Carlsen wins Esports World Cup title
Norwegian Grandmaster Magnus聽Carlsen聽won the maiden Esports World Cup chess tournament as he defeated Alireza Firouzja in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Friday.
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BCB shortlists consultancy firms for BPL
Five organisations have been shortlisted following the completion of the Expression of Interest submission stage for appointing a consultancy firm for sports marketing in the Bangladesh Premier League, as stated by the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday.
E-sports get official recognition as sport
Bangladesh have officially recognised electronic sports (e-sports) as a sport, the ministry of youth and sports announced on Monday.
NSC awards return to its old name
The Sheikh Kamal NSC Award has been changed back to its original name, the National Sports Council Award, on Thursday.
Faruque files writ petition challenging his removal
Former Bangladesh Cricket Board president Faruque Ahmed on Sunday filed a writ petition with the High Court challenging the legality of his removal from the post by the National Sports Council.
Sports goods market in Bangladesh growing steadily
The market of the sports goods in Bangladesh is growing steadily thanks to the rising popularity of the sports and fitness activities, said the industry insiders.
Mehidy wins BSPA Sportsperson of the Year award
Bangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz won the BSPA Sportsperson of the Year 2024 award as the Bangladesh Sports Press Association awarded 11 sports person, one team and one organisation in 15 categories during a function at a city hotel on Friday.
NSC violates sports ministry鈥檚 policy
The National Sports Council violated the ministry of youth and sports鈥� policy by rejecting the Search Committee proposal, as the NSC appointed Kazi Rajib Uddin Ahmed Chapal as general secretary of the Bangladesh Archery Federation and formed an ad-hoc committee.
Cycling, Handball feds get ad-hoc committees
The National Sports Council approved the ad hoc committees of the Bangladesh Cycling Federation and the Bangladesh Handball Federation, abolishing the prior committees, according to a circular issued on Wednesday...
HC directs DIP DG to issue Michael Chakma鈥檚 passport
The High Court on Thursday asked the director general of the Department of Immigration and Passports to collect the fingerprint of national minority rights activist Michael Chakma and consider issuing his passport within seven days...
Sheltech finish as unbeaten champions
Newly crowned champions Sheltech Cricket Academy finished their Dhaka Premier Division Women鈥檚 Cricket League campaign undefeated as they beat BKSP by eight wickets in their last match at the Bashundhara Sports Complex on Wednesday...
WSC renamed after July martyr Riya Gope聽
The National Sports Council renamed the Sultana Kamal Women鈥檚 Sports Complex after Riya Gope, a six-year-old martyr female child from the July-August mass uprising, on Sunday.
BNS renamed as National Stadium
The Bangabandhu National Stadium has officially been renamed as the National Stadium, Dhaka, according to a media release by the National Sports Council on Saturday.
DTCA should learn from past mistakes
THE government plan on a bus route franchise to streamline public transports in Dhaka could clash with a similar programme that the transport owners鈥� association has taken up. This is worrying. The road transport adviser in December 2024 announced that the government would introduce company-based bus operation on nine routes in Dhaka on February...
Trump signs order barring trans athletes from women's sports
US president Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday seeking to ban transgender athletes from participating in women's sports, in his latest move targeting transgender people since returning to office.
NSC forms seven more ad-hoc committees
The National Sports Council on Tuesday formed ad-hoc committees of seven sports federations, over than two months later the country鈥檚 sport鈥檚 governing body announced ad-hoc committees of nine sports bodies in November last year.
Bangladesh E-Sports Carnival launched
The Bangladesh Students Programming and Robotics Club on Monday launched the 鈥楤angladesh E-Sports Carnival 2025.鈥�...
HC questions player, staff quotas in DU admission
The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking Dhaka University authorities to explain within two weeks why the quotas for the children of university teachers and employees and the sports quota in admission should not be declared illegal...
Milestone College holds annual sports competition
The Milestone College has organised the annual sports competition for Class XII students on the permanent campus of the college at Diabari in Dhaka...
NSC approves nine sports ad-hoc committees
The National Sports Council, in a circular on Thursday, stated that the sport鈥檚 governing body of the country approved ad-hoc committees of nine sports federations to dissolve the existing ones under...
No one in same post more than twice: Sports advisor
Interim government sports advisor Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain said on Friday that a new policy is going to form soon, aiming to ensure accountability of the country鈥檚 sports governing bodies and...
Sports journalist Aghore Mondal dies
Veteran sports journalist Aghore Mondal passed away at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University in the city on Wednesday.
Ministry removes presidents of 42 sports bodies
In a circular issued on Tuesday, the ministry of youth and sports removed 42 government-nominated presidents of sports organisations under Clause 22 of the...
NSC for alternative land for BFF鈥檚 technical centre
The National Sports Council on Sunday issued a letter asking the authorities concerned to find alternative land for Bangladesh Football Federation鈥檚 technical centre instead of...
Sports ministry dissolves all DSA committees
The ministry of youth and sports on Wednesday dissolved the current executive committees of the country鈥檚 entire divisional, district, and upazila sports associations and all committees of the same local level women鈥檚 sports associations...
Sports adviser visits BCB, meets Tamim聽
Youth and sports adviser Asif Mahmud on Monday visited Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium to look at the infrastructure facilities of the ground.
Government to build Bangladesh's 1st sports institute: Asif
With the slogan 鈥楥entre of Excellence鈥�, a sports institute is set to be built in Bangladesh for the first time by the initiative of ministry of youth and sports.
BCB to follow ICC guidelines to make changes: sports adviser
Adviser to the youth and sports ministry of the interim government, Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan, said that the changes would come to the Bangladesh Cricket Board as per the guidelines of the International Cricket Council.
Saudi Arabia to host first Esports Olympics in 2025
Saudi Arabia will host the inaugural Esports Olympics in 2025 the International Olympic Committee said on Friday.
Integrated ticketing system law nears finalisation
The government is set to finalise a law, introducing an integrated ticketing system for all public transports, including road, waterways, railways, and airways...