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.

October 12, 2023
October 12, 2023

Bangladesh up for Maldives challenge

Taking inspiration from their 3-1 win against Maldives in June’s SAFF Championship, Bangladesh will look for a positive result against the same opposition in their away match of the preliminary round of the World Cup Qualifiers today.

October 10, 2023
October 10, 2023

Booters shrug off controversy to embark on ‘the two most important matches’

Bangladesh national football team will want to leave behind their off-field distractions as they leave for Maldives today to play the first match of a two-legged World Cup pre-qualifier on Thursday.

October 4, 2023
October 4, 2023

Topu, Zico, Morsalin to be left out of Maldives matches!

Bangladesh national team’s key players Topu Barman, Anisur Rahman Zico and Sheikh Morsalin are likely to be not considered for the two World Cup prequalifying matches against Maldives later this month.

September 7, 2023
September 7, 2023

Booters eye improvement and victory

Bangladesh will look to improve and get a victory against Afghanistan in the second FIFA friendly match at the Bashundhara Kings Arena today, with the match kicking off 5:00pm.

September 2, 2023
September 2, 2023

U-23 booters dream big

Despite facing a lot of odds including player shortage, Bangladesh under-23 football team have set their sights on the final round of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup.

August 30, 2023
August 30, 2023

Actor Zahid Hasan made ambassador for BFF's non-residential academy

With the slogan ‘football for heath’, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) today launched a non-residential academy where budding footballers will train for a monthly fee.

August 27, 2023
August 27, 2023

Afghanistan booters land in Dhaka

The first contingent of Afghanistan national football team landed in Dhaka in the early hours of Sunday ahead of their two FIFA friendly matches against hosts Bangladesh.

August 27, 2023
August 27, 2023

Asif fetches top price as BFF auctions academy players

Brothers Union scooped up six of the 10 players as Bangladesh Football Federation held a first-of-its-kind auction for 10 of its Elite Academy footballers at a hotel in the capital yesterday.

August 19, 2023
August 19, 2023

Kings Arena to host Bangladesh-Afghanistan matches

The Bashundhara Kings Arena will host the two FIFA Friendly matches between Bangladesh and Afghanistan early next month, confirmed Bangladesh Football Federation’s vice-president Kazi Nabil Ahmed.

August 16, 2023
August 16, 2023

BFF gives in to female footballers' salary demand

Bangladesh Football Federation agreed to increase the salaries of the women’s national team by bringing 31 players under contract for next sixth months while raising their salaries.