Nazmul Hassan Papon

Mohammedan seek Papon’s intervention in hockey

Mohammedan Sporting Club sought the intervention of youth and sports minister Nazmul Hassan Papon for justice over the title-deciding match of the Green Delta Insurance Premier Hockey League against Abahani, claiming that the club is not getting cooperation from Bangladesh Hockey Federation.

Papon seeks Argentina’s help in developing Bangladesh football

Nazmul Hassan Papon, the youth and sports minister of Bangladesh, sought assistance from Argentina for developing the country's football and promised to extend Bangladesh’s help to develop Argentina’s cricket during a courtesy meeting at the Sports Ministry today with Marcelo C. Cesa, the ambassador to Bangladesh.

PM meets Australia, Bangladesh teams at Gono Bhaban

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today met the members of the Australia and Bangladesh women’s cricket teams at her official residence Gono Bhaban today.

Liton shouldn’t have played in Sylhet Test: Papon

“If you ask me, it would have been better had Liton not played in the Test,” Papon told the media today.

Nothing new in WC special committee report: Papon

“I was given the report and there is nothing against any board director and not even a word against anyone,” Papon told the media.

BCB meeting on Saturday ahead of AGM

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will hold a board meeting on Saturday to approve the report of the CEO and CFO in order to hold the upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) later this month, confirmed BCB’s cricket operations chairman Jalal Yunus on Friday.

Hathurusingha to be show-caused in case of Code of Conduct breach: Papon

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon cautioned that the board may ask for explanations if national team head coach Chandika Hathurusingha has breached any Code of Conduct.

Who selected the chief selector?

Who authorised the selection of the national selector became a pertinent question yesterday after vice-chairman of cricket operations committee and national team director Khaled Mahmud Sujon expressed surprise at the manner of Gazi Ashraf Hossain Lipu’s appointment.

BCB springs surprise with new selection panel

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) held the ninth board meeting of the incumbent board yesterday where changes made in captaincy and the selection panel were the biggest highlights.

February 8, 2024
February 8, 2024

Papon mulling to open BNS partially

Youth and Sports Minister Nazmul Hassan Papon is mulling to open the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) in Dhaka partially before the expiration of its renovation works project comes to an end in December 2024.

February 6, 2024
February 6, 2024

'I used to go to stadium just to watch him play’: Papon says after meeting Salahuddin

“A relationship of so many years can’t end because of one conversation,” Papon told the reporters after the meeting today.

February 3, 2024
February 3, 2024

Once a promising Test venue, now a complete wreck

The cricket fans of Khulna cannot remember the last time an international cricket match was held at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium (SANS) nor are they too optimistic about seeing one at the Rupsha-Bhairab shore any time soon.

January 26, 2024
January 26, 2024

T20 WC ‘preparation ongoing’ sans solving pending issues

The Tigers' performance in the 50-over World Cup in India was nothing but shambolic, and their elimination from the group stage with seven defeats against only two wins had placed the Nazmul Hassan Papon-led board on the receiving end of a barrage of criticism.

January 24, 2024
January 24, 2024

Current sports budget of Tk 32 crore insignificant: Papon

Both football and hockey sought financial help apart from the infrastructural development to roll their respective disciplines into the ground regularly.

January 24, 2024
January 24, 2024

‘Not even 5 percent’: Papon grossly overestimates federations’ demands

The newly appointed Minister of Youth and Sports is confident of meeting the demands placed by eight sports federations and national women’s sports association.

January 21, 2024
January 21, 2024

Papon urges timely completion of BNS renovation

Youth and sports minister Nazmul Hassan Papon on Sunday emphasised on the completion of the renovation work at the country’s premier sporting venue, the Bangabandhu National Stadium, within its December timeframe.

January 15, 2024
January 15, 2024

Can Papon walk the talk?

The newly appointed Minister of Youth and Sports Nazmul Hassan Papon made many great promises on the first day at his new office yesterday, promises the country's sports fraternity has heard before from his predecessors with very little implementation.

January 13, 2024
January 13, 2024

No bar for BCB boss Papon to resign

Following Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan Papon’s swearing in as Minister for Youth and Sports in the new government on Thursday, questions have been flying around whether the incumbent BCB boss can resign now and a new president is nominated, or does he need to wait till the end of his tenure to do that, which is October 2025? There seems to have been a lot of curiosity, and confusion too, in this regard among the general people. ...

January 12, 2024
January 12, 2024

Papon sees huge potential in overlooked sports

“There are many sports in which I believe we can do well internationally,” Papon told the media today

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