Legendary hockey player Abdul Malek Chunnu, who won the national sports award in 2004, passed away at his Armanitola residence in Dhaka on Friday morning due to multiple diseases. He was 55. Chunnu, a forward renowned for his splendid
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Govt to set up 3 handloom service centres
The government has taken an initiative to set up three handloom service centres in different loom intensive areas of the country for providing pre-weaving and post-weaving related services to the weavers through some 1.40 lakh handlooms. A project titled ‘Establishment of 3 Handloom Service Centres in
Volleyball workshop concludes
A five-day beach volleyball training workshop jointly organised by Bangladesh Volleyball Federation and International Volleyball Federation ended in Dhaka on Friday. The course, which is part of a tripartite agreement among the ministry of youth and sports, Bangladesh Olympic Association and BVF, had begun on May 6 at the
Lack of support prompts Mushfiq to quit
Lack of cooperation from the key players that hindered the team-work prompted national captain Mushfiqur Rahim to resign, revealed Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan Thursday. Mushfiq left the entire cricket fraternity shell-shocked
Abahani held again
Abahani Limited played out a draw in their second consecutive AFC President’s Cup qualifier as they were held to a 1-1 draw by defending champions Taiwan Power Company at the Dashrath Stadium on Thursday. Courtesy of the draw, Abahani now stood a good
Sakib falls from top ranking
Ace Bangladesh cricketer Sakib al Hasan was dethroned as the number one all-rounder in one-day internationals in the aftermath of his ordinary displays with both bat and ball in the just-concluded three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe. Sakib lost top position to Mohammad Hafeez of Pakistan
Lodewijk ropes in three expatriate Bangladeshis
BFF names 29-member primary squad for UK tour Bangladesh national team football coach Lodewijk de Kruif sprung a surprise on Thursday when he picked three foreign-based players in his 29-member preliminary squad for the forthcoming UK tour. Bangladesh will play two international friendly matches
Tigers crash to series defeat
Bangladesh paid the price for their poor batting as they suffered their second successive series defeat against Zimbabwe after a crushing seven-wicket defeat in the third and final one-day international at Bulawayo on Wednesday. Vice-captain Mahmudullah and in-form Nasir Hossain
Curtain falls on league finally
The curtain on the Bangladesh Premier League fell on Wednesday with Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club securing the runners-up position thanks to a 2-1 over Brothers Union at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. The sixth edition of the professional league,
Abahani face Power challenge today
Abahani Limited will be looking to return to winning ways when they take on Power Company of Taiwan in their second match of the AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers at the Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu today. The sky-blue outfit began their campaign on Tuesday
Komol needed six stitches
Abahani Limited’s midfielder Abdul Baten Mazumder Komol needed six stitches on his head after a collision with Sabindra Shrestha of Three Star Club during their Tuesday’s AFC President’s Cup match in Katmandu Komol, a national team player, was injured before
Eves clinch series 2-1
Bangladesh national women’s football team ended their tour of India with a 0-0 draw against West Bengal IFA XI in the last of their three friendly games in Kolkata on Wednesday. The Bangladesh women’s team clinched the three-match series 2-1 as they won their two previous encounters. The team is due to arrive in Dhaka ... Read more
No panic as Tigers eye series
The Bangladeshi cricketers refused to press the panic button before taking on Zimbabwe in the do-or-die third one-day international today at Bulawayo as the three-match one-day series is all-square at 1-1. The tourists went 1-0 up after the first game with a crushing 121-run win before the home side crawled back to level the series ... Read more
Champions Russell end in style
Newly-elect champions Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra finished their dream run in the Bangladesh Premier League with a 2-1 victory over Feni Soccer Club at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Tuesday. Nigerian striker Bukola Olalekan registered his first goal of the league campaign while local forward Zahid Hasan Emily attained his sixth goal to ensure a ... Read more
Super Cup prize money unchanged
The professional league committee of the Bangladesh Football Federation has decided to preserve the prize money of the Super Cup to Tk one crore, despite initially planning to reduce it by half. The Super Cup is scheduled to be held in November, confirmed Abdus Salam Mursehdi, chairman of the professional league committee after a meeting ... Read more
Abahani held by Three Star
Abahani Limited began their AFC President’s Cup group – A qualifiers mission with a 1-1 draw against hosts Laxmi bank Three Star Club at the Dashrath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday. Jagjeet Sreshtha put the Three Star Club ahead with a long range free kick in the 15th minute before Touhidul Alam brought the scoreline ... Read more
Mominul struggles at one-down
Bangladesh are yet again encountering a crisis in the vital number three position in the one-day format after their experiment with left-handed batsman Mominul Haque backfired in the ongoing three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe. It was filled by the experienced Mohammad Ashraful
IM Shakil targets GM title
International Master Abu Sufian Shakil has set his eyes in two tournaments in India in the coming weeks to pursue his dream of becoming the country’s sixth Grand Master. Shakil became IM two years ago but could not attain any GM norm so far as he only participated in a handful of international tournaments. He ... Read more
Int’l Open Chess from May 10
The International Open Chess Tournament will begin on May 10, the Bangladesh Chess Federation said on Tuesday. The competition, organised by the Leonine Chess Club, was originally scheduled to begin on Tuesday. The Swiss-League system tournament has a prize money of Tk one lakh for the winners.
BNS bears the marks of mayhem
The Bangabandhu National Stadium was massively damages after a fight between the law enforcement agencies and the activists of Hefajat-e-Islam on Sunday evening. It was alleged that a good number of Hefajat members entered the big bowl by smashing the north gate and shattered many structures along with the press box,