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Bashar switches to game development from women's wing

BCB’s game development works with U-19 and other age-level cricketers, and Bashar said that he always had an interest in working in game development.
3 March 2025, 17:56 PM

Mushfiqur and Mahmudullah have to prove themselves for 2027 WC: Fahim 

Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) cricket operations chairman Nazmul Abedeen Fahim said the country’s veteran duo Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah Riyad will have to prove themselves to remain as mainstays of the national team setup. 
3 March 2025, 13:13 PM

Tigers’ CT performance on agenda in BCB meeting

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will hold the 18th board of directors meeting on Monday with one of the main agendas being the performance of the national team in the ICC Champions Trophy.
2 March 2025, 15:53 PM

'Good teams score not just with boundaries'

Bangladesh’s spin-bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed is close to signing a two-year contract extension with the Tigers. The former Pakistan spin wizard left to be with his family in Lahore after Bangladesh’s final ICC Champions Trophy group-stage fixture got washed out in Rawalpindi but had a chat with The Daily Star’s Samsul Arefin Khan about Bangladesh’s disappointing campaign in the global event and some of the factors that contributed to it. The excerpts are as follows:
1 March 2025, 02:00 AM

Tigers’ five-wicket collapse against India an accident: Razzak

Bangladesh selector Abdur Razzak has called the Tigers’ five-wicket collapse against India in an ICC Champions Trophy group-stage fixture “an accident” and assured that such a calamity wouldn’t take place in the next match against New Zealand.
22 February 2025, 13:11 PM

BCB director Nazmul’s outburst adds to a forgettable day for Bangladesh cricket

While the national men’s team was having a torrid time in the UAE, getting thrashed by Pakistan Shaheens in a Champions Trophy warm-up, things were not much better back home.
18 February 2025, 04:00 AM

BCB to find new window for BPL

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Faruque Ahmed held a meeting with former Bangladesh captains at the BCB premises today to discuss how to develop the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) and to take their opinion on what could be the best possible window to hold the tournament.
17 February 2025, 15:14 PM

Leadership role adds to Miraz’s Champions Trophy challenge

“Miraz was the designated second man for us. One also has to understand that there really was no one else we could have given it to,” a BCB official claimed.
14 February 2025, 03:13 AM

Liton to cheer for Tigers from home 

Bangladesh opener Liton Das vowed to cheer for his side as its biggest supporter as the Tigers depart for the Champions Trophy later tonight. 
13 February 2025, 15:55 PM

CCDM invites clubs for third division qualifiers

Clubs located in the Dhaka Metropolitan Area only will be able to collect the prescribed application form from the CCDM office by paying Tk 1,000 on February 19, 20, and 22.
13 February 2025, 07:26 AM

BCB to honour Tamim’s career before BPL final presentation ceremony

Tamim, who recently announced his retirement from international cricket, is leading Fortune Barishal as they aim to defend their title against Chittagong Kings at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.
6 February 2025, 14:10 PM

BCB forms BPL inquiry committee headed by Justice Mirza Hussain Haider

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has formed an independent inquiry committee which will support the board and its Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) with integrity issues and investigations on the spot-fixing allegations that has marred the ongoing edition of the Bangladesh Premier League,
3 February 2025, 15:30 PM

Hannan steps down as national selector to focus on coaching

Hannan insisted that he didn’t feel any pressure while working as a national selector since March last year.
2 February 2025, 07:38 AM

Neutral body to aid BPL fixing probe

A Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official yesterday said that the board has decided to form an independent inquiry body to support the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) investigations regarding the alleged match and spot-fixing issues in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
1 February 2025, 18:28 PM

At least 8 BPL matches under scanner

The Daily Star identified at least two cricketers outside of the official team lists in the players' dugout
31 January 2025, 02:00 AM

League impasse over, but what about reforms?

In the end, what suffered was Bangladesh cricket’s need for decentralisation, which would put a stop to notions that “Dhaka’s club cricket is Bangladesh cricket”.
28 January 2025, 03:30 AM

BCB supports FM Tahsin Tajwar Zia’s international chess journey

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced that it will provide financial support for FIDE Master Tahsin Tajwar Zia, son of the late Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman, as he embarks on a series of international chess tournaments.
27 January 2025, 15:24 PM

BCB’s constitution reform committee's activities ‘suspended’

The BPL’s payment issue was also a major topic at the meeting.
25 January 2025, 15:20 PM

Faruque assures players of starting first division league this month

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Faruque Ahmed on Thursday assured Dhaka First Division Cricket League players that the board would start the league this month, promising to hold the tournament without any disturbance.
23 January 2025, 14:41 PM

Who will shoulder blame for players’ sufferings?

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.
23 January 2025, 03:00 AM