Bangladesh football
Bangladesh overtake India in market value after Hamza’s $4.9 million boost
According to Transfermarkt, the total market value of the Bangladesh squad stands at a staggering $8.62 million -- leaving India trailing with a valuation of $6.064 million.
23 March 2025
Building a future for Bangladeshi football
To make the imported inspiration sustainable, we need to create an ecosystem for our players.
22 March 2025
Hamza’s influence grows as Bangladesh adapt to chilly Shillong
The team took off yesterday morning and, after a four-hour layover in Kolkata, landed in the hilly northeastern city in the afternoon.
20 March 2025
In Pictures: Hamza’s busy day in Dhaka
Hamza Choudhury, the biggest name in Bangladesh football, spent a busy day in Dhaka on Wednesday
19 March 2025
Hridoye Bangladesh: The story behind Bangladesh Football Team’s new jersey
Bangladesh’s new “Hridoye Bangladesh” football jersey, designed by Tasmit Afiyat Arny, blends heritage with innovation. Featuring water lily motifs, river lines, and a bold typography design, it challenges traditional red-green norms while ensuring functionality, sustainability, and national pride.
16 March 2025
Hamza’s arrival sparks festivities in Habiganj
Excitement and anticipation are at an all-time high in Snanghat village of Bahubal Upazila, Habiganj, as English footballer of Bangladeshi origin, Hamza Choudhury, prepares for a historic visit.
16 March 2025
BFF's financial motive hindering club football?
“BFF runs with financial help from FIFA. One of FIFA’s guidelines states that if a country’s professional league lasts for six months, the federation will receive USD 50,000. Instead of protecting the clubs, the BFF is chasing that allocation,” said Brothers Union manager Amer Khan.
9 March 2025
Who will get to play alongside Hamza?: Booters in a competition among themselves
National team forward Mohammad Ibrahim said all the players are eager for a place in the starting eleven, particularly because the opposition is India, as the men in red and green continue to ramp up preparations in training for their Asian Cup Qualifiers match on March 25 against their neighbours.
4 March 2025
The misdirected outrage over the women’s football team strike
Bangladesh women footballers strike over coach's behavior, face public backlash.
7 February 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
31 January 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.
28 January 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.
3 January 2025
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.
27 December 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.
16 November 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.
27 October 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.
20 September 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.
19 September 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.
15 September 2024
Will season begin after BFF elections? Clubs eagerly await Saturday's meeting
The country’s 2024-25 football season was originally scheduled to get underway today with the lone match of the newly introduced Challenge Cup, but the recent changes in the country’s political scene deferred the season’s opening by three weeks, with a tentative start date of October 4.
13 September 2024
Cabrera happy with 'lucky' win in Thimphu
The Spaniard took heart from the fact that his team came out with a victory despite not being in the best of shape and having to deal with the high altitude of Thimphu.
5 September 2024