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
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Eager vendors cash in on football frenzy
18 November 2025, 18:05 PM
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‘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
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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
‘I like Bangladeshi culture’
“I like Shuvo Noboborsho [Bengali New Year]. I think it is unique and special the way it is celebrated all over country,” Nigeria-born footballer Eleta Kingsley said as he was reacting to receiving his Bangladesh passport on Wednesday.
17 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Of the peasants’ quest for a state and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Afsan Chowdhury’s Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Bangladesh: The Quest for a State (1937-71), published in 2020 by Shrabon Prokashani, studies Bangabandhu in the context of the peasants’ resistance against colonialism and their quest for a state in South Asia.
16 June 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Hope to represent Bangladesh as far as my career goes’
Finland-born Tariq Raihan Kazi is the second expatriate footballer after Jamal Bhuiyan to represent Bangladesh at international football. Tariq, who
13 June 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Backline has to be in top shape’
The defensive solidity of Jamie Day’s boys in red and green have enjoyed a solid reputation but ironically, the British gaffer is facing a tough challenge to assemble his playing eleven, with the inexperienced backline remains his primary area of concern among all three departments, ahead of the World Cup and Asian Cup Qualifiers starting from June 3 in Qatar.
31 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Stardom to obscurity and back again
After displaying her potential in her inaugural tournament by grabbing a gold medal, archer Diya Siddique went AWOL in both domestic and international meets over the past two years before again bursting into the limelight by winning a silver medal from the Archery World Cup in Switzerland along with Bangladesh’s top archer, Ruman Sana.
26 May 2021, 18:00 PM
A tale of striking contrast
Participating in Indian regional football league for Bangladeshi top footballers, especially in Kolkata, had once been a periodic and prestigious affair but unfortunately the scenario turned into a rarity, over the years.
8 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Volleyball’s rising popularity
Not too long ago volleyball was out of everyone’s sight due to its irregular domestic competitions and failure at international level, but change in leadership and international success has seemingly given Bangladesh’s volleyball a new boost in recent past.
26 April 2021, 18:00 PM
At peak, Gourab wants to climb higher
National badminton champion Gourab Singha has climbed to the top of national rankings, but the limitation of training facilities, quality coaches and lack of competitions have confined him within a certain boundary of progress.
20 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Shooting finds renewed vigour
Shooting was one of the major goldmines for Bangladesh in the South Asian Games, but the country saw its shooters return home with only wooden spoons from the last edition of the SA Games in Nepal -- only the second times in Bangladesh’s shooting history that they ended the regional showpiece without a gold medal in the discipline.
15 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Jewel envisions better future for swimmers
Despite the return of sporting activities last September following a seven-month break due to the Covid-19 pandemic, swimming had not organised any events.
13 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Ruman determined to get back to rhythm
Internationally successful archer Ruman Sana’s failure in the Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games is one of the talking points in sports arena, especially as he gets prepared for July’s Tokyo Olympics.
12 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Tales of woes hang heavy at hospitals
When Mozammel Haque was taken to Mugda Medical College Hospital in an ambulance, it was evident that the Covid-19 patient needed oxygen support.
5 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Only 2 oxygen cylinders at emergency
With only two oxygen cylinders, the emergency unit of Mugda Medical College Hospital in the capital is struggling to cope with the influx of coronavirus patients.
30 March 2021, 18:00 PM
‘No pressure or anxiety this time’
5-year-old striker Suman Reza is likely to be head coach Jamie Day’s first-choice striker in the absence of Nabib Newaj Jibon during a tri-nation
21 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Mehedi realises a ‘distant dream’
26-year-old centreback Mehedi Hasan, who has not yet completed an entire Bangladesh Premier League campaign, was in wonderland after being named as a surprise inclusion for the national football team before the booters boarded a Nepal-bound flight to take part in a three-nation tournament involving the hosts and Kyrgyzstan’s U-23 team.
18 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Shohag determined to make late call-up count
“Because of my laziness, I could not get into the national team in the past,” was the honest admission of Habibur Rahman Shohag, the Mohammedan player who recently been selected for the national squad for this month’s tri-nation tournament in Nepal.
12 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Dribbling past family and into the national team
Mehedi Hasan Royal is a student of the law department of Kushtia Islamic University but his passion since childhood has been football.
10 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Kings leading a one-horse race
At the start of this season’s Bangladesh Premier League, there were fears about a poor show from the footballers following the long coronavirus-induced break and the nominal payment to players.
8 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Foreign coaches tasked with rekindling BKSP
Although athletes from Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP) have dominated the domestic circuit in most disciplines, only a handful have delivered expected performances at the international level.
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Kings win 2nd title on the trot
The Toyota accelerated at top speed but fell short of the Ferrari in the final of the Walton Federation Cup final yesterday as Bashundhara Kings beat Saif Sporting Club 1-0 at Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday to lift the season’s curtain-raising tournament.
10 January 2021, 18:00 PM