Bangladesh football

The misdirected outrage over the women’s football team strike

Bangladesh women footballers strike over coach's behavior, face public backlash.

The grim spectre of betting: Fixing epidemic returns to haunt Bangladesh football

The 2024–25 campaign has already seen three top-flight clubs facing allegations of betting and fixing

Hamza now ‘Bangladeshi blade’ as Sheffield seal loan deal

The midfielder, who recently declared to play for Bangladesh the country of his mother’s birth, follows striker Tom Cannon to Bramall Lane as Leicester free up funds to add to Ruud van Nistelrooy’s squad before the end of the transfer window.

Striking back from troubled past

Quick running has always been Al Amin’s strength, a skill he developed in childhood and plans to continue refining. His initial target is to remain at the top of the scorer’s list with seven to eight goals by the end of the first phase, and he also hopes to achieve a hat-trick soon, having already struck a double in three matches.

An eventful but predictable year in football

The women’s team excelled once again, winning their second successive SAFF Women’s Championship title, while the men’s team remained stuck in mediocrity. Age-level teams found success at SAFF level while Bashundhara Kings carried on with their domestic domination.

Firebrand Cabrera wants more victories

The Bangladesh Football Ultras cheered on the team right through the match and serenaded them on their way out of the Bashundhara Kings Stadium, where Javier Cabrera’s charges had just snatched a deserved victory in stoppage time, thanks to a late goal from substitute midfielder Papon Singh.

Tabith Awal's leadership promises BFF reform

Former footballer-turned-organiser Tabith expectedly won the elections with a landslide victory over unheralded organiser AFM Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury by 123-5 votes, as 128 voters out of 133 delegates cast their votes to elect a new committee for the next four years, from 2024 to 2028.

U-17s aim to overcome India challenge

win against India would all but secure Bangladesh's place in the semifinals from Group A, which also includes Maldives.

Bangladesh slip to 186 in FIFA rankings

The top ten positions remain unchanged, with Argentina leading the pack, followed by France, Spain, England, Brazil, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Colombia, and Italy.

February 7, 2025
February 7, 2025

The misdirected outrage over the women’s football team strike

Bangladesh women footballers strike over coach's behavior, face public backlash.

January 31, 2025
January 31, 2025

The grim spectre of betting: Fixing epidemic returns to haunt Bangladesh football

The 2024–25 campaign has already seen three top-flight clubs facing allegations of betting and fixing

January 28, 2025
January 28, 2025

Hamza now ‘Bangladeshi blade’ as Sheffield seal loan deal

The midfielder, who recently declared to play for Bangladesh the country of his mother’s birth, follows striker Tom Cannon to Bramall Lane as Leicester free up funds to add to Ruud van Nistelrooy’s squad before the end of the transfer window.

January 3, 2025
January 3, 2025

Striking back from troubled past

Quick running has always been Al Amin’s strength, a skill he developed in childhood and plans to continue refining. His initial target is to remain at the top of the scorer’s list with seven to eight goals by the end of the first phase, and he also hopes to achieve a hat-trick soon, having already struck a double in three matches.

December 27, 2024
December 27, 2024

An eventful but predictable year in football

The women’s team excelled once again, winning their second successive SAFF Women’s Championship title, while the men’s team remained stuck in mediocrity. Age-level teams found success at SAFF level while Bashundhara Kings carried on with their domestic domination.

November 16, 2024
November 16, 2024

Firebrand Cabrera wants more victories

The Bangladesh Football Ultras cheered on the team right through the match and serenaded them on their way out of the Bashundhara Kings Stadium, where Javier Cabrera’s charges had just snatched a deserved victory in stoppage time, thanks to a late goal from substitute midfielder Papon Singh.

October 27, 2024
October 27, 2024

Tabith Awal's leadership promises BFF reform

Former footballer-turned-organiser Tabith expectedly won the elections with a landslide victory over unheralded organiser AFM Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury by 123-5 votes, as 128 voters out of 133 delegates cast their votes to elect a new committee for the next four years, from 2024 to 2028.

September 20, 2024
September 20, 2024

U-17s aim to overcome India challenge

win against India would all but secure Bangladesh's place in the semifinals from Group A, which also includes Maldives.

September 19, 2024
September 19, 2024

Bangladesh slip to 186 in FIFA rankings

The top ten positions remain unchanged, with Argentina leading the pack, followed by France, Spain, England, Brazil, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Colombia, and Italy.

September 15, 2024
September 15, 2024

Pre-season limited to 5 weeks

The season is set to commence on October 11 with the one-off Challenge Cup match at Bashundhara Kings Arena, and it will be followed by the beginning of the Federation Cup and BPL on October 15 and 18, respectively.