The AFC also recognised Bangladesh's grassroots work in the women's circuit.

The new turfs are expected to last around 15 years.

Bangladesh coach Javier Cabrera finds himself at a defining crossroads, blessed with a momentous opportunity to shape the very future of the country’s football.

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Tabith Awal has been appointed as a member of a prestigious committee under FIFA, the global governing body of football. He has been nominated to the FIFA Football Technology, Innovation & Digital Transformation Committee.

Six Mohammedan footballers, including a late call-up, failed to report to the national football team’s preparation camp on Monday ahead of next month’s two Asian Cup Qualifying ties against Hong Kong, China.

A total of 19000 tickets -- 18000 gallery tickets and 1000 clubhouse tickets -- for Bangladesh’s forthcoming home tie against Hong Kong in the Asian Cup Qualifiers were sold out within 24 minutes of it being released online today, confirmed Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).

A 29-member squad comprising senior and under-20 women's team players, along with a seven-member coaching staff led by Peter Butler, departed for Chattogram on Saturday evening for a 20-day residential camp.

Earlier, the Academy team had reached the quarterfinals with two wins and one defeat in the group stage.

After successfully guiding Bangladesh’s senior women’s team and under-20 women’s team to their maiden Asian Cup berths, head coach Peter Butler is willing to take on the challenge of leading the under-17 team in next month’s AFC Women’s U-17 Asian Cup Qualifiers.

Forward Rifat Kazi struck a hattrick as Bangladesh thrashed Sri Lanka 4-0 in their final Group A match of the SAFF U-17 Championship at the Racecourse International Stadium in Colombo on Sunday.

The Bangladesh women's squad is mainly made up of U-17 players who recently competed in the SAFF U-17 Women's Championship, while the Chinese team features footballers from two universities, dominated by Yunnan Minzu University.

The squad has been carefully formed, with players drawn from different football academies including BKSP and Shams Ul Huda Academy.

The Bangladesh team was originally scheduled to return on Wednesday, but the second and final FIFA friendly match against Nepal was called off following Monday’s violence

Their second FIFA friendly, slated for today in Kathmandu, was cancelled as protests against corruption and a government-imposed social media ban swept Kathmandu.

The Bangladesh national futsal team will fly out to Malaysia on Sunday for a two-week preparation camp ahead of their maiden appearance in the AFC Futsal Asian Cup Qualifiers.

The BFF had previously demoted clubs such as Arambagh, Uttar Baridhara and Karwan Bazar Pragati Sangha for similar offences. The question now is whether it will act decisively against Fakirerpool.

Held under the banner of the government's Festival of Youth, concerns remain over the availability of some district stadiums being used as temporary army camps.

Launched in 2015 with financial support from the Japan Football Association (JFA), the competition has served as a key scouting ground for the BFF.

While on-field progress has been remarkable, Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) women’s wing chairman Mahfuza Akhter Kiron lamented the persistent lack of basic facilities.

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Women’s Committee chairman Mahfuza Akhter Kiron has dismissed social media claims that the federation provides substandard diets to women’s footballers.