The Bangladesh Cricket Board has banned former national women’s team coach Manjurul Islam Manju after an internal investigation substantiated a sexual harassment complaint lodged by national cricketer Jahanara Alam. The decision was taken at a virtual meeting of the board on Sunday (22...
The International Cricket Council has confirmed that Bangladesh will face no punishment for withdrawing from the T20 World Cup and will instead be awarded the right to host an additional global tournament before the 2031 ODI World Cup. The decision was announced in an ICC press release issued on...
After weeks of drama and dispute, the curtain has finally risen on the tenth edition of the T20 World Cup, though the tournament has begun under a heavy cloud of controversy. Bangladesh are not taking part, India have boycotted their scheduled fixture against Pakistan, and the International Cricket...
The curtain rises on the ICC T20 World Cup today without Bangladesh, as the newly expanded 20-team tournament launches with three matches across Sri Lanka and India. The opening fixture is scheduled for 11:30am Saturday (07 February) at the Singhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo, where Pakistan...
An investigation committee appointed by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has found substance in two of the four sexual harassment allegations brought by national women’s team cricketer Jahanara Alam against former selector and manager Mohammad Manjurul Islam Manjur. The board said the...
The news broke on 16 December last year with the flourish of a fairy tale. Kolkata Knight Riders had bought Mustafizur Rahman at the IPL auction for Rs92 million, the highest price ever paid for a Bangladeshi cricketer in the world’s most lucrative franchise league. In Bangladesh, the...
