Hockey crisis resolved, finally

The long-lasting crisis of local hockey was finally resolved on Friday after Khwaja Rahmatullah resigned from the position of Bangladesh Hockey Federation general secretary.
Abdus Sadek, the veteran vice-president of BHF, was given the charge of general secretary during an emergency meeting of the federation’s governing body while Rahmatullah

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Cloud over hockey gets darker

The dark cloud over the country’s hockey became darker as some leading hockey players remained their position firm on not to join the training camp for the upcoming South Asian Games until the Bangladesh Hockey Federation announces the inter-club players’ transfers date. On Wednesday, Pushkor Khisha MImo, one of the senior national team members

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Hockey camp postponed for two days

The Bangladesh Hockey Federation on Monday suspended the national team camp for two days after nearly half of the players of 42-man preliminary squad for under-21 AHF Cup and South Asian Games refused to train. A total of 20 hockey players sent a letter to the federation earlier on Sunday saying that they will not attend the camp unless players’ transfer date

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Fresh move to end hockey stalemate

All hockey clubs in Dhaka, affiliated to the Bangladesh Hockey Federation, are expected to sit in a meeting on Wednesday in order to find a way out of the ongoing stalemate in the sport, said a BHF official on Monday. Five hockey clubs – Mohammedan SC, Mariner Youngs Club, Wari Club, Dhaka Wanderers Club and Bangladesh Sporting Club – continued to boycott

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BHF election on July 27

The much talked-about election of the Bangladesh Hockey Federation will be held on July 27 and the National Sports Council declared the election schedules on Sunday.
The preliminary voters list will be published on Tuesday and the objections will be received on June 5 and 6. The hearing of the objections will be held on

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Indiscipline cited as Jamil, four others resign

Khandaker Jamil Uddin has resigned as vice-president of the Bangladesh Hockey Federation’s ad-hoc committee along with four other members, it was revealed at a press conference on Saturday.
Jamil tendered his resignation along with another vice-president of the ad-hoc committee, KMR Manjur, and three other members of the executive committee – Najirul Islam Naju,

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