Tanzim’s Misogynistic Posts: BCB parrots player’s defence, says he is sorry
Four days after screenshots of Bangladesh pacer Tanzim Hasan Sakib’s misogynistic social media posts went viral, Bangladesh Cricket Board faced the media yesterday, but could only offer what amounted to a mere apology on the player’s behalf.
19 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Around the world on a Vespa: The ‘no-plan’ nomadic life
For those of us wedded and welded to our routine-ruled existences, there is an almost jealous fascination about people like Vespanda Ilario Lavarra.
17 March 2023, 18:00 PM
From the archive: 2016 Asia Cup semifinal / Riyad's poetic justice
The similarities were uncanny, the possibilities either too cruel or poetically just. The actor and his nemesis were the same, as were the stage and situation, give or take a wicket here and a run there.
24 August 2022, 06:48 AM
The spin stops
Warne singlehandedly revolutionised the difficult but immensely rewarding art of leg-spin in the early 1990s. Along with Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralidaran, he can be credited for the revival of spin bowling.
4 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Children from slums with less than 3 months’ training defeat FIDE rated players
With less than three months’ training, Poly Khatun and Mim Akhter, children from the slums of Mirpur, have defeated internationally rated chess players.
10 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Could it be a stepping stone for future riches?
Can Bangladesh win the World Cup? Even half a decade ago, that question would have been a preposterous one, but it has become less so in the 50-over format.
15 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Human error challenge goes viral after Shakib apology
Bangladesh woke up today to a new craze that has gripped social media following ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan's Facebook apology last night.
12 June 2021, 11:08 AM
When passion becomes bullying
On national television, a domestic cricketer had to flinch twice because his captain, a national superstar, threatened to hit him with the ball. Twice in the space of a few minutes. Not quite threatened, but the captain instinctively wound up to chuck the hard cricket ball at the hapless junior cricketer at point-blank range.
14 December 2020, 17:30 PM
CHILDREN HELPING CHILDREN
“I want to be a medical doctor working for the disadvantaged like my dad. I do have to keep bringing everything
9 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Mushfiqur in the eye of a tweetstorm
It was bound to happen. The mercury in two cricket-mad nations had been bubbling to breaking point and on Thursday, much like a
1 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Spectacular spectators
It will be a hard ask to find a more indomitable section of people than a Bangladesh cricket crowd.
6 March 2016, 18:00 PM
A mad scoop & a crazy swipe
Amid the euphoria of Bangladesh's ascension to the Asia Cup T20 final there was the less auspicious development of star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan being fined half his match fee and receiving an official reprimand for breaching Level 1 of the International Cricket Council's (ICC's) code of conduct during the five-wicket victory over Pakistan on Wednesday.
3 March 2016, 18:14 PM
Riyad's poetic justice
The similarities were uncanny, the possibilities either too cruel or poetically just. The actor and his nemesis were the same, as were the stage and situation, give or take a wicket here and a run there.
2 March 2016, 20:53 PM
Tigers hunt in packs
Perhaps the most jarring aspect of seeing this Bangladesh bowling attack, be it in T20Is or ODIs, is the sense of inevitability that they will give a good account of themselves. The lynchpin of the pace attack, Mustafizur Rahman, was out through injury but it did not seem to be a big problem as Taskin Ahmed ran in to deliver the first ball of the virtual Asia Cup T20 semifinal against Pakistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.
2 March 2016, 18:00 PM
With eye on final, Tigers take on Pakistan today
When Bangladesh and Pakistan lock horns in their Asia Cup T20 tie at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today, both will be
1 March 2016, 18:00 PM
'It was amazing to have played such a spell'
Mohammad Amir has had a chequered return to international cricket. He is recovering from a sordid past that was his own making, and
27 February 2016, 18:00 PM
UAE use their lessons, Tigers not so much
After losing the match against Sri Lanka by 14 runs on Thursday, UAE skipper Amjad Javed was not disheartened....
26 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Tigers weakened by the strong hand
Bangladesh's batting was again the weak point in their 45-run loss to India on Wednesday.
25 February 2016, 18:36 PM
'Couldn't handle pressure'
If the special focus on T20 cricket over the past three months had raised hopes of an upturn in Bangladesh's fortunes in their least preferred format,
24 February 2016, 18:49 PM
A cautionary note
Bangladesh's unprecedented success in 2015 and their prolonged focus on T20 cricket has raised hopes of a special
23 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Mahmudullah revels in lead role
A few days before the 2015 World Cup, Mahmudullah Riyad was one of the last batsmen to walk out to the centre of the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka during a practice session.
13 March 2015, 17:24 PM
Battle for the death
Against Sri Lanka yesterday, Australia were at 159 for two at the end of 30 overs, and ended up with 376 for nine.
8 March 2015, 18:35 PM