BFF
Zakaria Pintoo laid to rest
Zakaria Pintoo, the legendary captain of Swadhin Bangla National Football Team, was laid to rest at The Martyred Intellectuals’ Graveyard in Mirpur yesterday following three namaz-e-janazas held in the capital.
‘My captain, our captain’
Zakaria Pintoo, who passed away in Dhaka yesterday at the age of 81, was not only the captain of Swadhin Bangla football team and the first captain of independent Bangladesh, but was also a reference point to many legends of Bangladesh football.
Don’t see improvement under Cabrera, says Alfaz
With a month and a half left to Javier Cabrera’s extended contract, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) is yet to take any decision whether to extend with the Spaniard or look for a replacement.
Tabith to lead finance committee, Imrul league committee
The first meeting of the newly-formed executive committee of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) named chairmen of the important departments, 14 days after the elections took place.
First BFF EC meeting to focus on financial issues
The newly elected members of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) are likely to get a clear picture about the finances of the game's local governing body as the first executive committee meeting today is set to focus mostly on financial matters.
BFF to seek help from govt for women’s football
Since Bangladesh's maiden triumph in SAFF Women's Championship two years ago, there have been strong recommendations for taking necessary initiatives to take the country's women's football beyond the South Asian region, a demand that has only been strengthened following the successful title defence in Nepal a few days ago.
What next for Bangladesh’s golden girls?
As they say, it’s better to try and fail than to never try at all. This is the time for Bangladesh to try and climb up the ladder in women’s football globally.
I was aiming for goal: Ritu Porna affirms about wonder strike
In the 2022 edition of the SAFF Women’s Championship, Ritu Porna Chakma came off the bench in all five of Bangladesh’s matches and played mostly a secondary role in the country’s maiden triumph at the regional football extravaganza.
BCB announces Tk 20 lakh reward for SAFF winning women’s football team
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) today announced a Tk 20 lakh reward for the country's women’s football team that won the SAFF Women’s Championship.
Paul Smalley away from women’s team over ‘contract negotiation’
Bangladesh Football Federation’s technical director Paul Smalley will not be part the women’s football team’s FIFA friendlies against Nepal in Dhaka, an aberration for the British national who has been a regular fixture of the women’s team since his appointment in 2016.
‘Play till 32 and then do whatever you want to’
Praising the performance of both the young and the experienced footballers in the just-concluded SAFF Championship, Bangladesh Football Federation's president Kazi Salahuddin urged everyone to stay disciplined in the next three to four months in a bid to overcome the first round hurdle of World Cup Qualifiers in October.
Probe into allegations against BFF officials over govt fund to run: SC
The apex court also asked the HC to dispose of the rule issued over this matter in three weeks, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan told The Daily Star.
Choton back in coaching
Bangladesh women's football team's former head coach Golam Rabbani Choton took over Bangladesh Army's women's football team for two months.
Bangladesh ready for 'memorable achievement'
It was raining heavily at the KFA football Stadium but Bangladesh team kept their focus in training yesterday, on the eve of their Bhutan fixture in Bengaluru.
Probe into corruption allegations regarding govt fund against BFF officials to continue: SC chamber judge
The chamber judge however issued status quo on a part of the HC order that directed the agencies to probe the corruption allegations regarding FIFA's money against them.
Bangladesh ready for today's 'final'
Bangladesh coach Javier Cabrera appeared to be taking a contemplative walk around the artificial turf at the Karnataka State Association Stadium in Bengaluru with his head bowed and his hands behind his back before starting the final preparations for today's SAFF Championship match against Maldives.
Bangladesh can draw inspiration from 2011 triumph to down Lebanon: Emily
Whenever the Bangladesh national football team have faced the middle-east nations like Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Yemen and others, defeat has been inevitable until Bangladesh pulled out the biggest surprise-- a 2-0 win over Lebanon during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers in 2011 in Dhaka.
Booters ‘eager to surprise all’
As the stand-in captain, Hasan Al Mamun was the first Bangladeshi footballer to hold the coveted trophy of the SAFF Championship in front of a packed Bangabandhu National Stadium in 2003 after regular captain Rajani Kanta Barman missed the final against Maldives due to suspension.
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.