After being unable to win any trophy, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club made a desperate attempt to assemble a strong team for the next season and they have already confirmed the services of some top players from the other sides, said the officials. National team players Mamunul Islam and Ashraf Mahmud
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Russell on the brink of title
Sheikh Russell KC can seal the title race of the Bangladesh Premier League today when they take on former champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in a crucial encounter at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. A mere draw for Russell in the brotherly affair
Abahani thrown out of title race
Defending champions Abahani Limited were effectively thrown out of the title race of the Bangladesh Premier League after suffering a 3-1 defeat in their penultimate match at the hands of ten-man BJMC at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday. Toklis Ahmed bagged a brace while Ismael Bangoura
BKSP grab football gold
Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Prothisthan (BKSP) ensured football gold in the eighth Bangladesh Games after beating Barisal 2-1 in the final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday. Rohit Sarker bagged a brace for BKSP while Barisal forward S.M. Noman decreased the arrears. Rohit initiated the scoring in the 28th minute
Ex-athlete Ratan weeps in silence
Athletics, the most electrifying discipline of the eighth Bangladesh Games, will begin today at the Bangabandhu National Stadium but it hardly makes Jahirul Haq Ratan very enthusiastic. Once known as the King of Marathon, Ratan was banned for life by the Bangladesh Athletics Federation due to a scandal at the 2010 South Asian Games in ... Read more
Manikganj, BKSP in final round of BD Games
Manikganj district and Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Prothistan moved to the final round of the 8th Bangladesh Games Football eliminating their respective rivals in the knock out phase finals at the Manikganj District Stadium on Wednesday. In the day’s first match, Makinganj district
Friendly frenzy for booters
The national teams committee (NTC) of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) are planning to organise eight friendly matches before the 10th SAFF Championship in Kathmandu in September, informed Kazi Nabil Ahmed, chairman of the committee on Monday. `The national team will contest two FIFA friendly
Local coaches attend Dutch school
National head coach Lodewijk de Kruif and assistant coach Rene Koster met with the local coaches in an hour-long session at the BFF house on Thursday. The Dutch coaches introduced themselves to the 19 local coaches who are employed by the BFF and briefed them on the training methods of
Dutch coaches to take charge on May 15
Dutch coach Lodewijk de Kruif and his assistant Rene Koster will take charge of the Bangladesh national football team on May 15, one-and-a-half months ahead of original schedule, the Bangladesh Football Federation announced on Wednesday. The date was brought forward as Bangladesh are scheduled
Russell take solo lead as MSC edge past Muktis
Sheikh Russell took solitary lead of the points table in the Bangladesh Premier League with a 2-1 win over bottom-ranked Arambagh while Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited avenged their first-leg defeat with a 1-0 victory against Muktijoddha Sangsad on Wednesday. The tenth win from 14 matches took Russell’s tally
Premier League set for another interval
The ongoing Bangladesh Premier League will undergo an 18-day break from Thursday due to unavailability of grounds, the professional football league committee decided on Tuesday. The two main venues of the top flight – Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) and Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium – will remain
BU, BJMC share the spoils
Brothers Union and Team BJMC played out a 1-1 draw in their Bangladesh Premier League football match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Tuesday. Nigerian forward Kingsley Chigozie put Brothers Union ahead in 19th minute against the run of play when he darted in the box from the right flank
Kruif blasts AFC for qualifying farce
Dutch head coach arrives with family to assess facilities After a 36-hour long journey the Dutch head coach of the Bangladesh national football team Lodewijk de Kruif and his assistant Rene Koster arrived in Dhaka on Monday with their wives to assess their accommodation, hospital and schooling facilities. The Dutch coach is likely to take ... Read more
Muktis resume training after assurance of unpaid wages
After six days of boycott due to outstanding wages, the footballers of Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra returned to practice following an assurance from club chairman, said an official on Monday. Muktijoddha Sangsad chairman Helal Murshed met with the players and discussed about the unpaid salary and promised to clear the dues as soon as they ... Read more
BD Games preliminary football from April 15
The eighth edition of the Bangladesh Games will officially start from April 20 but the grand occasion will actually get underway from Monday when the preliminary round of football will take place at BKSP. Nine services teams – Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy, Bangladesh Air Force, Bangladesh Police, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET),
Abahani salvage draw to stay in race
Abahani salvaged a late draw to keep their hope alive of ensuring their fifth professional league title with a 1-1 draw against their perennial foes Mohammedan Sporting Club in the Bangladesh Premier League on Sunday. Mohammedan’s Ghanaian forward Osei Morison scored a heartbreaking goal against Abahani in the 25th minute but Atikur Rhaman Meshu converted
Sk Jamal edge past Arambagh
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club defeated Arambagh Krira Sangha 2-0 in their Bangladesh Premier League match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Sunday. Substitute Striker Towhidul Alam Sabuj and Nigerian forward Chibuke Ibeji scored the goals late in the second half to help Jamal earn all three points from the game.
Alfaz hangs up his boots today
Alfaz Ahmed, the legendary striker of Bangladesh football, has announced his retirement from domestic football, five years after he quit his international career. Alfaz’s retirement from the domestic football circuit brings an end to a golden era of the game as he was regarded as the last star of the golden generation of Bangladesh football.
Russell climb to top spot after BU win
Sheikh Russell moved to top spot in the points table with a 2-1 victory over Brothers Union in the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday after the Bangladesh Premier League resumed after a one and half month break. Sheikh Russell came back from a goal down to stage a comeback
Football League resumes today
The Bangladesh Premier League will resume today after a gap of one and a half months with the Independence Cup champions Sheikh Russell facing Brothers Union at the Bangabandhu National Stadium at 7:00pm. Russell have a good chance of taking the top position in the points table if they can beat Brothers Union as they have ... Read more