Tension has continued to flare in Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) as match officials have sent in a letter to the umpires' chairman on their refusal to sit with match referee Debabrata Paul following heated arguments in match referees' meeting on Saturday.

Recent tensions between Dhaka-based cricket clubs and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) over proposed constitutional amendments have thrown the future of the league and the livelihoods of many players into uncertainty.

What appeared to be quite unlikely at one point, due to a packed domestic schedule, is now becoming a reality.

Prantik Nawrose Nabil, member of Bangladesh’s U-19 World Cup-winning team, did something unprecedented for Prime Bank in their Dhaka Premier League’s Super League fixture against Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club yesterday.

Former Bangladesh skipper Mohammed Ashraful did not subscribe to the theory that Bangladesh lacked power-hitters due to physique or muscles, opining that such abilities could only be honed through a proper process.