Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin on Sunday instructed the development committee to halve the number of coaches paid by the Asian Football Confederation so that a foreign coach can be employed for the Sylhet Football Academy. AFC provides the fund for paying 20 development coaches
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Sanjida makes AFC top 10
Bangladesh’s Sanjida Akter made it to the top 10 in the AFC Under-16 Women’s Championship top scorers list, said an official of the Bangladesh Football Federation on Sunday. Midfielder Sanjida, who caught the attention with her remarkable performance in October’s qualifying round in Dhaka, scored four goals in as many matches which
Dilemma as WC squad deadline looms
With the deadline for the announcement of Bangladesh’s 15-member squad for the ICC World Cup 2015 looming large speculation is ripe about who is going to make it and who can miss it. If history is anything to go by, it could be unpleasant for at least one senior cricketer as it happened in the past ... Read more
Maruf awaits Busan boost
Banned Sheikh Jamal Dhanmoni Club coach Maruful Haque could be allowed to sit in the dugout during their friendly against K-league side Busan I’Park on December 27, an official of the Bangladesh Football Federation said on Saturday. Maruf is serving a six-month suspension for his outburst against the BFF officials during the last Bangladesh Premier League. The ... Read more
Abahani snub rattles Jubair’s WC prospects
Dhaka Premier League frontrunners Abahani Limited sidelined prodigious leg-spinner Jubair Hossain in their recent matches, leaving his chance of making it to the World Cup squad bleak. Jubair burst into country’s cricketing scenario during the recent home series against Zimbabwe when he did reasonably well in both Tests and one-day internationals to emerge as a bright
AFC extends Miraj ban
Macth-Fixing In Bangladesh Football AFC extends Miraj ban The Asian Football Confederation on Friday has extended the suspension of Mohidur Rahman Miraj, joint secretary of Wari Club, at confederation level for his part in the match-fixing scandal of second tier Bangladesh Championship League. The disciplinary committee of the AFC took the decision at a meeting held ... Read more
BFF mulls bringing back Kruif
Sacked former national coach Lodewijk de Kruif may return to helm of Bangladesh national team for the Bangabandhu Gold Cup, said a top official of the Bangladesh Football Federation on Friday. BFF president Kazi Salahuddin said they are seriously thinking of re-appointing Dutchman Kruif for a brief period of one month before the Bangabandhu Cup, which ... Read more
Bangladesh umpires not good enough
Bangladeshi umpires are not good enough to conduct matches at the highest level, said a senior official of the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Thursday, adding that a massive improvement is needed to make them capable. The International Cricket Council have recently selected 20 umpires and five match referees for the World Cup 2015 to be staged ... Read more
Japan U-21s too good for Bangladesh
Japan Under-21 team exposed the gulf of difference between the two countries when they thrashed the Bangladesh national team 3-0 in a friendly match in Dhaka on Thursday. The full-strength Bangladesh held Japanese youths in the first 45 minutes before losing their stamina in the second half to suffer the defeat. Substitute forward
Bangladesh lost to a ‘superior’ side, says Titu
Lack of technique was the main reason behind the defeat against Japan Under-21 team, admitted Bangladesh national team interim coach Saiful Bari Titu on Thursday. ‘Players of the Japan team are superior to us in many contexts,’ Titu admitted after the 3-0 defeat at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. ‘They grew up as a footballer
KKR retains Sakib
Bangladesh all-rounder Sakib al Hasan is among the players retained by the Indian Premier League champions Kolkata Knight Riders for the upcoming season. According to a media release posted on the official website of the IPL on Wednesday, a total of 123 cricketers including 79 Indians and 44 overseas players were
Testing time for Titu’s boys
Bangladesh face Japan Under-21 in friendly match at BNS today Bangladesh national football team will face Japan Under-21 team in a friendly match today, hoping to gain some experiences before January’s Bangabandhu Cup football. The match, which will be held at Dhaka’s Bangabandhu National Stadium, will start at 5:00pm and will be broadcasted live by ... Read more
Indian soldier breaks Halim’s world record
Naib Subedar Azad Singh of Indian army travelled 45.64km to break the Guinness World Record of travelling the farthest distance balancing a football on the head. The earlier record had seen Bangladesh’s Abdul Halim covering 15.2km distance balancing a football on the head at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka on
Rubel gets four-week bail
The High Court on Monday granted four weeks pre-arrest bail to national cricket team pacer Rubel Hossain in a case filed by film actress Naznin Akhter Happy. The bench of Justice Syed AB Mahmudul Huq and Justice Md Akram Hossain Chowdhury issued the bail after Rubel surrendered before the court in the afternoon seeking bail.
Banned Ashraful eyes a comeback
Suspended former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful said on Monday that he is keeping himself fit so that he can make a comeback to competitive cricket as soon as his ban is lifted. Ashraful was slapped with an eight-year ban from all forms of cricket in June this year after he was found guilty of match-fixing by ... Read more
Japan Under -21s due today
The Japan Under-21 national team comprised with 35 members is due to arrive in Dhaka today to take part in a single friendly football match against the Bangladesh National team. The friendly football match will be held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on December 18. The Japanese team, who beat Thailand 2-0 in a friendly
DPL Super League line-up completed
Legends, Doleshwar, Mohammedan and KCA all qualify The Super League line-up of the of the Dhaka Premier League were completed on Sunday with defending champions Legends of Rupganj, Prime Doleshwar and Mohammedan Sporting Club wining their respective matches to book a place. They are joined by Prime Bank CC and Abahani Limited and Kalabagan Cricket Academy ... Read more
Problem? What problem?
Defending champions Legends of Rupganj opener Tamim Iqbal said that players are not worried about the off-field trouble of the club are thoroughly concentrating on their job at hand in the ongoing Dhaka Premier League. Tamim made watchful 73 runs on Sunday enabling Legends reaching the Super League with a six-wicket win over Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi ... Read more
Happy says Rubel must marry her or face case
Film actress Naznin Akther Happy said on Sunday that she will withdraw the case against national cricketer Rubel Hossain if he agrees to marry her. Happy filed a case at Mirpur police station against Rubel on Saturday, alleging the cricketer of ‘rape’ and a ‘false promise of marriage’, She alleged that Rubel has backed away from ... Read more
BFF proposes Jamal for Busan friendly
The Bangladesh Football Federation has proposed the name of reigning Bangladesh Premier League champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club for the friendly match against Korean top tier club Busan I’Park, said an official on Sunday. Korea Football Association has expressed their interest to arrange a friendly match between Busan I’Park, a K-League Classic 1st division club, and