It was Bangladesh that produced the Asian sub-continent's first chess Grandmaster, GM Niaz Murshed, some 31 years ago. But the once-promising discipline of chess has seemingly been stuck in an unsound position since the country got its fifth and last GM in 2008. We know that Bangladesh has some promising upcoming players in M. Fahad Rahman, Tahsin Tajwar Zia and others but they still have a long way to go before they can threaten the most talented youngsters in the world. What is the reason behind this pause? Why is chess in Bangladesh not improving? Read this article by Anisur Rahman to know the answers.