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
March 3, 2017
Anamul to play in Lahore
Opener Anamul Haque has been permitted to take part in the final of the Pakistan Super League by the Bangladesh Cricket Board.
March 3, 2017
Let's get our 'alt-facts' straight
They say we live in a post-truth era where the facts don't matter. The belief that you already have in your mind is so strong that it, more often than not, overpowers the truth and dominates the part of your brain that helps you create an opinion on a particular issue.
February 26, 2017
Sri Lanka series will be a good opportunity: Mushfiqur
Bangladesh Test captain, Mushfiqur Rahim, has described the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka as an opportunity for the Tigers to perform well away from home.
February 15, 2017
The good and bad from historic Test
Bangladesh's short tour of India may be over but they barely have any time to relax. They have returned home and will probably get a week-long break before beginning their camp for the Sri Lanka series set to begin in the first week of March.
February 14, 2017
'We lost the mental battle'
Despite the defeat, Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim, who hopes to play another Test in India before he retires, believes that they
February 14, 2017
After heavy defeat, a lot to ponder
It will be a little complex to accurately describe how Bangladesh performed in their inaugural Test in India, which ended in a 208-run
February 13, 2017
We have to stay calm: Samaraweera
The morning session has been the most helpful for bowlers in this Test so far. Once the first hour is negotiated, the wicket at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium tends to become slower which makes it easier for batsmen to play.
February 13, 2017
One last day to battle through
Imagining the prospect of drawing a Test against India in their own den can give any of Bangladesh's cricket fans, be it an abject flatterer or a perennial critic, the jitters.
February 12, 2017
Tailor-made for adversity
He may be a bit vulnerable with his wicket-keeping gloves on, but there have never been any doubts about his batting. You will probably never see him pull a 'Shakib' and gift the opponents an unexpected wicket.
February 12, 2017
Venomous Yadav laps up plaudits
When Umesh Yadav was steaming in and bowling those quick reverse-swinging deliveries, there was talk about how the Test could possibly end inside three days.
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