Bangladesh
Rakib thanks ‘unbelievable’ home fans
As Bangladesh defeated Maldives 3-2 on aggregate to secure their spot in the World Cup Qualifiers for the third successive time yesterday, the men in red and green seemed to be celebrating endlessly, even fifteen minutes after the final whistle of the second leg match.
17 October 2023, 15:57 PM
New gymnastics body focuses on school competition
The newly elected body of Bangladesh Gymnastics Federation (BGF) set its sights on school gymnastics competition to make the sport more popular and bring more gymnasts to the pipeline of the national team.
16 October 2023, 03:28 AM
National swimming championships start today
Max Group 32nd national Swimming, Diving and Water Polo Championships get underway today at the Syed Nazrul Islam National Swimming Complex.
16 October 2023, 02:50 AM
Search for relief ends in disappointment
The stands at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai were mostly empty for today’s Bangladesh-New Zealand World Cup match with some clusters of fans sprinkled across the massive gallery.
14 October 2023, 08:58 AM
While politics unfolds on the streets, elections hang in the air
Bangladesh is reeling under internal turmoil, external pressures, and an irresponsible and immature political leadership.
14 October 2023, 02:00 AM
'We can still win six matches and qualify for semifinals'
Despite losing their second consecutive game in the World Cup, pacer Mustafizur Rahman still feels that Bangladesh can win their remaining six matches of the group stage and qualify for the semifinals.
13 October 2023, 19:49 PM
Supersub Saad saves Bangladesh’s blushes
Substitute Saad Uddin scored with his first touch to help Bangladesh salvage a 1-1 draw against Maldives in their away match of the preliminary round of the World Cup Qualifiers at Male National Stadium today.
12 October 2023, 15:14 PM
Mushfiqur departs after 50, Bangladesh staring at crushing defeat
Soon after completing his 47th half-century in ODIs, Mushfiqur Rahim hit a ball straight to Adil Rashid to become Topley's fourth scalp of the match and depart for 51 off 64 balls in the last ball of the 31st over
10 October 2023, 04:23 AM
Nothing to lose for the Tigers
Bangladesh will not mind going into their second World Cup game against defending champions England as underdogs in Dharamshala today.
10 October 2023, 02:01 AM
World Cup first, job second for young Bangladeshi fan
Usually, only the employers exercise the right to add conditions before offering a job. The job seekers don’t get to give conditions, at least not in Bangladesh. In that sense, Bangladesh cricket fan Fahim Rahman definitely stands out. He had joined his current workplace two years ago on the condition that he would be granted a 40-day leave to watch the cricket World Cup in 2023.
8 October 2023, 08:53 AM
Tigers may opt for different strategy against England
Bangladesh’s ploy to field five specialist bowlers in the line-up in their first game of the ICC ODI World Cup against Afghanistan worked well as they manage to bundle out the opposition for 156 runs before winning by six wickets.
8 October 2023, 06:31 AM
Eyeball to eyeball at Lords: A Bangladeshi occasion in a very English setting
35000 spectators turned out amid the colourful shamianas and flags to watch the one (and only) unofficial Test in Dhaka in January, 1977.
7 October 2023, 13:55 PM
Bangladesh beat Pakistan to win bronze in men's cricket
Bangladesh clinched the bronze medal in men's cricket event of the Asian Games today with a thrilling six-wicket victory in DLS method over Pakistan in Hangzhou today.
7 October 2023, 05:03 AM
Another bleak day for Bangladesh at the Asian Games
Ruman Sana and Co squandered an opportunity to make history and win Bangladesh's first ever archery medal in the Asian Games, suffering a 6-0 set points defeat against Indonesia in the bronze-deciding match of the men's recurve team event at Fuyang Yinhu Sports Center in Hangzhou yesterday.
6 October 2023, 15:20 PM
Our first aim is to reach semifinals, says Hathurusingha
Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha was in no mood to be drawn into controversies ahead of the team’s opening match against Afghanistan on Saturday, especially after the build-up to the mega event had been dogged with controversies more than on-field performances.
6 October 2023, 09:15 AM
Bangladesh thrashed by India in semifinals
Bangladesh lost to India by nine wickets in men's cricket event of the Hangzhou Asian Games in a low-scoring first semifinal at Zheijng University of Technology Pingfen cricket ground today.
6 October 2023, 04:10 AM
Tigers happy to be back in ‘second home’ India
After completing the warm-up phase of their ICC World Cup 2023 campaign, Bangladesh have now landed in Dharamsala for their opening match of the tournament against Afghanistan on October 7, Saturday.
3 October 2023, 11:16 AM
Bangladesh opt to bat against England
The Tigers won their first warm-up match comprehensively by seven wickets against Sri Lanka on Friday.
2 October 2023, 08:21 AM
Mashrafe feels Shakib should have talked to Tamim
Former Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza weighed in on the controversy regarding Tamim Iqbal’s eleventh-hour exclusion from the World Cup squad, saying the captain or the coach should have directly spoken to the batter about the team's plan to bat him in the middle order against Afghanistan.
28 September 2023, 17:18 PM
Bangladesh football's friend George Kottan no more
George Kottan, the SAFF Championship winning coach of Bangladesh football team, passed away in Budapest on Monday. He was 76.
28 September 2023, 17:02 PM