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Hannan steps down as national selector to focus on coaching

Hannan insisted that he didn’t feel any pressure while working as a national selector since March last year.

Neutral body to aid BPL fixing probe

A Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official yesterday said that the board has decided to form an independent inquiry body to support the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) investigations regarding the alleged match and spot-fixing issues in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).

At least 8 BPL matches under scanner

The Daily Star identified at least two cricketers outside of the official team lists in the players' dugout

League impasse over, but what about reforms?

In the end, what suffered was Bangladesh cricket’s need for decentralisation, which would put a stop to notions that “Dhaka’s club cricket is Bangladesh cricket”.

BCB supports FM Tahsin Tajwar Zia’s international chess journey

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced that it will provide financial support for FIDE Master Tahsin Tajwar Zia, son of the late Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman, as he embarks on a series of international chess tournaments.

BCB’s constitution reform committee's activities ‘suspended’

The BPL’s payment issue was also a major topic at the meeting.

Faruque assures players of starting first division league this month

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Faruque Ahmed on Thursday assured Dhaka First Division Cricket League players that the board would start the league this month, promising to hold the tournament without any disturbance.

Who will shoulder blame for players’ sufferings?

Recent tensions between Dhaka-based cricket clubs and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) over proposed constitutional amendments have thrown the future of the league and the livelihoods of many players into uncertainty.

‘Players will die from starvation’

Former Bangladesh captain Khaled Mahmud, also a former director of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), has seen all the corridors of BCB, club cricket and franchise cricket in the country. Mahmud, who is coaching Dhaka Capitals in what has been a lacklustre campaign in the Bangladesh Premier League so far, gave his insights about the ongoing payment issues in the BPL, the state of his team and their star batter Liton Das, and Dhaka’s club cricket scenario in an interview with The Daily Star’s Abdullah Al Mehdi. The excerpts of the interview are as follows:

June 7, 2022
June 7, 2022

Taskin included for WI T20Is; delighted to be bowling again

Paceman Taskin Ahmed has undergone a very positive transformation over the course of the last two years. Since missing out on the ODI World Cup in England, Taskin has slowly but surely become the mainstay of Bangladesh's pace unit.

June 2, 2022
June 2, 2022

No replacements for Minhajul, Bashar 

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) could not find any replacements for selectors Minhajul Abedin and Habibul Bashar, and hence, the tenure of the selection panel including the two former Bangladesh skippers along with the other selector Abdur Razzak is set to be extended till the 2023 World Cup.

June 1, 2022
June 1, 2022

What 'process' behind Mominul’s U-turn in 47 days? 

Bangladesh cricketer Mominul Haque's declaration to quit Test captaincy may not have shocked the cricketing fraternity, given his persisting off-form with the bat. However, those who have been following what Mominul had said of late, would know that the decision does guarantee a few raised eyebrows.  

May 31, 2022
May 31, 2022

Not thinking of replacing Mominul as Test captain: Papon

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon said that he personally does not want to replace Mominul Haque as the Test captain of Bangladesh anytime soon. 

May 30, 2022
May 30, 2022

Payment dispute with BCB puts HP coach’s involvement at risk

A payment dispute with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) meant that Toby Redford, the head coach of the High Performance unit, may not join the ongoing training camp in Cox’s Bazar, The Daily Star learned today.

May 28, 2022
May 28, 2022

Herath to groom spinners in BCB's four-day camp

With the intention to strengthen the spin-bowling pipeline, the Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) cricket operations committee has initiated to hold a four-day training camp, under the guidance of Bangladesh spin-bowling coach Rangana Herath, starting from tomorrow.

May 28, 2022
May 28, 2022

Mosaddek’s inclusion a proof of BCB’s murky vision

Bangladesh lost yet another Test series at home. The 10-wicket mauling by a fairly inexperienced Sri Lankan side on the final day of the second Test in Mirpur yesterday meant that the Tigers have now lost all the five Test series played against Sri Lanka at home, including the 1-0 series defeat in the latest one. 

May 28, 2022
May 28, 2022

‘The answer is there to see’

There was not any significant difference between hosts Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in terms of international experience as the two subcontinental rivals locked horns in a two-match Test series within the past two weeks.

May 25, 2022
May 25, 2022

Can Soumya rediscover himself in BCB’s training camp?

Out-of-favour national cricketer Soumya Sarkar made the cut into the 29-member squad of the Bangladesh Tigers, who are set to undergo a fitness camp, scheduled to begin from May 27 to June 05 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, before honing their skills at a separate training camp from June 12 in Dhaka.

May 23, 2022
May 23, 2022

Would have had a heart attack: Hassan

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon said that he might have had a heart attack had he witnessed Bangladesh's disastrous start on the opening day of their second Test against Sri Lanka at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.