The on-arrival mess
30-year-old Sharmin Akhter* holds dual citizenship. Born to a German father and a Bangladeshi mother, she possesses both countries' passports. She was nevertheless nearly deported from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport earlier this month.
5y ago
Will Bangladesh field its best ever team in the 2019 World Cup
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza celebrated his 200th ODI in style earlier this week, with a three-wicket haul that outfoxed a hard-hitting West Indian line-up and restricted the visitors to a below-par total, which the Tigers eventually cruised past with ease at Mirpur.
5y ago
Can bank alliances prevent human trafficking?
In early 2018, the Italian police intercepted a trafficking ring that dealt with workers from Bangladesh and India. Similar to almost every other trafficking story, the workers, in this case as well, were given false promises of jobs and brought to the country in exchange of exorbitant recruitment fees.
6y ago
The numbers that reflect the misery of our migrants
A recent report published by the Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU) on the impact of migration on household income, expenditure and poverty, highlights a number of interesting trends.
6y ago
Bangladesh's innovation challenge
A physicist from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) dominated the headlines last month when she, and her team of 25, made a breakthrough discovery in cancer detection.
6y ago
The dangerous half degree
A new report published last week by the United Nation's Inter Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), an organisation consisting of leading climate scientists from all over the world, has warned that by 2030, the earth's temperature is expected to witness an increase by at least half a degree.
6y ago
From the shores of hell & back
“They thought I was dead,” Abdul tells Star Weekend. “I was stuck in a jail in Libya for over four months and I never had the chance to contact my family. They thought I had fallen from the boat [on the way to Italy from Libya] into the dangerous sea and disappeared forever,” he says.
6y ago
Is the future of Bangladesh cricket actually in danger?
Bangladesh's young cricketers came under immense criticism in the recently concluded Asia Cup. It did not take too long for people to dismiss the likes of Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Liton Das and Mosaddek Hossain.
6y ago
October 11, 2016
Didn’t do anything wrong, won’t say sorry: Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza
Tigers skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza put a lid on things and says that the events of the second match wouldn’t influence his side in the third ODI on October 12 at all.
October 11, 2016
Heated exchanges will fire up both teams: Moeen Ali
England all-rounder Moeen Ali says that heated exchange between the Bangladesh and England players in the second ODI will fire up both the teams for the decider on October 12.
October 10, 2016
Mash vents his fury
You have seen him win matches with his swinging deliveries in the past; you have seen him upset the opposition by playing the role of
October 8, 2016
Spin sin sets Tigers back
Bangladesh's spinners were creamed all over the park yesterday. They seemed to have no answers against the likes of Ben Stokes and
October 7, 2016
'BD may be favourites'
Of the 16 times that the two teams have met, England have won on 13 occasions. They broke the world record for the highest
October 6, 2016
Bangladesh Cricket: Talks about the World Cup will create unwanted pressure
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza says that the national team is not concerned about all the talks going around regarding the World Cup qualification and that they are merely focused on the three ODIs that they will be playing against England from tomorrow onwards.
October 2, 2016
Forced changes yield few answers
It's not uncommon to see the Chandika Hathurusingha-led team management ring in the changes during a series.
October 2, 2016
When Mirpur lost its voice
It was a virtual final. The stadium was nearly packed. Around 20,000 supporters tirelessly screamed out their lungs in support of the
September 29, 2016
'Will celebrate after series'
Afghanistan's cricket fans were not too happy after the visitors gave away the first ODI, despite having dominated the game
September 28, 2016
'Can get bigger crowds back home'
Playing cricket in your room with a chair as the wicket and the walls as the boundary is a memory that almost anyone remotely
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