Tipu also addressed the inadequate facilities in football, reflecting a lack of proper planning and concern from the relevant authorities.
The scenario raises questions about the selection process and effectiveness of the scholarship programme in improving athletes' performance on the global stage.
I could tell that his dream is not a dream per se, but an event that only requires time to come true.
In a nation that lives and breathes cricket, it is ever so difficult for other sports to stand out and make its own position in the country’s sporting culture. Another factor is the mindset of the sports industry as the focus given to the non-cricket genres of sports and its athletes is predominantly dependent on success.
The International Tennis Federation Asia Under-14 Development Championship will get underway on Sunday at the Sheikh Jamal National Tennis Complex in Ramna with 34 players from 10 countries taking part in the competition.
In 1989, Shibbir Ahmed, then a Class-IV student, was persuaded by his friend Khaled to accompany him into badminton training under coach Sheikh Jahangir.
Bangladesh made a good start to their 5th South Asian Basketball Championship campaign, beating Nepal in their opening match in Male yesterday.
After two consecutive days of success, the Bangladeshi athletes failed to get into contention for any medals on the third day of action at the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku, Azerbaijan yesterday.
Grandmaster Enamul Hossain Razib shared third position with 18 other players after the fourth round of the Asian Continental Chess Championships in Chengdu, China ended yesterday.
Bangladesh made a good start to their 5th South Asian Basketball Championship campaign, beating Nepal in their opening match in Male yesterday.
Grandmaster Enamul Hossain Razib shared third position with 18 other players after the fourth round of the Asian Continental Chess Championships in Chengdu, China ended yesterday.
After two consecutive days of success, the Bangladeshi athletes failed to get into contention for any medals on the third day of action at the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku, Azerbaijan yesterday.
Delwar Hossain of Narshingdi Tennis Club beat Arif Hossain of American Club in straight sets to clinch the men's singles title of the Swiss Paper Independence Day Tennis Tournament, which concluded at the Ramna National Tennis Complex yesterday.
Bangladesh Volleyball Federation (BVF) yesterday picked 25 players in a bid to form the women's national team as well as provide long-term training for international competitions.
The Swiss Paper Independence Day Tennis Competition gets underway tomorrow at the Ramna National Tennis Complex, with over two hundred players from 16 teams participating.
Mymensingh notched up the biggest victory of the day in the 31st ATN Bangla National Hockey Tournament at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium yesterday.
Bangladesh Navy, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Bangladesh Army and Bangladesh Police moved into the semifinals of the Bashundhara Presents Independence Day Kabaddi tournament at the Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium yesterday.
The National Sports Council (NSC) is sending Tk 1.52 crore fund for the talent hunt programme at grassroots level back to the finance ministry after four national federations -- athletics, swimming, weightlifting and tennis -- failed to implement their programmes within the stipulated timeframe.
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) registered a massive 94-17 point win over Barisal in Bashundhara Presents Independence Cup Kabaddi tournament at the Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.
