A committee formed by the National Sports Council has held former Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul responsible for the decision not to send Bangladesh to the last T20 World Cup. The 22-page report says that although the Ministry of Youth and Sports informed the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) of the decision, the board did not raise any objection.
The England cricket team is set to tour Bangladesh next February to play a two-match Test series. Part of the World Test Championship cycle, the first match of the series will be held at Mirpur in Dhaka, while the second will take place in Sylhet.
Defender Bishwanath Ghosh has been ruled out of the FIFA ASEAN Cup after suffering a hamstring injury that is expected to keep him sidelined for three to four weeks.
The national football team is currently training ahead of the FIFA Asian Cup, with several expatriate and foreign-born players joining the local players in the camp. Head coach Thomas Doley has been assessing them in different ways.
Mirpur’s City Club is set to host the second edition of the City Club Academy Cup Under-18 Cricket Tournament, with 32 teams competing for the title as organisers seek to provide a platform for emerging young cricketers.
The new season of the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) is scheduled to begin on February 17, with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) planning to increase financial support for participating clubs.