Bulbul bans mobile phones at BCB board meeting

Desk Report: Bulbul bans mobile phones at BCB board meeting Aminul Islam Bulbul has been elected as the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for the second time. Addressing a press conference today after being elected, he said that from now on, mobile phones will be banned in BCB board meetings. Earlier, many confidential information or various matters of the board directors have been made public. Even screenshots of their own secret messages have been made public. The issue created an embarrassing situation for BCB policymakers during the election…

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Bulbul is BCB president again, surprise in the post of vice president

Desk Report: Bulbul is BCB president again, surprise in the post of vice president Aminul Islam Bulbul has once again become the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). The country’s first Test centurion has become the head of the country’s highest cricket governing body without any competition. Bulbul and Tamim Iqbal were in the running to become the president of the BCB. But Tamim withdrew his candidacy on October 1, alleging irregularities. So, for Bulbul, becoming the president was only a matter of time. After the election formalities, he…

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After Pakistan, Shakib is now a champion in the United States too

Desk Report: Despite being away from international cricket, Shakib Al Hasan is playing competitive cricket regularly. He also wins titles regularly. He became the champion for Lahore Qalandars in May this year. The star all-rounder of Bangladesh has now won the title for the United States. Although Lahore Qalandars won the title in May, Shakib was not in the final XI. This time, Atlanta Fire has prepared the eleven for the title-deciding match with him. The Atlanta Fire-Chicago Kingsman final was held at Church St. Park ground this morning, Bangladesh…

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Rishad wants to learn something new from the Big Bash

Desk Report: Rishad Hossain is looking forward to making his Big Bash League (BBL) debut for Hobart Hurricanes. The young legspinner is looking forward to learning something new from Australia’s popular franchise tournament. Hobart had picked Rishad from the players’ draft of the last season of the Big Bash. But due to the busy schedule of the national team and the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the cricketer could not go to play in the country across the Tasman. The new season of the Big Bash will start on December 14.…

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Bangladesh can beat Hong Kong, hopes Hamza

Desk Report: The Bangladesh football team will play against Hong Kong in the third round of the Asian Cup qualifiers on October 9. Hamza Chowdhury has returned to the country to play that match. The Bangladeshi midfielder is hopeful of winning the qualifiers against Hong Kong. Hamza arrived in Dhaka at around 11:30 am Bangladesh time today after departing from faraway London. He was welcomed with a bouquet of flowers as soon as he stepped foot at Hazrat Shahjalal Airport. The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has made a 13-second video…

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Liton was present at such a happy moment in Bangladesh, even though he was not there.

Desk Report: Abdullah Ahmadzai’s off-stump ball was too wide. Nurul Hasan Sohan picked it up and hit it over the covers. That’s how the Afghans became Banglawash. After such an achievement, Liton Das congratulated Zaker Ali Anik-Tanjid Hasan Tamim on social media. Bangladesh had already secured the series by winning the first two matches. The third T20 match yesterday in Sharjah was a mission for Afghanistan to avoid a whitewash. But is it so easy to defeat Bangladesh, which is in rhythm! Despite winning the first two T20Is with bated…

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Controversial election in the country’s cricket today

Desk Report: Controversial election in the country’s cricket today The most dramatic and controversial election in the history of Bangladesh cricket is going to take place today. Withdrawal of nominations of candidates for the post of BCB director one after another, announcement of boycott of the election, court-court proceedings – the discussed election is going to take place after going through a series of dramatic turns. Although there is an excitement after seeing the banners of the candidates covering the country’s ‘Home of Cricket’, the doubts about the election do…

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Bangladesh takes revenge on Dehradun by whitewashing Afghans in Sharjah

Desk Report: Bangladesh had already secured the T20 series by winning the first two matches. Saif Hasan-Zaker Ali also thrashed Afghanistan by winning the last match in Sharjah yesterday. Chasing a target of 144 runs, Bangladesh won by 6 wickets thanks to Saif Hasan’s fifty and with 12 balls in hand. This is Bangladesh’s first thrashing of the Afghan team in T20s. It is also revenge in a sense. Bangladesh returned from a thrashing in a 3-match series against the Afghans in Dehradun, India in June 2018. The Bangladesh team…

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Sevilla scores 4 goals against Barca

Desk Report: Sevilla scores 4 goals against Barca Barcelona could not last a week at the top of La Liga. The loss to PSG is more painful than today’s loss to Sevilla. Hansi Flick’s team played the worst match of the season. They have to return from Sevilla’s field with a 4-1 loss. Alexis Sanchez gave Sevilla the lead in the 13th minute at the Ramon Sanchez Stadium. The former Barcelona forward made no mistake from the spot kick. The gap could have easily been 4-0 in the first half.…

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Hamza is coming tomorrow, Shamit will be in the starting eleven

Desk Report: Leicester City is having a mixed time in the English Football League Championship. Sometimes winning, sometimes drawing. The day after yesterday, they defeated Swansea City 3-1. Hamza Chowdhury spent the entire match sitting on the bench. In that case, Bangladesh benefited. If he had played, there would have been a slight risk of injury. Hamza is coming to Dhaka tomorrow to play two matches in the Asian Cup qualifiers against Hong Kong. His flight from London is scheduled to land at Hazrat Shahjalal Airport at 11 am. After…

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