The National Teams Committee (NTC) of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) yesterday initiated the search for a new head coach following a meeting, as Spanish coach Javier Cabrera’s contract is set to expire on April 30.

New head coach and goalkeeping coach to be appointed on two-year contracts.

Ultimately, Cabrera’s Bangladesh leaned too heavily on individual moments rather than a defined structure.

Bangladesh head coach Javier Cabrera cut a proud yet frustrated figure after his side’s AFC Asian Cup qualifying campaign ended in a narrow 1-0 defeat to Singapore, insisting his team deserved more from what he described as their best performance.

Bangladesh concluded their 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifying campaign on a sombre note today, falling 1-0 to hosts Singapore at the National Stadium in Kallang.

Despite missing a few key players, Bangladesh will look to end their AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers on a high when they face already-qualified Singapore in the last match of Group C today.

Bangladesh head coach Javier Cabrera has said the team will take a cautious approach regarding the availability of Hamza Choudhury for their FIFA international friendly against Vietnam on Thursday.

Bangladesh coach Javier Cabrera omitted six players from the 28-member preliminary list ahead of departure for Vietnam on Friday.

The men in red and green have regrouped after a four-month break since their historic win over India last November.

The Leicester City midfielder had raised fitness concerns after sustaining a knee injury and leaving the pitch on crutches during a Championship match against Charlton Athletic on January 31.

Bangladesh head coach Javier Cabrera remains optimistic that midfielder Hamza Choudhury will recover from injury in time for the last Asian Cup qualifier against Singapore on March 31.

Not too long ago, finding a Bangladesh national football team jersey in Dhaka felt like a scavenger hunt. European club jerseys dominated shop displays, while cricket shirts filled whatever space remained. Bangladesh football team jerseys, if available at all, were tucked away in corners.

On the eve of Bangladesh’s Asian Cup Qualifier against India, the national team followed their usual tradition: coaches, key players and team officials delivering motivational speeches after the final training session.

Bangladesh’s long-suffering football fans finally found reason to celebrate on Tuesday as the national team clinched a landmark victory over India -- their first win against their neighbours in 22 years.

Asked to place the latest victory alongside his English FA Cup win with Leicester City, he replied that the significance was incomparable.

Bangladesh now turn their focus to the crucial Asian Cup Qualifier against India on November 18, with both players expected to be available barring any setbacks.

Bangladesh’s display, built around brief flashes of quality from Hamza, again exposed familiar flaws -- inconsistency, defensive fragility, and the inability to close out matches.

Bashundhara Kings' young midfielder Cuba Mitchell has earned his maiden call-up to the Bangladesh national football team, after head coach Javier Cabrera added him to the squad at the last moment for the upcoming home matches against Nepal and India.

Javier Cabrera on Tuesday returned to Bangladesh and joined the national team's ongoing training camp for the upcoming Asian Cup Qualifier against India, scheduled for November 18, after having spent time with his family in Spain.

Captain Jamal Bhuiyan said he would pick himself in the starting eleven against India in the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers if he were given the responsibility of head coach.