Bangladesh Women's Cricket team
Shathi rewarded as Fargana, Jahanara make way
Batter Shathi Rani was rewarded for her promising performance in the WDPL as she was included in the 16-member squad for the upcoming T20I series against India.
5 July 2023, 10:38 AM
Tillakaratne sees value of nurturing upcoming talents
Bangladesh women’s team head coach, Hashan Tillakratne, believes patience is needed if the Tigresses are to find a foothold in international cricket.
26 June 2023, 02:19 AM
‘Parameters need broadening’
Nazmul Abedeen Fahim, a revered figure in the sporting fraternity and a mentor of many cricketers here, once closely monitored women's cricket as its wing development manager. The veteran coach identified some vital issues that the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) should give highest priority in order to ensure proper growth of women's cricket in the country. The excerpts of his observations are as follows:
3 June 2023, 03:30 AM
‘We do not give women’s cricket the attention it deserves’
Despite showing huge potential after winning the Women's Asia Cup in 2018, the Bangladesh national cricket team were unable to capitalise on the triumph to take things to the next level. The Daily Star's Ekush Tapader spoke to the chairman of the Bangladesh Cricket Board's women's wing, Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel, to get an overview of the women cricketers, their current state and the future plan regarding them during an exclusive interview. The excerpts of the interview are as follows:
3 June 2023, 03:15 AM
Harsh realities of women’s cricket
The 2018 Asia Cup triumph was a watershed moment for women's cricket. It turned heads, showed that women cricketers in the country can bring glory to the nation despite taking a backseat to the men's game in terms of the magnitude of facilities, fan following, and so forth. Five years on, there is a certain stagnation with little progress.
3 June 2023, 03:00 AM
Monju’s total axing on the cards
Following allegations of favouritism and willfulness from some senior players, Manjurul Islam Monju, who already lost his place as the team manager, is set to be removed from the chief selector's post of the national women's cricket team.
30 May 2023, 03:30 AM
Lata to lead Women’s team in Emerging Asia Cup
All-rounder Lata Mondol will lead the Bangladesh Emerging Women’s Cricket team in the ACC Emerging Women’s Asia Cup 2023 in Hong Kong next month.
29 May 2023, 15:32 PM
Bangladesh women's team cricketer reports match-fixing approach
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director and women's wing chairman Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel confirmed that the board is aware of the incident
15 February 2023, 08:22 AM
Batting lets Tigresses down
An inexplicable batting collapse saw Bangladesh suffer a three-run defeat (via DLS) in their Women's Asia Cup encounter against Sri Lanka at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Monday.
10 October 2022, 18:04 PM
‘We will give 110 per cent to defend Asia Cup’
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 15-member squad for the Women's T20 Asia Cup, to be held in Sylhet from October 1 to 15.
27 September 2022, 09:36 AM
Tigresses breeze past USA to enter last four as group champions
Bangladesh women’s cricket team handed a 55-run defeat to United States in their third and final group stage game in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifiers at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket stadium in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
21 September 2022, 14:10 PM
Joty and Co appear confident to cross the Qualifier hurdle
Bangladesh appear confident to book their place in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup next year by finishing as the top team in the four-team group in its Qualifier tournament, scheduled to be held in the UAE from September 18 to 25.
8 September 2022, 10:36 AM
Joty and Co focus on T20 with World Cup qualifiers in sight
Following a noteworthy campaign in their maiden ICC Women’s ODI World Cup earlier this year, Bangladesh women's cricket team are now shifting their focus on the shortest format of the game as they look to prepare for the T20 World Cup qualifiers, scheduled to be held in Dubai in September.
22 July 2022, 02:32 AM
Tigresses warm up well
The Bangladesh women's cricket team tuned up well in the first official warm-up game against their Irish counterparts ahead of the ICC Women's World Twenty20, which will get underway from November 9 in Guyana. Salma Khatun's side registered a comfortable six-wicket victory over Ireland at the Providence Stadium in Guyana in a day-night match on Sunday.
5 November 2018, 18:00 PM
World Cup in West Indies excites Tigresses
Tigresses are on a roll after their recent successes have garnered the attention of not only fans in Bangladesh but the cricketing fraternity as well. Now they will prepare to embark on a new mission, this time to play in a World Cup.
16 July 2018, 14:15 PM
Women seal T20 qualifiers title
Amidst the disappointing performances from the men's team, the Bangladesh women's cricket team continued to shine bright as Salma Khatun and Co. clinched the ICC Women's World T20 Qualifiers title beating Ireland by 25 runs in the final at the Kampong Cricket Club ground in Netherlands yesterday.
14 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Tigresses roar again
Yesterday at the Malahide Cricket Club Ground in Dublin was a special day for the Bangladesh women's cricket team in more ways than one. They continued their upward graph since winning the Women's T20 Asia Cup in Malaysia earlier this month by winning the second T20I against Ireland by four wickets and taking an unassailable 2-0 lead -- their first bilateral series win -- in the three-match series.
29 June 2018, 18:00 PM
We cannot continue to neglect Bangladesh women's cricket
USD 66,600 or approximately Tk 56 lakh—that is the difference between the yearly salary of the highest graded women cricketers of India and Bangladesh. Indian cricketers receive a daily payment, for their participation in domestic cricket, of Rs 12,500. Bangladesh's cricketers, on the other hand, get paid Tk 600 as match allowance in domestic leagues. That is basically what cricketers who aren't in the national contract play for.
22 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Champions of Asia: Bangladesh Women’s Cricket Team
Not used to such a warm reception, the Bangladesh women's cricket team members were looking around anxiously as the bus carrying the ACC Women's Asia Cup 2018 champions reached the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka yesterday.
12 June 2018, 12:02 PM
Speaker congratulates women’s Asia Cup T-20 team
The Jatiya Sangsad Speaker congratulates Bangladesh women's cricket team for achieving a historical victory against India in the Asia Cup T-20 cricket final in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
11 June 2018, 08:09 AM