State Minister for Youth and Sports Ahad Ali Sarkar met with different stakeholders yesterday to discuss about the amended constitution of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). The minister first met with district, division and club officials, who talked in favour of approving the amended constitution as it
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Kamal wants BCB polls on time
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president AHM Mustafa Kamal said yesterday that he would prefer to see the board elections taking place on time. “I want the elections to be held on time and I hope it will take place on time,” the BCB boss told the Daily Star Sport over telephone
BCB eases TV rights clause
The Bangladesh Cricket Board in an emergency meeting on Tuesday relaxed the clause for its television broadcast and marketing rights to attract new bidders, said BCB president AHM Mustafa Kamal after the meeting. The BCB, earlier, had put a clause that a company with minimum five years experience in
Pybus lodges complaint against powerful BCB director
Humiliated by director Dewan Shafiul Arefin Tutul, national cricket team head coach Richard Pybus has submitted a written complaint to Bangladesh Cricket Board president AHM Mustafa Kamal this week, it was learnt on Wednesday. Pybus made the complaint as Tutul, known as most powerful among the BCB directors,
A landmark deal
BCB issues first-class contracts In a move to bring more professionalism and improve the standard of the country’s first-class cricket, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have brought one hundred and twenty first class cricketers under central contract. Earlier in April, fifteen national cricketers received contracts in five categories and now 105 more active first class ... Read more
BCB brings 120 players under first-class payroll
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has finalised a list of 120 first-class cricketers, who will be under its payroll for a year starting from January 2013. The selection criteria have already created some controversies as some of the senior players were put in B category while players without any reputation have been placed in
Saqlain lands with high expectations
Bangladesh’s new spin bowling coach, Pakistani spin legend, Saqlain Mushtaq arrived on Tuesday morning and meant business right away as he without delay headed for Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium to join the national training camp. The Bangladesh Cricket Board roped in Saqlain for a four-month period to assist the
BPL saga drags on
The on going drama surrounding the Bangladesh Premier League continued further as the members of the BPL governing council and its event management company Game On Sports Management came under fire from the involved parties on Thursday. BPL’s ticket selling and distribution right holders Shihab Trading International,
Ireland happy to comply?
Tigers indulge only in T20s Bangladesh Cricket Board’s request to rearrange the fixture of the Tigers’ tour of Europe in July has received positive feedback, it was learnt yesterday. After its meeting on Thursday, the board said they have made the request to Cricket Ireland to play five Twenty20 internationals instead of five ODIs keeping ... Read more
Pybus gives green signal to BCB
Former Pakistani coach Richard Pybus is almost certain to replace Australian Stuart Law as the head coach of the Bangladesh national team after he was satisfied with the available facilities and a fruitful discussion with the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Friday. The Englishman arrived in the capital on Thursday evening to hold talks with the
BCB keen on series against SA in May
Bangladesh is keen to play a series against South Africa in May at home or away and has taken necessary initiatives to arrange the series, Bangladesh Cricket Board president AHM Mustafa Kamal told reporters on Saturday. The BCB has drafted a letter to South Africa, according to Kamal, with a proposal for a series
BCB body says ‘no’ to Pakistan tour
The cricket operations committee of the Bangladesh Cricket Board in a meeting on Tuesday has unanimously recommended the Board not to proceed with the planned Pakistan tour as they felt that it is not the right time to visit. The meeting which was attended by few other top officials on invitation came to a conclusion that ... Read more
Pakistan tour is just a goodwill tour, says Kamal
Under fire Bangladesh Cricket Board president AHM Mustafa Kamal defended his decision of sending the national team to Pakistan and denied that the decision has any link with his candidature for the vice-president post of the International Cricket Council. Kamal spoke exclusively with New Age’s Atif Azam at his home on Tuesday after his return ... Read more
BCB fails to break DPL deadlock
Bangladesh Cricket Board failed to resolve the ongoing crisis making it uncertain when the Dhaka Premier League will resume after it was stopped mid-way through the league. At the 35th meeting of its board of directors on Sunday the main agenda was the DPL as the Cricket Committee Dhaka Metropolis put the ball in the ... Read more
BCB looks to cash in on Asia Cup success
The success of the national cricket team in the just concluded Asia Cup has provided Bangladesh Cricket Board a renewed hope of wooing new sponsorship deals after it had lost most of the regular commercial partners in the recent months. The BCB had lost most of their sponsors apart from IT partner Aamra Networks by ... Read more
Local cricket goes orange for a day
The Bangladesh Cricket Board took the opportunity of Independence Day exhibition match on Monday to use the orange ball for the first time in a cricket match played in Bangladesh. The experiment was made at the request of the International Cricket Council which is toying with the idea of using balls of different colours which ... Read more
Smoke and mirrors
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president AHM Mustafa Kamal on Monday broke his silence two days after his return from abroad but he turned up only to provide some pointless answers to the recent burning issues and controversies surrounding him. Everybody was expecting some clear explanations from the BCB boss regarding some issues
Akram returns as the boss
Akram Khan withdrew his resignation letter yesterday to continue as the chief selector. The former captain, who submitted his resignation letter three days back in protest of interference from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president AHM Mustafa Kamal regarding selection of the Asia Cup squad, explained the reasons behind the withdrawal during a press conference ... Read more
Akram’s heroic decision
Akram Khan doesn’t have to look too far for support after taking such a bold decision. As he submitted the resignation letter to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday morning, messages from former teammates poured in; his family and friends have backed him fully. More importantly, Akram has won the respect of almost everyone ... Read more
Cloud over cricket
Chief selector resigns over interference Akram Khan quit as chief selector yesterday, thirty-six hours after Bangladesh Cricket Board president AHM Mustafa Kamal dropped Tamim Iqbal from the Asia Cup squad. The resignation of the former national captain is being hailed by the cricket community as the meddling in team selection is rapidly outgrowing the national ... Read more