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Cricket fan Butler wants improved football in Bangladesh

Peter James Butler is excited to take on the job of coaching BFF Elite Academy, and the UEFA pro-license holder is well aware of Bangladeshis' passion for cricket, a discipline he also enjoys.
19 January 2024, 01:00 AM

Sabina to play in Indian Women’s League 

Bangladesh national women’s team captain Sabina Khatun has taken up an offer to play in the ongoing Indian Women’s League for the last edition’s runners-up Kickstart FC.
11 January 2024, 12:37 PM

NoFeL to join Championship League exodus

As things stand, the 2023-24 season's BCL will now be a seven-team competition
6 January 2024, 01:45 AM

BFF withdraws BKSP suspension

Bangladesh Football Federation’s appeal committee exempted Bangladesh Krira Shikha Protisthan (BKSP) from a one-year suspension and monetary fine of Tk 100,000 after the country’s lone sports education institute appealed against the decision of BFF disciplinary committee.
2 January 2024, 14:54 PM

Salahuddin undergoes successful surgery

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Kazi Salahuddin underwent a successful coronary artery bypass surgery yesterday at a city hospital, said a BFF statement.
28 December 2023, 15:40 PM

Scandals take sheen off on-field progress

Year 2023 could have easily been termed as the best year for men's football in Bangladesh in recent years as the national team, for a change, performed decently.
27 December 2023, 01:32 AM

BKSP suspended in BFF competitions over falsification of identity

Bangladesh Football Federation has suspended Bangladesh Krira Shikha Protisthan, the lone sports education of the country, from taking part in any of its competitions for one year over 'forgery and falsification' of players' identities.
10 December 2023, 12:20 PM

‘Aspiring coaches must recognise the profession’s difficulty’

AKM Maruful Haque has been involved in coaching since the second edition of the professional football league in the 2008-9 season, but the country's lone UEFA A licence coach, along with other successful coaches such as Shafiqul Islam Manik, Saiful Bari Titu, and Julfikar Mahmud Mintu, have not been involved with top-fight football for the first time in the professional era due to the influx of foreign coaches. The 54-year-old successful coach, who has 11 titles and six runners-up trophies to his name, spoke to Anisur Rahman of The Daily Star about various aspects of the country's coaches and coaching. The excerpts of the conversation are as follows:
9 December 2023, 01:10 AM

Local elite coaches in uncharted territory 

Foreign coach hiring is common in global sports such as football, particularly among national teams. Bangladesh is no different in this regard, although this practice has extended in full force in the country’s top-flight domestic circuit of late -- leading to the marginalisation of similarly qualified local coaches.
9 December 2023, 01:00 AM

Academy footballers set to get competitive platform

With lower-level competitions like school tournament, national age-group tournament being absent for a long time, Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has taken an initiative to hold BFF Academy U-15 Championship with participation of residential and non-residential football academies across the country.
7 December 2023, 17:00 PM

BFF extends contract with Cabrera 

The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) renewed its contract with current head coach Javier Cabrera for another year running till December 2024. 
6 December 2023, 13:22 PM

Cabrera likely to get extension

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) is likely to extend the contract of Javier Cabrera, the head coach of men’s national team, for another year with an increase of his wages following demand from the 39-year-old.
30 November 2023, 01:20 AM

BFF could hire former West Ham midfielder as development coach

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) is considering to appoint former West Ham United midfielder Peter James Butler as the development coach of the BFF Elite Academy, informed BFF president Kazi Salahuddin.
23 November 2023, 16:00 PM

Booters face acclimatisation concern in Australia

Two days into Australia, the national football team's booters are still battling to adjust to the chilly temperature in Melbourne, but they expect to acclimate before the match against Australia on Thursday.
14 November 2023, 02:00 AM

Tougher challenges bring greater rewards

Lack of matches against higher ranked opponents has been a long-standing problem for the Bangladesh men's football team in the international arena.
27 October 2023, 01:25 AM

Bangladesh up for Maldives challenge

Taking inspiration from their 3-1 win against Maldives in June’s SAFF Championship, Bangladesh will look for a positive result against the same opposition in their away match of the preliminary round of the World Cup Qualifiers today.
12 October 2023, 02:00 AM

Booters shrug off controversy to embark on ‘the two most important matches’

Bangladesh national football team will want to leave behind their off-field distractions as they leave for Maldives today to play the first match of a two-legged World Cup pre-qualifier on Thursday.
10 October 2023, 02:00 AM

Topu, Zico, Morsalin to be left out of Maldives matches!

Bangladesh national team’s key players Topu Barman, Anisur Rahman Zico and Sheikh Morsalin are likely to be not considered for the two World Cup prequalifying matches against Maldives later this month.
4 October 2023, 14:31 PM

Booters eye improvement and victory

Bangladesh will look to improve and get a victory against Afghanistan in the second FIFA friendly match at the Bashundhara Kings Arena today, with the match kicking off 5:00pm.
7 September 2023, 02:30 AM

U-23 booters dream big

Despite facing a lot of odds including player shortage, Bangladesh under-23 football team have set their sights on the final round of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup.
2 September 2023, 02:00 AM