Anisur Rahman

Crisis within: How will BFF respond?

Bangladesh’s underwhelming performance in their 1-0 defeat to Malaysia in the opening match of the Tri-Nation Series, also involving Azerbaijan, has raised a serious concern -- whether the poor display stemmed from on-field lapses or from issues unfolding off the pitch.

28 November 2025, 02:00 AM

‘Can’t make 180 million people happy anywhere else’: Hamza

18 November 2025, 19:22 PM Sports

Eager vendors cash in on football frenzy

18 November 2025, 18:05 PM Sports

‘There may be 30 Jahanaras who haven’t spoken up’

Allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct recently made by former Bangladesh women's team captain Jahanara Alam against team management and support staff has sparked a countrywide uproar. The issue has once again put the spotlight on women's safety in sports -- something often overlooked in this country in spite similar allegations surfacing across disciplines in the past.

8 November 2025, 02:30 AM

Interview / ‘Paid for risky play' against Ivanchuk: IM Fahad

In an interview with The Daily Star's Anisur Rahman, Fahad reflected on his World Cup lessons and the road to GM title and more.

6 November 2025, 02:00 AM

Hattrick champion Noshin wants to compete against men

Having secured a hattrick of titles at the National Women's Chess Championship, Woman's FIDE Master (WFM) Noshin Anjum has announced her intention to compete in the Open section from the next edition, aiming to challenge male opponents rather than continuing in the women's championship.

1 November 2025, 03:00 AM

Poor show in South Asian athletics reflects deeper problems

30 October 2025, 03:00 AM Sports

Interview / ‘A month-long training can’t produce results’: Bangladesh volleyball captain Horosit

"We will now focus fully on the South Asian Games... and need to nurture this group of young players to make quick decisions during matches, which can only grow through playing a lot of international games."

29 October 2025, 02:00 AM

Bangladesh football: then and now

The passion is so high that they hoist the national flags of their teams on rooftops and engage in bitter arguments about their teams, like they once did during matches of country's two archrivals -- Abahani and Mohammedan.

5 July 2018, 18:30 PM

Football for Friendship concludes

The festive Gazprom Football for Friendship Children's Championship, which saw budding footballers under the age of 12 from 211 countries participate, came to an end as the FIFA World Cup got underway through the opening match between hosts Russia and Saudi Arabia at the Luzhniki Stadium yesterday.

14 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Saudi fans expect '94 repeat

It was 8:30pm, but light of day still lingered over the Red Square in Moscow on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. Despite it being a public holiday, there were swarms of inside the square, and overflowing the surrounding streets, cafes and restaurants. The presence of huge number of fans from around the world for the FIFA World Cup added an extra tinge of festivity to Russia's national day.

13 June 2018, 18:00 PM

A World Cup for kids

With only one day to go till the greatest show on earth -- the FIFA World Cup -- begins in Russia, the host nation held a miniature

12 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Yaba Invasion-3: Living in DRUG ZONE

Millions are now addicted to the pink pills. They take it as stimulant and end up with organ damage and mental derangement. The Daily Star has prepared a three-part series on the invasion of yaba and is running the third part today.

13 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Hosts flip the script in 12 years

Exactly 12 years ago, Bangladesh had to be content with only one silver and one bronze medal in the inaugural South Asian Archery

27 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Medals made him

Shahidul Islam was only 10 when his mother died and his father remarried. He left his village in Shariatpur soon afterwards and came to Dhaka with his elder sister in 1992.

11 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Youth policy brings success for Arambagh

Arambagh KS, situated at the Club para of Motijheel, turned into a festive place yesterday for residents of the locality after the team made history on Saturday night by winning their first major trophy at top-flight football since the club's establishment in 1958.

11 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Spending spree or spending with purpose?

Once this stadium was a basic concrete structure made seat as many spectators as possible. Yet, over the years, it has played the role

29 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Abahani extend record title-haul

Abahani confirmed their sixth title of the Bangladesh Premier League with a game in hand following a 2-0 victory over fellow title-

5 January 2018, 18:00 PM

A championship with a purpose

For any sport to thrive, the root-level organizations like clubs, services teams and districts generally play the vital roles. These are the

4 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Let the girls grow first

Both the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) and the Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) want the women's national football team

31 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh under-15 women's football team

Big dream, bigger hurdle

It was not too long ago that coach Golam Rabbani Choton called on goalkeepers Rashida Akter and Irin Khatun to form a national U-

25 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Less than half of what was promised

Exactly one year ago on this day the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) unveiled its four-year calendar, terming it football's

9 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Expense under scrutiny

The Budget Committee of the Hero Asia Cup hockey tournament has recently sought explanations from five to six subcommittees for either excessive expenditure or incongruence of the estimated budgets.

16 November 2017, 18:00 PM