They wanted recognition from a society resistant to women playing football. Coming from humble backgrounds and remote areas across the country, these girls trained in the protected boundaries of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) headquarters day-in-day-out to prove a simple point: women are as good as men.

The team has advanced to the final for the second time in their history.

Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) outfit Uttar Baridhara Club and Bangladesh Championship League (BCL) outfit Karwan Bazar Pragati Sangha have been demoted by two tiers after both the clubs were found guilty of live betting, spot-fixing, match manipulation, and online betting in the professional football leagues.

Fresh off a massive 5-1 win over hosts Sri Lanka, Bangladesh will be looking forward to booking a place in the semifinals of the SAFF U-17 Championship when they take on Maldives in their second and final group match at the Racecourse International Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday.

The Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) allowed Suman Reza to take part in the Bangladesh national football team’s preparation camp ahead of two FIFA friendly matches against Cambodia and Nepal on September 22 and 27, respectively.

Despite a long-standing problem when it comes to scoring goals, Bangladesh coach Javier Cabrera has pinned his hopes on inexperienced strikers for the two FIFA-sanctioned friendlies next month and excluded Nabib Newaj Jibon, the country's most experienced forward.

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) provided the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) a 40-seater bus for both men and women footballers of the BFF Elite Academy today.

A record 18 outfits have applied for club licensing, a pre-condition to play in the Bangladesh Women's Football League but unfortunately the only big name among them remains Bashundhara Kings.

The development committee of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) proposed the formation of a team from the BFF Elite Academy that would compete in the top-flight Bangladesh Premier League while also proposing a two-year contract extension for technical director Paul Smalley.

Government must reverse decision to build a football facility there

The Bangladesh Football Federation on Monday received a 20-acre land in Khuniapalong under Ramu upazila of Cox’s Bazar to build a residential training facility to be funded by FIFA.

Bangladesh women’s U-19 football star Shaheda Akter Ripa aims to raise funds for the victims of Sylhet’s devastating flood by auctioning the trophy she won as the top goal scorer in the U-19 SAFF Championships last year.

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 “I have always said that scoring a goal is the best feeling in the world,” legendary English striker Alan Shearer once said. In football, where goals decide destinies, it is a striker’s role to deliver balls to the back of the net.

Bangladesh were looking forward to ending their Asian Cup Qualifiers campaign on a high ahead of today’s third and final group-stage match against hosts Malaysia at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.

Bangladesh played arguably their best football in recent times in a 2-1 defeat against Turkmenistan in their Asian Cup Qualifiers at the Bukit Jalil Stadium in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

NoFel Sporting Club have requested the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) to not finalise the standings of the ongoing Bangladesh Championship League until the completion of an investigation against four alleged teams, including second-place hopefuls Azampur Football Club Uttara.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (June 8, 2022) said, "Football is the most popular sport in Bangladesh. We are also tirelessly working to get our children involved in sports.”

Bangladesh are set to return to the qualification round of the Asian Cup after a lengthy 16-year gap when they take on mighty Bahrain in one of the Group E openers at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur today.

After a goalless draw in an international friendly against Indonesia on Wednesday, Bangladesh reached Kuala Lumpur today to gear up for the Asian Cup Qualifiers, starting from June 8. Bangladesh were placed in Group E alongside Malaysia, Bahrain and Turkmenistan.