Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF)

BFF boss outlines 6-month roadmap

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Tabith Awal faced the media yesterday in an extended press conference that lasted over two hours at a convention hall in the capital -- his most elaborate interaction since taking charge last October..While the agenda officially revolved aroun

BFF post draws double dose of fan frustration

BFF's women’s team squad post became a surprising hotspot for ticket-related complaints.

Shamit Shome cleared to play for Bangladesh

Canada-based midfielder Shamit Shome has been cleared by FIFA to play for Bangladesh, Bangladesh Football Federation vice president Fahad Karim confirmed to The Daily Star today. 

Discipline not an issue for BFF!

The recent physical assault on match commissioner Sujit Banerjee by Saad Uddin during a Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) match between Bashundhara Kings and Abahani has put focus on Bangladesh Football Federation's (BFF) reluctance to enforce disciplinary measures in top-tier football.

Hamza thanks fans, hopes to return to Bangladesh in June

Hamza Choudhury’s arrival sparked enthusiasm and interest in football in Bangladesh like never seen before.

BFF's financial motive hindering club football?

“BFF runs with financial help from FIFA. One of FIFA’s guidelines states that if a country’s professional league lasts for six months, the federation will receive USD 50,000. Instead of protecting the clubs, the BFF is chasing that allocation,” said Brothers Union manager Amer Khan.

Rebel women footballers 'to return to training'

The 18 senior women footballers of the Bangladesh national team, who have been boycotting head coach Peter Butler's training camp since January 29, will return to training following the UAE tour, informed Bangladesh Football Federation's women's wing chairman Mahfuza Akter Kiron.

Rebel women footballers at a dead end?

The 18 senior players of Bangladesh national women’s team, who have been boycotting training since head coach Peter Butler returned to the country, seem to have shot themselves on the foot after refusing to sign contracts offered by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) on Monday.

Fate of women’s football impasse in Tabith’s hands

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Tabith Awal will make a call on the report prepared by a seven-member special committee regarding the ongoing impasse over women’s football team’s camp, even though it is uncertain whether the president will declare the findings of the report today or will take more time to more on the delicate issue before making it public.

August 26, 2023
August 26, 2023

Budding booters up for BPL auction

The upcoming season of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is all set to mark a new chapter as the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) puts up its budding players from BFF Elite Academy for an auction for BPL outfits ahead of the upcoming season.

July 9, 2023
July 9, 2023

Current team the finest since 1973: Salahuddin 

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Kazi Salahuddin termed the current national squad as the best to have emerged since the 1973 team.

June 19, 2023
June 19, 2023

BFF CFO resigns

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), Abu Hossain, resigned from his post citing his sickness on June 5, more than one-and-half-month after BFF general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag was suspended by Investigatory Chamber (IC) of the FIFA Ethics Committee over financial irregularities.

May 4, 2023
May 4, 2023

Journalists condemn Salahuddin's remarks

Journalists condemned Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Kazi Salahuddin for his untoward remarks about journalists and their families on Tuesday.

April 16, 2023
April 16, 2023

FIFA ban deserves close scrutiny

BFF must answer for alleged financial irregularities, organisational failures

April 15, 2023
April 15, 2023

FIFA addressed code of ethics, not financial irregularities, says BFF boss

Bangladesh football has once again hogged the spotlight for all the wrong reasons as FIFA handed a two-year ban to Abu Nayeem Shohag on Friday, accusing the general secretary of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) guilty of corruption while handling financial transactions in several cases.

April 14, 2023
April 14, 2023

FIFA's ban on Shohag catches BFF boss off guard

An apparent disparity regarding financial aspects had existed between the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) and FIFA for the last two years, as evident by the FIFA’s decision to ban the BFF general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag.

April 8, 2023
April 8, 2023

Bangladesh football in Salahuddin era: Falling into oblivion

Of late, two major reasons pushed football to suddenly become a focal point of discussion among sports lovers in Bangladesh: the national women's football team's withdrawal from the Paris Olympic women's football qualifiers after the men's team's subpar display against lowly Seychelles in two FIFA friendly matches last month.

February 13, 2023
February 13, 2023

Booters to play tri-nation tourney

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has decided to host a tri-nation football tournament in March’s FIFA window where Bangladesh will play against Brunei and Seychelles as part of providing platform for the national team for play international matches in FIFA window.

December 9, 2022
December 9, 2022

Rakib aims to make his mark with Kings as BPL kicks-off on Friday

Like so many things, the curtain-raiser of the Bangladesh domestic season – The Independence Cup had fallen under the radar amidst the ongoing FIFA World Cup frenzy.