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.
Sabina & Co to receive salaries from FIFA fund
Bangladesh women's football team players will receive their monthly salaries from FIFA fund instead of sponsors' money from now on, confirmed Bangladesh Football Federation's general secretary Emran Hossain Tushar.
Argentina stay on top, Bangladesh relegated to 184
World champions Argentina maintained their position at the top of FIFA rankings, while arch-rivals Brazil were stationed at fifth and Belgium displacing England to occupy third place, as per the rankings updated on Thursday.
Cabrera losing Salahuddin’s trust?
The BFF boss watched from the VIP Box of the Bashundhara Kings Arena on Tuesday as Bangladesh conceded a stoppage time goal in a 1-0 home loss against the Middle Eastern nation, five days after being thrashed 5-0 by the same side in Kuwait.
Salahuddin returns to his 'world'
Bangladesh Football Federation’s long-serving president (BFF) president Kazi Salahuddin wants to resume his activity at the helm with full force after recovering from open-heart surgery about three months ago.
From quitting football to winning SAFF U16
Yearzan Begum, Bangladesh’s saviour in the SAFF Under-16 Women’s Championship final against India with three saves in the penalty shootout on Sunday, thought her football dreams had ended in 2018.
Bangladesh footballers cheer on Tigers' success
Bangladesh football team congratulated the cricket team on their comprehensive eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second of the three-match series in Sylhet on Wednesday.
Three new faces in Cabrera's 28-member preliminary squad
Three new inclusions -- Syed Shah Quazem Kirmanee, Rabby Hossain Rahul, and Taj Uddin – featured in Bangladesh national football team's 28-member preliminary squad for their World Cup Qualifiers fixtures upcoming next month, head coach Javier Cabrera announced on Wednesday.
Fate of BFF Centre of Excellence depends on EISA report
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) last week appointed the Department of Disaster Science and Climate Resilience of Dhaka University in a bid to get the clearance from FIFA to build a long-awaited BFF Centre of Excellence in Cox’s Bazar’s Ramu upazilla.
A referee’s refusal to lose hope
In 1998, SM Kamrul Islam Babu, a native of Dhulgram village in Abhaynagar upazila, Jashore, badly injured both of his hands while working with a shallow machine at a fish enclosure.
Coin-toss chaos
The final of the SAFF Under-19 Women's Championship Coin-toss chaos ended in a chaotic manner owing to a controversial decision by Sri Lankan match commissioner Silva Jayasooriya Dilan, which culminated in Bangladesh and India sharing the glory.