Peter Butler

Bangladesh maintain SAFF U-20 winning squad for AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers

The charges of Peter Butler are set to depart for Laos on August 2.

Interview / 'Don't see young players coming through in men's team'

Peter Butler, the successful coach of Bangladesh women's football team, bared all in a freewheeling interview with The Daily Star's Atique Anam. The former West Ham United midfielder spoke about his football methodology, plans for the future, the shortcomings of the federation, men's football, and the controversies he has found himself in.

Interview / ‘Modern football demands athletes’

In a freewheeling interview with The Daily Star's Atique Anam at the team hotel in Dhaka, the former West Ham United midfielder opened up about his football methodology, plans for the future, the shortcomings of the federation, men's football, and the controversies he has found himself in.

Bangladesh girls in command as SAFF U-20 enters final stretch

If results go as predicted, Bangladesh could all but seal the title before that final showdown, needing only a draw against Nepal on the last matchday.

Umehla Marma: The girl from tomorrow

Bangladesh forward Umehla Marma returned to the starting eleven when the hosts faced Bhutan in a SAFF U-20 Women’s Champions fixture in Dhaka on Tuesday. In vividly challenging circumstances, on a rain-soaked surface at Kings Arena with threats of lightning and thunders also looming, the girl from Rangamati produced her own sparks.

Nine scored but Butler urges 'more clinical' Bangladesh

Bangladesh head coach Peter Butler lamented his team’s finishing despite a resounding 9-1 victory over Sri Lanka in their opening match of the SAFF U-20 Women's Championship at the Bashundhara Kings Arena on Thursday.

Favourites Bangladesh begin SAFF U-20 Women’s C'ship campaign tomorrow

Hosts Bangladesh will enter the SAFF U-20 Women’s Championship as favourites when the four-nation tournament gets underway on Friday at the Bashundhara Kings Arena in Dhaka.

No time to rest as Afeida leads Bangladesh’s SAFF U-20 title defence

Fresh off their historic qualification for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup, many of the Bangladesh women’s footballers have had little time to bask in glory.

Our brand of football really surprised a lot of people: Butler

Few expected Bangladesh to stamp their ticket to the Women's Asian Cup at a qualifying tournament last week after a year in which they had failed to win a game and lost some of their most experienced players.

July 2, 2025
July 2, 2025

Ritu should be playing somewhere better: Butler

Bangladesh women’s team head coach Peter Butler heaped praise on his lynchpin forward Ritu Porna Chakma, backing her greater things, following her standout performance in the historic 2-1 win over Myanmar, which secured Bangladesh a place in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup for the very first time.

July 2, 2025
July 2, 2025

‘Target’ locked: Ritu hails fans as Bangladesh near historic high

If Turkmenistan fail to beat Bahrain, Bangladesh will reach uncharted territory in just their third attempt to compete in Asia Cup

June 25, 2025
June 25, 2025

Butler’s Bangladesh ‘underdogs’ with a plan

Bangladesh women’s football head coach Peter Butler struck a note of cautious optimism ahead of the team’s departure for Myanmar, where they will contest Group C of the AFC Women’s Asia Cup Qualifiers.

June 5, 2025
June 5, 2025

‘Girls are fantastic’: Butler beaming after back-to-back draws

Before facing off against higher ranked sides in the AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers in Myanmar in a few weeks' time, the Bangladesh women's football team recently earned back-to-back draws against two strong opponents in Jordan and Indonesia, much to the delight of head coach Peter Butler who felt the team's hard work is starting to pay off.

May 25, 2025
May 25, 2025

'Sabina's time has come to an end'

Bangladesh coach Peter Butler has virtually closed the door on the country's top-scorer and long-time captain Sabina Khatun by leaving her alongside four other SAFF winners in a 23-member team, declared for the upcoming Jordan tour, on Sunday.

May 15, 2025
May 15, 2025

Wasting a golden generation?

Unless reconciliation happens -- unless Butler and the BFF work to reintegrate the veterans and unify the squad -- Bangladesh could head into the Asian qualifiers at risk of squandering hard-won momentum.

May 5, 2025
May 5, 2025

Rebel women footballers sign contracts with BFF

All 18 Bangladesh Women’s team footballers who had revolted against head coach Peter Butler have recently been brought under the central contract of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).

April 8, 2025
April 8, 2025

Rebel footballers join training under Butler

A much amicable resolution seems to have taken its course in the Bangladesh national football team as most of the 18 rebel footballers who called for the resignation of coach Peter Butler have joined training under the Englishman at Abahani in Dhanmondi on Tuesday. 

April 7, 2025
April 7, 2025

Butler meets with rebel players as women’s team training camp begins

Of the 18 rebel players of the Bangladesh women’s team, some 10 players met head coach Peter Butler today on the first day of the national team's training camp for the AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers in June-July.

April 6, 2025
April 6, 2025

No BFF contracts in sight as Ritu & Co leave for Bhutan today

There has apparently been no resolution regarding the impasse between women’s footballers and the team’s head coach as six senior players are leaving to play in the Bhutan National Women’s League today, a day prior to Peter Butler’s return from England.