in the opening ... Read more
India makes good start in SAFF U-16 football
India made a good start in the 2nd SAFF Under-16 Championship outplaying Sri Lanka by 4-1 goals in a Group B match at the Nepal Army ground in Lagankhel, Kathmandu on Sunday. Bangladesh will start their SAFF Under-16 campaign taking on Sri Lanka in a Group B match on Tuesday (July 23) at the Nepal ... Read more