The footballers of different clubs face a long lay-off as the Bangladesh Football Federation reneged on an earlier promise to keep the ball rolling for 10 months in a season. After taking over the charge for the second term, BFF president Kazi Salahuddin had promised that the off-season will not be prolonged for more than ... Read more
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Abahani face do-or-die battle
Abahani Limited are in desperate need to win their today’s final group match against Mongolian champions Erchim FC in the AFC President’s Cup qualifiers at the Dasharath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal. With two draws in the previous two matches,
Abahani held again
Abahani Limited played out a draw in their second consecutive AFC President’s Cup qualifier as they were held to a 1-1 draw by defending champions Taiwan Power Company at the Dashrath Stadium on Thursday. Courtesy of the draw, Abahani now stood a good
Lodewijk ropes in three expatriate Bangladeshis
BFF names 29-member primary squad for UK tour Bangladesh national team football coach Lodewijk de Kruif sprung a surprise on Thursday when he picked three foreign-based players in his 29-member preliminary squad for the forthcoming UK tour. Bangladesh will play two international friendly matches
Curtain falls on league finally
The curtain on the Bangladesh Premier League fell on Wednesday with Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club securing the runners-up position thanks to a 2-1 over Brothers Union at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. The sixth edition of the professional league,
Abahani face Power challenge today
Abahani Limited will be looking to return to winning ways when they take on Power Company of Taiwan in their second match of the AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers at the Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu today. The sky-blue outfit began their campaign on Tuesday
Komol needed six stitches
Abahani Limited’s midfielder Abdul Baten Mazumder Komol needed six stitches on his head after a collision with Sabindra Shrestha of Three Star Club during their Tuesday’s AFC President’s Cup match in Katmandu Komol, a national team player, was injured before
Eves clinch series 2-1
Bangladesh national women’s football team ended their tour of India with a 0-0 draw against West Bengal IFA XI in the last of their three friendly games in Kolkata on Wednesday. The Bangladesh women’s team clinched the three-match series 2-1 as they won their two previous encounters. The team is due to arrive in Dhaka ... Read more
Champions Russell end in style
Newly-elect champions Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra finished their dream run in the Bangladesh Premier League with a 2-1 victory over Feni Soccer Club at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Tuesday. Nigerian striker Bukola Olalekan registered his first goal of the league campaign while local forward Zahid Hasan Emily attained his sixth goal to ensure a ... Read more
Super Cup prize money unchanged
The professional league committee of the Bangladesh Football Federation has decided to preserve the prize money of the Super Cup to Tk one crore, despite initially planning to reduce it by half. The Super Cup is scheduled to be held in November, confirmed Abdus Salam Mursehdi, chairman of the professional league committee after a meeting ... Read more
Abahani held by Three Star
Abahani Limited began their AFC President’s Cup group – A qualifiers mission with a 1-1 draw against hosts Laxmi bank Three Star Club at the Dashrath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday. Jagjeet Sreshtha put the Three Star Club ahead with a long range free kick in the 15th minute before Touhidul Alam brought the scoreline ... Read more
BNS bears the marks of mayhem
The Bangabandhu National Stadium was massively damages after a fight between the law enforcement agencies and the activists of Hefajat-e-Islam on Sunday evening. It was alleged that a good number of Hefajat members entered the big bowl by smashing the north gate and shattered many structures along with the press box,
Abahani begin AFC campaign today
Abahani Limited will launch their AFC President’s Cup qualifying campaign today when they face Laxmi Bank Three Star club of Nepal at the Dasarath Stadium, Katmandu, Nepal. Abahani have a good chance to qualify in the final round for the first time as the top two teams will get the opportunity to the final round ... Read more
Bangladesh beat IFA XI 4-1
Bangladesh women’s football team beat India Football Association XI 4-1 in their second exhibition match at the Kalyani Football Stadium in Kolkata on Monday. Aungrma Ching Marma and Sabina Khatun scored two goals each to help Bangladesh lead the first half 4-0 before an own goal by Laboni at the fag end of
India unaware of UK friendlies
India have no idea about their proposed international friendly matches against Bangladesh and Pakistan at the Fulham Football Club ground in the UK next month, according to a report of the Press Trust of India on Sunday. The friendly matches have already created a buzz in the Bangladesh
No Super Cup this season
The international friendly matches of the Bangladesh national team forced the Bangladesh Football Federation to shift the upcoming Super Cup to November, said a top official on Sunday. The Super Cup, which attracted huge attention during the inaugural edition in 2008 for its Tk 1 crore prize money, was last held in 2011. The third ... Read more
Sabina steers Bangladesh to victory
The Bangladesh national women’s football team romped to a resounding 6-1 win over Indian Football Association XI in an international friendly at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Sunday courtesy of a Sabina Khatun hat-trick. Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited striker Sabina scored
Arambagh relegated after three decades
Arambagh Krira Sangha were relegated from the top tier of Bangladesh football for the first time in more than three decades after they were thrashed 3-2 by Team BJMC in their final game of the Bangladesh Premier League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Friday. In order to avoid relegation, a victory was the only ... Read more
Russell clinch maiden league title
heikh Russell Krira Chakra clinched their maiden Bangladesh Premier League title with a game in hand when they beat Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited 2-1 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday. The win, their 11th in the league, gave Russell
Abahani end in humiliation
Abahani Limited, who just lost their Bangladesh Premier League crown to Sheikh Russell KC, ended their campaign with humiliating 4-1 defeat to Muktijoddha Sangsad at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday. Muktijoddha’s Nigerian recruit Joseph Ozurumba