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A government-appointed inquiry committee has concluded that Bangladesh should have participated in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, holding the then-interim government and former sports adviser Dr. Asif Nazrul primarily responsible for the country’s absence.

Recently, there has been a lot of activity going on in international cricket as two Test series have been launched in the same week. The Bangladesh team arrived in Darwin to start a tour of Australia for the Test series, which is their first in 23 years. India also started their tour of Sri Lanka…

Harmanpreet Kaur and Nigar Sultana (Pic credit: ACC) Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana’s decision to skip the traditional handshake with India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur at the toss of the Women’s Asia Cup semi-final has left her own cricket board distancing itself from the gesture.The incident came before Bangladesh’s 40-run defeat to India, with Nigar refusing to…

16 September, 2026, 03:15 pm Last modified: 16 September, 2026, 03:22 pm A man splashing his face with water during intense Summer heat. File Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

An investigation by the Bangladesh government has found Asif Nazrul as the sole person responsible for pulling out of the ICC men’s T20 World Cup 2026 in India earlier this year. Bangladesh pulled out of the tournament after Mustafizur Rahim was released from the Kolkata Knight Riders’ squad after being sold at the IPL 2026…

Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batter Nigar Sultana has decided to give up the T20I captaincy once the Asian Games conclude. She has already communicated this to the Bangladesh Cricket Board, making clear that she wants to devote more energy to her batting and wicketkeeping rather than carry the added burden of leading the side in the shortest format.…

More than four months after the National Sports Council (NSC) formed a three-member committee to investigate Bangladesh’s absence from this year’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, the committee published its report on Tuesday.

DHAKA, Sept 15, 2026 (BSS)— National Test captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto has expressed his excitement about the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 tournament, citing it as an important platform for players to prove themselves and emerging cricketers to make their mark.

Coaching is gaining traction in Bangladesh cricket, with active players increasingly eager to understand the game from a different perspective. Their growing interest in coaching education is a sign of a maturing cricket culture, where understanding the game and its nuances is becoming as important as playing it.

Bangladesh has slipped down three places to 152nd on the World Press Freedom Index this year, losing some of last year’s gains.