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Rubel Hossain started his journey from the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium 17 years ago. Even at the turning point of his international career, he faced the same Mirpur Stadium. It is natural to be a little emotional. But not a little, Rubel became very emotional. Although he somehow held back his tears, no one noticed that he got confused and his words broke while speaking. The fans, who were used to seeing the traditionally aggressive Rubel, saw a completely different version of him today. He said goodbye to the national team jersey with emotion.
Rubel Hossain touched the wicket of Mirpur in the farewell match. Photo: Collected
Rubel Hossain touched the wicket of Mirpur in the farewell match. Photo: Collected
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The tradition of cricketers leaving the field has not been seen much in Bangladeshi cricket before or since. So everyone was a little curious about Rubel’s departure, what special was going to happen this time. However, Rubel’s emotion overshadowed all the arrangements and caught everyone’s attention.

Rubel has not played international cricket for five years. The 36-year-old pacer officially announced his retirement on social media on Wednesday. The Bangladesh Cricket Board honored Rubel at a small event ahead of the second match of the Bangladesh-New Zealand ODI series today (April 20).

On the day of his farewell, Rubel seemed to have gone back to his old memories. He brought his son Ayan with him in the morning. After the toss, he entered the field with his son. He was seen standing and talking for a while with BCB President Tamim Iqbal. After a while, the main formalities began.

Cricketers and support staff lined up on both sides of the field in a corner. BCB ad hoc committee chairman Tamim Iqbal, members Rafiqul Islam Babu, Fahim Sinha and board chief executive Nizam Uddin Chowdhury were present at the event.

As a memento of his honour, Rubel was presented with a three-piece jersey with a crest and frame, engraved with his bowling statistics.

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Rubel got emotional while speaking after receiving the award. He said that he feels honored by the BCB’s arrangement to bid him farewell. Rubel said, “When I announced my retirement on my social media, later our Cricket Board President Tamim Iqbal called me and said, ‘Rubel, we want to honour you.’ It was a matter of great pride and joy for me and today, they have created such a beautiful atmosphere and honoured me in such a beautiful way. For this, I express my sincere thanks and best wishes to the BCB and our President Tamim Iqbal.”

Rubel’s rise to the top level of the country’s cricket from the ‘pacer hunt’ competition. Rubel also remembered the coach Sarwar Imran, who played the biggest role in bringing Rubel up from there, during his farewell speech, ‘Not to mention one person, the contribution of the person behind me becoming the Rubel Hossain I am today is different for me. The person who brought me from the pacer hunt and gave me the ladder to climb up is my favorite coach, my respected Sarwar Imran Sir. I will be grateful to Sir for the rest of my life.’

In his speech, Rubel also recalled, ‘I sincerely thank all my coaches, from school tournaments since childhood, and from the national stage to my physio and our grounds staff, all the coaches who have given me a lot of support, given me courage, and been by my side.’

Addressing his parents, he said, “I am able to stand here today because of two people, my father and my mother, who have sincerely given me courage, been by my side, and loved me selflessly. I miss them very much today.”

The biggest highlight of Rubel’s bowling in international cricket was the match against England in the 2015 World Cup. In that match, this pacer’s two unforgettable balls are still immortalized in the country’s cricket. While talking about Rubel on the farewell day, Taskin Ahmed recalled that memory.

Taskin said, “I still remember the match against England in the 2015 World Cup, it was such a difficult situation and you helped us qualify with two wickets in two balls (actually three balls). I still remember that saying, ‘Don’t go for hero, go for hero’, Rubel Hossain won the match. I have many memories in Birmingham too, not to mention that, but thank you very much.”

The father of former small screen actress Bonya Mirza, Mirza Abul Hasnat Inamul Bari, passed away on April 15. He was a retired government official. A couple of days later, on Friday, the actress wrote a long and emotional post about her father on social media. In it, she highlighted her father’s simple lifestyle, honesty, and some memories of his last moments.
Bonya Mirza has posted an emotional post about her late father. Photo: Collected
Bonya Mirza has posted an emotional post about her late father. Photo: Collected
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In a Facebook post, Bonya Mirza wrote, “My father Mirza Abul Hasnat Inamul Bari left us on April 15, 2026, at 10:45 am, to another unknown world. All children like to think of their father as honest and brave. But my father is truly honest and brave. He had no complaints about life. He just wanted us to be in front of him always.”

The actress writes, “But we never understood it. Because our life was very simple, still is. He has supported many people in his career. I am not bragging about his honesty. Rather, I see it as a normal thing or so we see it. Yet I am saying it today because he is no longer anywhere.”

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The actress mentioned that her father fought with a smile even during the days of open heart surgery after retirement. She wrote that her office colleagues also knew. He never came late to the office. He suffered a lot but remained smiling. After retirement, he underwent open heart surgery. We do not claim that my father was a special or great person. He is an ordinary person and a father. We are also very ordinary like him, and our lives are the same. We learned to live like this from my father.

Bonya Mirza shared another emotional piece of information in her post. She said that the night before her death, her father made a video call to all her family members and apologized. The next morning, he passed away to another unknown world.

The actress also said that her funeral will be held at Mansurabad Jama Masjid after Zuhr prayers next Saturday (April 18).

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Expressing gratitude, the actress wrote, “Since I work or have worked in the media, some people know me. Many people have made news about my father. I am grateful to those who have made news. Many people have called me and expressed their condolences, I am grateful to them.”

It is worth noting that when the actress received the news of her father’s death, she was staying in New York, USA. The artist, who was working in a corporate organization there, quickly returned to the country upon receiving the news. This popular actress of timeless dramas like ‘Ranger Manush’ and ‘Bhaber Hat’ is currently living an expatriate life in the United States.

Abul Hayat made these comments at a program titled ‘Taukir Ahmed after six decades’ held at the National Theatre of the Shilpakala Academy on Sunday (April 19).

At the event, he first said,
A creative person can be someone who has not only traditional knowledge but also other knowledge. Tauqir has that. Tauqir’s greatest quality is that he reads books. He reads different types of books. If I talk to Tauqir for an hour, I feel like I learned a lot from him in that hour.

Abul Hayat also said,
Bipasha also has the same disease of reading books. When she was in the tenth grade, she finished reading the Quran, Vedas, and Bible. She still reads books. After reading, she tells me stories. The day these two people came together, I cried a lot. That’s why I still say that Tauqir made me cry the most.

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Overwhelmed with emotion, he said,
The day Tauqir got married and took Bipasha away, I have never cried so much in my life. I have two daughters. I cried at the weddings of both daughters. Among them, Tauqir is the ‘first villain’. But I am happy. Everything in Tauqir’s life is organized and calculated.

Finally, Abul Hayat said,
How can I describe Tauqir as a person? He has no less devotion and respect for us than he does for his own family, his mother and siblings. We are like his own parents. In his personal life, he is the father of two children. He brings up both children like a mother. I always say, Tauqir, whether you live in America or Bangladesh – stay like that and keep working.

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Incidentally, producer and actor Tauqir Ahmed became the son-in-law of veteran actor Abul Hayat. Tauqir married Abul Hayat’s eldest daughter, actress Bipasha Hayat, on July 23, 1993. In their personal lives, Tauqir and Bipasha are parents to two children.