Former BCB director Khaled Mahmud Sujon came down heavily on the pair of Faruque Ahmed and Nazmul Abedeen over perceived 'greed' related to cricket operations department. Faruque, as the BCB president is currently heading the department as no standing committees are yet to be announced with only few board directors available.
During the West Indies Test series, Liton Das could be heard on stump mic telling captain Mehedi Hasan Miraz when to bowl. His guidance was well appreciated within the team and in the T20I series, under Liton’s leadership, Bangladesh won with great adventure and pride in the T20Is.
Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan faced an unforeseen predicament during his recent county stint with Surrey during the recently-concluded county season. In an international career spanning over 17 years, this was the first time Shakib’s bowling action was questioned.
Bangladesh batter Towhid Hridoy said that captaincy should go to the player who can be the best fit for the betterment of the side. One half of the Bangladesh team are set to depart for UAE to play the upcoming ODI series against Afghanistan starting from November 6 and Hridoy addressed the media in Mirpur before leaving for the airport.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the squad for the ODI series against Afghanistan in UAE without ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and experienced wicket-keeper batter Liton Das. While there was question marks over Najmul Hossain Shanto’s captaincy stint, he was named as captain and will lead the side in UAE.
Bangladesh made the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong International Sixes tournament after coming out second in their Group D standings. Bangladesh will face Pakistan in the fourth quarterfinal tomorrow at 4:40 pm local time.
Bangladesh’s Mehedi Hasan Miraz has been a very useful prospect for the Tigers in recent years and his performances in Pakistan recently garnered attention and drew comparison with ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan.
Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto, like many cricketers in the national team, have come out in support of Shakib Al Hasan after the ace all-rounder was named as one of the accused in a murder case.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury denies receiving any sorts of directives from the International Cricket Council (ICC) over keeping Javed Omar away from any sorts of involvement with the BCB.
Shakib Al Hasan who is currently in the United States with his family has instructed the authorities of his aquaculture farm in Shathkhira to clear all the unpaid dues of the labours who had gathered for a movement demanding their due salaries on Monday.
Bangladesh’s Big Five have come together in these times of coronavirus outbreak to help out the team staff who has seen their income affected after cricket in the country came to a standstill.
Bangladesh opener Imrul Kayes's father, Mohammad Bani Amin, breathes his last at the age of 60 in a city hospital
In 2013, during a Test match against Sri Lanka at Galle, Bangladesh star batsman Mushfiqur Rahim had become the first batsman from the country to hit a double hundred. That historic SS bat he used during the innings is going to be put up for auction by Mushfiqur Rahim and the money from selling the bat is going to be used to help the less privileged during the coronavirus crisis, local media has reported.
Former Bangladesh ODI skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza pays homage to Md Moyeen Uddin, assistant professor at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital (SOMCH) who died of coronavirus yesterday.
The chairman of Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) Kazi Inam has said in a media release that with the country wide lockdown effective till April 25th, it will not be possible to set a date when the Dhaka Premier League can restart.
Australia spinner Nathan Lyon said that he was disappointed not to be heading over to Bangladesh with the rest of the Australia squad after the two-match Test series was postponed due to the threat of coronavirus.
It was on this day, 23 years ago, that Khaled Masud Pilot hit the first delivery of the last over, bowled by Martin Suji for six as Bangladesh inched closer to the 11 needed for victory in that final over. Then a gritty pull from Hasibul Hossain Shanto took them to touching distance before a leg-bye in the last delivery sealed Bangladesh their most memorable win as they clinched the 1997 ICC Trophy by beating Kenya in the final.
Bangladesh Cricket board (BCB) kept its promise of providing financial assistance to the cricketers who were playing in the Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier League 2019-20 but were not included in BCB's central contract list or among BCB's first-class player contracts.
