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's women’s team squad post became a surprising hotspot for ticket-related complaints.
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.
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 Choudhury’s arrival sparked enthusiasm and interest in football in Bangladesh like never seen before.
“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.
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.
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.
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.
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) provided the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) a 40-seater bus for both men and women footballers of the BFF Elite Academy today.
A record 18 outfits have applied for club licensing, a pre-condition to play in the Bangladesh Women's Football League but unfortunately the only big name among them remains Bashundhara Kings.
The development committee of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) proposed the formation of a team from the BFF Elite Academy that would compete in the top-flight Bangladesh Premier League while also proposing a two-year contract extension for technical director Paul Smalley.
Government must reverse decision to build a football facility there
The Bangladesh Football Federation on Monday received a 20-acre land in Khuniapalong under Ramu upazila of Cox’s Bazar to build a residential training facility to be funded by FIFA.
Bangladesh women’s U-19 football star Shaheda Akter Ripa aims to raise funds for the victims of Sylhet’s devastating flood by auctioning the trophy she won as the top goal scorer in the U-19 SAFF Championships last year.
The Daily Star (DS): What was your first impression of Bangladesh?
“I have always said that scoring a goal is the best feeling in the world,” legendary English striker Alan Shearer once said. In football, where goals decide destinies, it is a striker’s role to deliver balls to the back of the net.
Bangladesh were looking forward to ending their Asian Cup Qualifiers campaign on a high ahead of today’s third and final group-stage match against hosts Malaysia at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.
Bangladesh played arguably their best football in recent times in a 2-1 defeat against Turkmenistan in their Asian Cup Qualifiers at the Bukit Jalil Stadium in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
