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
February 8, 2017
Bangladesh series is historic for both teams: Kohli
India skipper Virat Kohli has termed Bangladesh’s first bilateral tour of India as ‘historic’ and hopes that the Tigers visit India more often.
February 8, 2017
Can't force Indian batsmen: Mehedi
For a bowler who had taken a total of 19 scalps in his first two Tests, you would expect Mehedi Hasan Miraz to be desperate to add
January 24, 2017
BCB in talks with Jonty Rhodes
The BCB is in talks with legendary South Africa player Jonty Rhodes for a short-term fielding consultant position for the Bangladesh cricket team
January 13, 2017
Bangladesh Cricket: We needed to prove ourselves
Shakib Al Hasan may not have ecstatically celebrated his double hundred today, but he was quite excited during the post-day press conference.
December 20, 2016
Fizz to return for warm-up match
Bangladesh pace superstar Mustafizur Rahman will return in national colours after a gap of nine months for the warm-up match against New Zealand XI on Thursday, according to BCB chief selector Minhajul Abedin.
December 10, 2016
Dynamites crowned BPL kings
Everybody loves a good underdog story, but take a minute and put yourselves in the shoes of Shakib Al Hasan, in the shoes of a Dhaka Dynamites player.
December 10, 2016
Dynamites overcome pressure
Shakib Al Hasan joined Mashrafe Bin Mortaza as one of only two captains to lift a Bangladesh Premier League trophy yesterday. And while he was a part of the strongest team of the BPL this season, it was not an easy task.
December 9, 2016
Dynamites crowned BPL kings
Dhaka Dynamites live up to the 'favourites' tag by outclassing Rajshahi Kings in the Bangladesh Premier League final
November 19, 2016
Nabi steadies Vikings ship
After four straight defeats, the Chittagong Vikings needed something special to revive themselves. They needed someone to
November 18, 2016
NZ squad still up for discussion?
Impressed by performances of certain local players in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon has said that one or two additional performers from the BPL may be included in Bangladesh's preparatory squad for the New Zealand series.
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