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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bangladesh Sports Press Association (BSPA) has condemned Bangladesh Football Federation’s (BFF) stance on rejecting the award conferred on the BFF president Kazi Salahuddin.
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Kazi Salahuddin yesterday rejected the second-place award given to him by Bangladesh Sports Press Association (BSPA) on the previous night.
The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) in a bid to receive assistants in women’s football development, technical development, football management, talent identification, and refereeing.
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Kazi Salahuddin said that district football association officials only want money from them instead of looking to source fund for running the district leagues.
Signing for a club after taking advanced payment from another club has apparently become a common phenomenon for the country's top footballers during the Bangladesh Premier League transfer window, and the latest one that began on October 8 ahead of the 2022-23 season proved to be no exception.
Having met with the Bangladesh coach Javier Cabrera and technical director Paul Smalley following the recent performance of the national football team, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) is now searching a path to counter the inconsistent performance of the men in red and green, which especially becomes prominent during a tournament’s latter stages.
The Super Cup, the popular biennial football tournament in Bangladesh which only saw three editions since its inauguration in 2009, is set to make a comeback after 10 years as the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) officials informed that the cash-rich competition is scheduled to take place next year.
A week after the women’s football team’s SAFF Championship triumph, Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) wants to have a reality check before dreaming high for the team in coming days.
Bangladesh Football Federation on Saturday reimbursed money to the SAFF Women’s Champion team members, some of whom had lost dollars and valuables following their arrival from Kathmandu on Thursday.
Bangladesh women’s football team’s member Ritu Porna Chakma hurt her head in a collision with an overhead banner during the team’s open-top bus parade as the team returned to a hero’s welcome on Wednesday.