Zahid Ahsan Russel
Papon mulling to open BNS partially
Youth and Sports Minister Nazmul Hassan Papon is mulling to open the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) in Dhaka partially before the expiration of its renovation works project comes to an end in December 2024.
Once a promising Test venue, now a complete wreck
The cricket fans of Khulna cannot remember the last time an international cricket match was held at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium (SANS) nor are they too optimistic about seeing one at the Rupsha-Bhairab shore any time soon.
Russel lambasts BFF for depriving SAFF champions
The Kazi Salahuddin-led Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) continues to receive backlash from different quarters for their failure in sending the national women’s team to the Paris Olympics women’s qualifiers, and the latest attack came from Zahid Ahsan Russel, the state minister for Youth and Sports.
Russel reckons ‘BFF intentionally didn’t send women’s team’
“I think they (BFF) intentionally didn’t send the team. We will investigate why they intentionally did it, putting our image in jeopardy,” Russel told the reporters today at his National Sports Council (NSC) office
Ironman Arafat urges for proper structure
In a nation that lives and breathes cricket, it is ever so difficult for other sports to stand out and make its own position in the country’s sporting culture. Another factor is the mindset of the sports industry as the focus given to the non-cricket genres of sports and its athletes is predominantly dependent on success.
Papon mulling to open BNS partially
Youth and Sports Minister Nazmul Hassan Papon is mulling to open the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) in Dhaka partially before the expiration of its renovation works project comes to an end in December 2024.
Once a promising Test venue, now a complete wreck
The cricket fans of Khulna cannot remember the last time an international cricket match was held at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium (SANS) nor are they too optimistic about seeing one at the Rupsha-Bhairab shore any time soon.
Russel lambasts BFF for depriving SAFF champions
The Kazi Salahuddin-led Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) continues to receive backlash from different quarters for their failure in sending the national women’s team to the Paris Olympics women’s qualifiers, and the latest attack came from Zahid Ahsan Russel, the state minister for Youth and Sports.
Russel reckons ‘BFF intentionally didn’t send women’s team’
“I think they (BFF) intentionally didn’t send the team. We will investigate why they intentionally did it, putting our image in jeopardy,” Russel told the reporters today at his National Sports Council (NSC) office
Ironman Arafat urges for proper structure
In a nation that lives and breathes cricket, it is ever so difficult for other sports to stand out and make its own position in the country’s sporting culture. Another factor is the mindset of the sports industry as the focus given to the non-cricket genres of sports and its athletes is predominantly dependent on success.