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.
At the heart of the current issue lies a broader question: What kind of culture does BFF want to foster?
The Bangladeshi quartet accounted for 25 of the 28 goals between them in a staggering display of dominance at the Samtse Artificial Turf.
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.
The 18 senior women footballers of the Bangladesh national team, who have been boycotting head coach Peter Butler's training camp since January 29, will return to training following the UAE tour, informed Bangladesh Football Federation's women's wing chairman Mahfuza Akter Kiron.
A seven-member special committee of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) yesterday began the process of interviewing the 18 rebel footballers who are boycotting the training camp under national women’s team coach Peter Butler, demanding his resignation.
Speaking to the media on Thursday, the players expressed their frustration over what they see as neglect from BFF.
Star Lifestyle speaks to some of the women athletes of Bangladesh who are role models for countless young girls across the country.
The stars of Bangladesh Women’s national football team captain Sabina Khatun and Rituporna Chakma visited the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) office at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur today. They were welcomed to the SBNCS by national cricket team captain Nigar Sultana Joty who showed them around. The footballers, fresh from their SAFF Championship triumph, also tried their hands in cricket at the indoor practice facility of SBNCS and impressed Joti with their skills!
Coach Butler believes this is a good opportunity for the new players to prove themselves in competitive matches with the Bhutan fixtures.
Sabina spoke about the experience of the two Chinese Taipei ties as well as the upcoming SAFF Women's Championship.
When Sabina Khatun of Nasrin Sports Academy turned up in their last match of the UCB Bangladesh Women's Football League against Dhaka Rangers FC yesterday, the experienced forward knew she needed four goals to become top-scorer but did not have any other milestone in her mind.
Sprinter Imranur Rahman was adjudged as the best sportsperson for 2023 while footballer Sabina Khatun received the same prize for the following year as the City Group - Prothom Alo Sports Awards ceremony (2022-2023) was held at a hotel in Dhaka on Wednesday.
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.
The withdrawal of the Kings means that no Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) side will be taking part in the women’s league for the first time
Bangladesh captain Sabina came on as substitute in the 86th minute
The chance to test one's mettle in foreign leagues had been an uncommon occurrence for Bangladeshi sportspersons, particularly women. Two female footballers, however, now have such an opportunity following a frustrating period which was preceded by exceptional success.
Bangladesh women’s football team winger Sanjida Akter accepted an offer to play for East Bengal FC in the ongoing Indian Women’s League.
Bangladesh national women’s team captain Sabina Khatun has taken up an offer to play in the ongoing Indian Women’s League for the last edition’s runners-up Kickstart FC.
