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Murshedy fined as FIFA imposes new sanctions on BFF office-bearers

Four former Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) officials and the current senior vice-president Abdus Salam Murshedy have been sanctioned by FIFA's adjudicatory chamber of the Ethics Committee, the global governing body of football said in a statement on Thursday. 
23 May 2024, 13:37 PM

Hamza starts process to represent Bangladesh

Obtaining a Bangladesh passport is the first criteria that Hamza has to fulfill to represent Bangladesh at the international level.
19 May 2024, 15:58 PM

One step in right direction, but still a long way to go

Poor technique and insufficient knowledge of footballers have often been blamed for poor results of the national team over the years. At times, even foreign coaches seemed bothered to have been working with such footballers.
18 May 2024, 04:00 AM

Brothers taste first win in BPL 2024

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) on Friday decided to relegate only the bottom team instead of bottom two teams from the ongoing BPL.
3 May 2024, 15:29 PM

Top four WFL clubs to get BFF voting rights

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), on Friday, decided to award voting rights to top four finishers of ongoing Women’s Football League in the upcoming BFF elections, which is expected to take place in either October or November this year.
3 May 2024, 14:36 PM

Sabina & Co to receive salaries from FIFA fund

Bangladesh women's football team players will receive their monthly salaries from FIFA fund instead of sponsors' money from now on, confirmed Bangladesh Football Federation's general secretary Emran Hossain Tushar.
7 April 2024, 06:25 AM

Argentina stay on top, Bangladesh relegated to 184

World champions Argentina maintained their position at the top of FIFA rankings, while arch-rivals Brazil were stationed at fifth and Belgium displacing England to occupy third place, as per the rankings updated on Thursday.
4 April 2024, 13:58 PM

Cabrera losing Salahuddin’s trust?

The BFF boss watched from the VIP Box of the Bashundhara Kings Arena on Tuesday as Bangladesh conceded a stoppage time goal in a 1-0 home loss against the Middle Eastern nation, five days after being thrashed 5-0 by the same side in Kuwait.
28 March 2024, 01:00 AM

Salahuddin returns to his 'world'

Bangladesh Football Federation’s long-serving president (BFF) president Kazi Salahuddin wants to resume his activity at the helm with full force after recovering from open-heart surgery about three months ago.
13 March 2024, 14:22 PM

From quitting football to winning SAFF U16

Yearzan Begum, Bangladesh’s saviour in the SAFF Under-16 Women’s Championship final against India with three saves in the penalty shootout on Sunday, thought her football dreams had ended in 2018.
12 March 2024, 01:00 AM

Bangladesh footballers cheer on Tigers' success

Bangladesh football team congratulated the cricket team on their comprehensive eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second of the three-match series in Sylhet on Wednesday.
6 March 2024, 16:42 PM

Three new faces in Cabrera's 28-member preliminary squad 

Three new inclusions -- Syed Shah Quazem Kirmanee, Rabby Hossain Rahul, and Taj Uddin – featured in Bangladesh national football team's 28-member preliminary squad for their World Cup Qualifiers fixtures upcoming next month, head coach Javier Cabrera announced on Wednesday.
28 February 2024, 12:55 PM

Fate of BFF Centre of Excellence depends on EISA report

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) last week appointed the Department of Disaster Science and Climate Resilience of Dhaka University in a bid to get the clearance from FIFA to build a long-awaited BFF Centre of Excellence in Cox’s Bazar’s Ramu upazilla.
16 February 2024, 01:00 AM

A referee’s refusal to lose hope

In 1998, SM Kamrul Islam Babu, a native of Dhulgram village in Abhaynagar upazila, Jashore, badly injured both of his hands while working with a shallow machine at a fish enclosure.
9 February 2024, 01:00 AM

Coin-toss chaos

The final of the SAFF Under-19 Women's Championship Coin-toss chaos ended in a chaotic manner owing to a controversial decision by Sri Lankan match commissioner Silva Jayasooriya Dilan, which culminated in Bangladesh and India sharing the glory. 
8 February 2024, 22:22 PM

'I used to go to stadium just to watch him play’: Papon says after meeting Salahuddin

“A relationship of so many years can’t end because of one conversation,” Papon told the reporters after the meeting today.
6 February 2024, 08:54 AM

U-19 women determined to retain SAFF title

Bangladesh coach and captain aim to retain the title of the SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship, which begins in Dhaka on February 2.
29 January 2024, 18:30 PM

BFF recognises ‘best referee’ to promote ‘fair refereeing’

In a first of its kind initiative, the Bangladesh Football Federation has given recognition to Alamgir Sarkar as the best referee for the month of December, and hailed the initiative as a step towards motivating referees to do a better job.
27 January 2024, 12:49 PM

Mauritania’s meteoric rise and lessons for Bangladesh

While Bangladesh remain in the backwaters of international football, Yahya and his federation has transformed Mauritania’s football
25 January 2024, 17:00 PM

'Morsalin needs to fight for his place'

Sheikh Morsalin, one of the rising stars in Bangladesh football, has been struggling to find a place in the Bashundhara Kings playing XI this season, having not played a match for the club since December 11.
22 January 2024, 01:00 AM