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.
FIFA ban deserves close scrutiny
BFF must answer for alleged financial irregularities, organisational failures
Financial Irregularities: A chronic plague in BFF
The two-year ban on Bangladesh Football Federation General Secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag handed down by FIFA on Friday showcased how loosely the local football authority handles funds from the game’s world governing body.
‘Disclosure of BFF’s financial irregularities has been long overdue'
On Friday, FIFA's adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee sanctioned General Secretary of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Abu Nayeem Shohag, imposing on him a two-year ban from all football-related activities and a fine of approximately BDT 12 lakh (CHF 10,000) for having used false and/or falsified documents to justify payments made by the BFF with FIFA funds.
FIFA’s findings behind two-year ban on BFF GS Shohag
FIFA has published a 51-page Decision of the Adjudicatory Chamber of the Ethics Committee at its website about the charges against BFF General Secretary Sohag.
Salahuddin welcomes investigation following Olympics fiasco
“The parliamentary standing committee [on Youth and Sports] expressed their dissatisfaction after the SAFF Championship-winning Bangladesh women’s team failed to take part in the Paris Olympic qualifiers,” read out a statement from the parliamentary standing committee on the Youth and Sports Ministry
‘When we perform, we are very tough to beat’
Bangladesh coach Javier Cabrera put the onus on preparing for the upcoming SAFF Championship, scheduled for July in India, after a meeting with the National Teams Committee at the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) House yesterday.
Russel lambasts BFF for depriving SAFF champions
The Kazi Salahuddin-led Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) continues to receive backlash from different quarters for their failure in sending the national women’s team to the Paris Olympics women’s qualifiers, and the latest attack came from Zahid Ahsan Russel, the state minister for Youth and Sports.
Russel reckons ‘BFF intentionally didn’t send women’s team’
“I think they (BFF) intentionally didn’t send the team. We will investigate why they intentionally did it, putting our image in jeopardy,” Russel told the reporters today at his National Sports Council (NSC) office
Four franchises to play WSL starting on May 15
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) today decided to organize the franchise-based Women’s Super League (WSL) with the participation of only four teams instead of six from May 15 in Dhaka.
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.