BCB President Nazmul Hassan Papon

A fixer-upper with no fix in sight

An act of publicly taking the blame and responsibility, an initiation or indication of setting in motion an overhaul, or a statement of how things are to be taken from here on -- none of the aforementioned measures or steps were taken by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) even as over a fortnight passed since Bangladesh closed their disastrous World Cup campaign.

Shakib becomes Test captain, Liton his deputy

Bangladesh star cricketer Shakib Al Hasan is back to being the captain of the Bangladesh Test side while the in-form wicketkeeper-batter Liton Das is set to be the vice-captain, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan made the announcement during a press conference following a board meeting today.  

‘Do I now explain to them how to play Tests?’

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan questioned the team’s planning for the one-off Test against Afghanistan which the Tigers were almost certain to lose after losing six wickets for 136 runs on day four in their chase of 398.

Questions for Mashrafe

Upon returning to Dhaka from a two-day International Cricket Council chief executives committee meeting in Kolkata yesterday,

‘With consistency they can serve Bangladesh for a long time’

Bangladesh's ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza suggests that with consistency of form, the cricketers left out of the central contract can make a comeback.

The boys played like heroes, says BCB president

Despite the Tigers’ defeat to India in the final of the Nidahas Trophy tournament, the team managed to put up a brave fight in most of the matches and BCB president Nazmul Hassan says that the players played like heroes.

Mahmudullah deserved better

With the auspicious occasion of Bangladesh's 100th Test match coming up tomorrow, the whole apparatus of Bangladesh cricket seems to have been plunged into gloom in Sri Lanka, and a bit of farce in Bangladesh.

Functional RCAs will be Papon's biggest triumph

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hasan Papon last week celebrated three successful years in office with a Mezban for all stakeholders at the board headquarters in Mirpur.

Cricket: Courtney Walsh set to arrive tomorrow night

West Indies legend Courtney Walsh, who has signed up to be Bangladesh’s specialist bowling coach will arrive in Dhaka tomorrow night.

November 28, 2023
November 28, 2023

A fixer-upper with no fix in sight

An act of publicly taking the blame and responsibility, an initiation or indication of setting in motion an overhaul, or a statement of how things are to be taken from here on -- none of the aforementioned measures or steps were taken by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) even as over a fortnight passed since Bangladesh closed their disastrous World Cup campaign.

June 2, 2022
June 2, 2022

Shakib becomes Test captain, Liton his deputy

Bangladesh star cricketer Shakib Al Hasan is back to being the captain of the Bangladesh Test side while the in-form wicketkeeper-batter Liton Das is set to be the vice-captain, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan made the announcement during a press conference following a board meeting today.  

September 8, 2019
September 8, 2019

‘Do I now explain to them how to play Tests?’

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan questioned the team’s planning for the one-off Test against Afghanistan which the Tigers were almost certain to lose after losing six wickets for 136 runs on day four in their chase of 398.

April 28, 2018
April 28, 2018

Questions for Mashrafe

Upon returning to Dhaka from a two-day International Cricket Council chief executives committee meeting in Kolkata yesterday,

April 19, 2018
April 19, 2018

‘With consistency they can serve Bangladesh for a long time’

Bangladesh's ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza suggests that with consistency of form, the cricketers left out of the central contract can make a comeback.

March 19, 2018
March 19, 2018

The boys played like heroes, says BCB president

Despite the Tigers’ defeat to India in the final of the Nidahas Trophy tournament, the team managed to put up a brave fight in most of the matches and BCB president Nazmul Hassan says that the players played like heroes.

March 14, 2017
March 14, 2017

Mahmudullah deserved better

With the auspicious occasion of Bangladesh's 100th Test match coming up tomorrow, the whole apparatus of Bangladesh cricket seems to have been plunged into gloom in Sri Lanka, and a bit of farce in Bangladesh.

November 17, 2016
November 17, 2016

Functional RCAs will be Papon's biggest triumph

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hasan Papon last week celebrated three successful years in office with a Mezban for all stakeholders at the board headquarters in Mirpur.

September 2, 2016
September 2, 2016

Cricket: Courtney Walsh set to arrive tomorrow night

West Indies legend Courtney Walsh, who has signed up to be Bangladesh’s specialist bowling coach will arrive in Dhaka tomorrow night.

August 5, 2016
August 5, 2016

Sports journos condemn BCB selectivity

Three sports journalist organisations -- Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association (BSJA), Bangladesh Sports Press Association (BSPA) and Bangladesh Sports Journalists Community (BSJC) deplore remarks made by BCB president.

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