February 17, 2021
Test of application failed
When Bangladesh’s off-spin-bowling all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz was hitting those boundaries on the fourth evening at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur to endanger a West Indies...
November 26, 2020
Death of a man, not his legend
As we were travelling to St Petersburg from Moscow by train while covering the 2018 World Cup in Russia, one inquisitive Argentine reporter asked why his country has such frenzied fan following in...
November 23, 2020
Badal Roy leaves a legacy
Badal Roy is no more. One of biggest icons of the country’s football history, Roy died at a city hospital yesterday. He was 62.
November 21, 2020
He should have opted for harmony
Bangladesh’s most celebrated cricketer Shakib Al Hasan has been in the news recently, and not in the sports pages.
October 29, 2020
A bastion of sporting courage
Referee Abdul Aziz died on Tuesday afternoon. He was suffering from multiple diseases. He was 68.
July 4, 2020
News Analysis: They don’t deserve it
The government’s decision to shut all state-run jute mills could not have come at a more inopportune time for the barely surviving workers in this sector.
June 27, 2020
A transcendent triumph
I have never considered myself a passionate Liverpool fan, although my colleagues and friends think otherwise.
May 21, 2020
Victims of denial
Healthcare facilities by definition are supposed to treat each and every patient seeking their services.
May 6, 2020
BATTLING COVID-19: Are we leaving too much to chance?
In a desperate attempt to get the economy back on track, the government has reopened factories that remained closed for around a month in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
February 27, 2020
A show of disrespect
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hassan’s antics during press briefings have been well-advertised, but the BCB boss probably violated the very essence of the game -- respect -- while...