Atique Anam

'Time the officials paid back for the sacrifice of players and coaching staff'

In a conversation with The Daily Star, Alfaz Ahmed spoke about the secret of Mohammedan's success in the league and what he expects from the club in the wake of this title triumph.

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‘Hamza has helped us raise the level and quality of our game’

In this interview with The Daily Star, Bangladesh Football Federation president Tabith Awal spoke about both women's and men's teams and the controversies surrounding football.

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Bangladesh football riding the Hamza wave

When Bangladesh football team captain Jamal Bhuiyan told the press on Thursday, “It feels our [Lionel] Messi is here,” about the arrival of Hamza Choudhury, he wasn’t exaggerating.

3m ago

Rebel women footballers at a dead end?

The 18 senior players of Bangladesh national women’s team, who have been boycotting training since head coach Peter Butler returned to the country, seem to have shot themselves on the foot after refusing to sign contracts offered by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) on Monday.

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The World Cup should not be a mere extension of the IPL

For those cricket fans who have got used to enjoying the sight of batters steamrolling bowlers of all ilk over the past 65 days or so, will the forthcoming T20 World Cup in the USA and the West Indies may prove to be a bit of a turn-off.

1y ago

Should Murshedy get away with sweeping dirt under the rug?

In stark contrast to many developed nations where people in power often relinquish their positions in face of charges of corruption or incompetence even before allegations are proved in a show of true accountability -- there is a disturbing tendency to brush aside all sorts of allegations, even after proven, under the rug by the people in power in countries like Bangladesh, which ranks among the lowest in various corruption indexes.

1y ago

History-makers Kings playing a different ball-game

After referee Symoon Hasan Sunny blew the final whistle following Bashundhara Kings’ 2-1 win against Mohammedan in Mymensingh yesterday, ensuring the Kings’ historic fifth consecutive title of the Bangladesh Premier League, two-goal hero Dorielton Gomes sunk to his knees before laying on the ground, thanking the heavens for what they had just achieved.

1y ago

Cabrera losing Salahuddin’s trust?

The BFF boss watched from the VIP Box of the Bashundhara Kings Arena on Tuesday as Bangladesh conceded a stoppage time goal in a 1-0 home loss against the Middle Eastern nation, five days after being thrashed 5-0 by the same side in Kuwait.

1y ago
October 11, 2017
October 11, 2017

With hope of a new dawn

Thirty two years is a long time. It's a long time for a game to go through a sea-change and get a new world order in place.

July 4, 2017
July 4, 2017

Germany's class shines through

Former England forward Gary Lineker once ruefully retorted that 'football is a simple game, 22 men chase a ball around for 90 minutes

July 3, 2017
July 3, 2017

Tidbits from St Petersburg

On the penultimate night of the Football For Friendship (F4F) programme in Saint Petersburg, Russia, there was a sudden

July 2, 2017
July 2, 2017

The power of football beyond Rabbi's imagination

Golam Rabbi had never been out of the country before. The class-VI student from Narayanganj had, in fact, never stayed out of his

February 22, 2017
February 22, 2017

More than just a sport

The 4th Roll Ball World Cup in Dhaka has so far been a big congregation of countries; and though this congregation has come as a

February 20, 2017
February 20, 2017

The roll ball kaleidoscope

The 4th Roll Ball World Cup, which is currently taking place in Dhaka, has had a lot of drawbacks, ranging from the relaxed rules and

February 18, 2017
February 18, 2017

Ambassadors of harmony

Swayed by the media reports, one would probably be hard-pressed to believe the apparent harmony that prevails among the Myanmar

February 5, 2017
February 5, 2017

Siddikur reimagined

Siddikur Rahman has finished second in many an Asian Tour event before. In fact with the Bashundhara Bangladesh Open 2017

February 4, 2017
February 4, 2017

The monk who could be king

Jazz Janewattananond has never won an Asian Tour event before. In fact the 21-year-old Thai golfer has never even won an Asian

November 13, 2016
November 13, 2016

Little Djokovic from India

Rishabh Sharda of India has an uncanny resemblance with tennis great Novak Djokovic in terms of looks including his