Grand Master Enamul Hossain Rajib of Bangladesh Navy and Women International Master Shamima Akter Liza of Titas Gas Transmission & Distribution won gold medals respectively in men’s and women’s chess in Bangladesh Games on Monday. Rajib and Grand Master Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh Ansar
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Rumana rules pool with records
BKSP’s Rumana Akhter stole the show on the opening day of swimming in the Bangladesh Games by setting two new national records at the National Swimming Complex at Mirpur on Sunday. Rumana won the 200 metre butterfly and 400 metre individual medley clocking 2:44:15 and 5:55:20 respectively to create storm in the swimming pool announcing
Ex-athlete Ratan weeps in silence
Athletics, the most electrifying discipline of the eighth Bangladesh Games, will begin today at the Bangabandhu National Stadium but it hardly makes Jahirul Haq Ratan very enthusiastic. Once known as the King of Marathon, Ratan was banned for life by the Bangladesh Athletics Federation due to a scandal at the 2010 South Asian Games in ... Read more
Zia, Shafiul drafted to Test squad
All-rounder Ziaur Rahman obtained a place in the Test squad along with pace bowler Shafiul Islam who both left for Zimbabwe on Sunday night to bolster the strength of the Bangladesh team after their morale-shattering defeat in the first Test. The cricketers will be there as cover for pacers Rubel Hossain
Electricity goes AWOL
Despite a delightful opening ceremony, the second day of the ongoing eighth Bangladesh Games received an unceremonious interruption when the events of taekwondo and table tennis could not be finished in time on Sunday due to load-shedding. Electricity was disrupted several times at the National
SL U-19 go 1-0 up
The Sri Lanka Under-19 team prevailed by 62 runs as per the Duckworth/Lewis method in the first one-day international against Bangladesh Under-19 side at the Sylhet Divisional Stadium on Sunday. Electing to bat first after winning the toss, Bangladesh U-19 team were bundled out for a meagre 137 in 47.1 overs with Abu Sayeem (43 ... Read more
SL high commission wins
The ‘High Commissioner’s Challenge Cup’ Twenty20 friendly cricket match between the British and Sri Lanka High Commissions invitation eleven was played on Friday at the National Cricket Academy ground at Mirpur. Electing to bat first after winning the toss, the British High
Rapid Foundation champs in Div-II cricket
Rapid Foundation emerged champions in super league of the Second Division Cricket League crushing Talent Hunt Cricket Academy by 108 runs in final at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Batting first after winning the toss, Rapid Foundation were all out for a total of 164 in 38.3 over with Tarikul scoring 44 runs. Nadim ... Read more
Humiliation in Harare
Bangladesh suffered one of their biggest humiliations to date when they crashed to a 335-run defeat against Zimbabwe inside four days in the first Test at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday. Set a world record target of 483 runs in more than
Cricketers stage protest
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan assured the players that he will take steps to start the Dhaka Premier League after dozens of cricketers staged a sit-in protest at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday. The BCB president had an hour-long meeting with the representatives
When UDRS is inevitable
The time may finally be ripe when Bangladesh pushes its case for the universal use of the Umpire’s Decision Review System in light of their recent downturns on their recent tour of Sri Lanka and the ongoing tour in Zimbabwe. Bangladesh were undeservedly on the receiving end
Taekwondo gold for Pinky, Fatiha, Marzia
Pinky Khatun, Fatiha Ummun Maisha and Marzia Akter won gold in taekwondo in the Bangladesh Games but they have gone almost unnoticed as the Bangladesh Taekwondo Federation did not even bother to inform the Games authorities about gold-deciding matches. Pinky of Rajshahi DSA beat Sumaiya Imroz of BJMC in
First gold, first controversy
A big question mark arose regarding the first gold medal of the eighth Bangladesh Games in the men’s tennis doubles final won by Amal Roy and Henry Prithul Mandol on Friday. Only the Engineering Recreation Club, represented by Amal, will receive recognition in the official medal tally as Amal is better ranked than Prithul.
Tigers’ back to the wall
Bangladesh were staring at a potentially mammoth target due to a combination of individual brilliance from Brendan Taylor and an average batting display by the Tigers which pushed the visitors onto the back foot after the conclusion of the third day of the first Test match against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on Friday.
Robiul offers ray of hope
Pace bowler Robiul Islam took the opportunity to grab the center stage for proving his mettle in the third day of the first Test match against Zimbabwe as his six-wicket haul presented some much needed light in the Tigers camp at Harare on Friday. Though it is too early to say whether Bangladesh
Amal, Prithul win first gold in tennis doubles
Amal Roy and Henry Prithul Mandol won the first gold medal in the eighth Bangladesh Games after the duo beat Ranjan Ram and Mizanur Rahman by straight 6-2 and 6-1 sets in the men’s tennis doubles final on Friday, a day before the formal opening of the Games. Top seeded Amal Roy of Engineers Recreation ... Read more
Cricketers for immediate start of DPL
The local cricketers are set to place a protest programme before the Bangladesh Cricket Board for immediate start of the Dhaka Premier League. The players are expected to stage a sit-in in front of the BCB at 10:00am today and later ask the authority to take immediate steps to resolve
Two-match four-day series ends 0-0
The second and final four-day match between Bangladesh Under-19 team and Sri Lanka Under-19 side ended in a draw at the Sylhet Divisional Stadium on Friday after the end of the fourth and final day’s play. After two days were washed out in the previous three days,
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE BANGLADESH GAME
After a long gap of 11 years, the eighth edition of the Bangladesh Games is all set to hit the big bowl of the Bangabandhu National Stadium today. Due to an acute financial crisis and poor organisation, the Games did not see its light since 2002. Though the volatile political situation of the country casts ... Read more
Tigers start well after toil
Bangladesh made a quick start to make up for some lost ground after the bowlers toiled hard to dismiss Zimbabwe in their first innings in the first Test at the Harare Sports Club on Thursday. The Tigers reached 95-1 in-25 overs they got a chance to bat on the second day, which saw Zimbabwe dominating ... Read more