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Hollow promises, dying district leagues crippling Bangladesh football

6 May 2026, 08:00 AM
How can Bangladesh football progress? The answer to this, or similar queries, is almost always delivered by experts and even Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) authorities in a more or less identical manner -- stressing the need to improve the grassroots.
6 May 2026, 08:00 AM
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Target is to qualify for Asian Games: Orpita Pal

20 April 2026, 09:00 AM
Orpita Pal is leading a youthful Bangladesh women's hockey team in their debut appearance at international stage.
20 April 2026, 09:00 AM
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Bangladesh hockey: Sleeping through the alarm?

17 April 2026, 09:00 AM
A fifth-place finish among nine teams in the recently concluded Asian Games Qualifiers underlined a worrying slide.
17 April 2026, 09:00 AM
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BFF’s recurring calendar crisis

16 April 2026, 08:30 AM
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) continues to grapple with a recurring dilemma: balancing national team preparations with the smooth operation of domestic competitions -- two elements crucial to each other’s growth.
16 April 2026, 08:30 AM
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Mabia’s doping ban: Does it expose system gaps?

13 April 2026, 08:00 AM
Weightlifter Mabia Akter Simanta has been handed a two-year suspension from both international and domestic competitions after the two-time South Asian Games gold medalist tested positive for banned substances in a doping test.
13 April 2026, 08:00 AM
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Ronan the answer to senior team’s striker void?

5 April 2026, 09:30 AM
The 18-year-old US-born striker consistently impressed throughout the tournament, providing evidence of big-game temperament and technical confidence required for international football.
5 April 2026, 09:30 AM
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BFF’s fixation on Cabrera

5 April 2026, 08:30 AM
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.
5 April 2026, 08:30 AM
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Anatomy of Cabrera era: Long reign, limited return

3 April 2026, 08:00 AM
Ultimately, Cabrera’s Bangladesh leaned too heavily on individual moments rather than a defined structure.
3 April 2026, 08:00 AM
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Youth policy brings success for Arambagh

Arambagh KS, situated at the Club para of Motijheel, turned into a festive place yesterday for residents of the locality after the team made history on Saturday night by winning their first major trophy at top-flight football since the club's establishment in 1958.
11 February 2018, 18:00 PM
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Spending spree or spending with purpose?

Once this stadium was a basic concrete structure made seat as many spectators as possible. Yet, over the years, it has played the role
29 January 2018, 18:00 PM
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Abahani extend record title-haul

Abahani confirmed their sixth title of the Bangladesh Premier League with a game in hand following a 2-0 victory over fellow title-
5 January 2018, 18:00 PM
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A championship with a purpose

For any sport to thrive, the root-level organizations like clubs, services teams and districts generally play the vital roles. These are the
4 January 2018, 18:00 PM
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Let the girls grow first

Both the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) and the Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) want the women's national football team
31 December 2017, 18:00 PM
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Big dream, bigger hurdle

It was not too long ago that coach Golam Rabbani Choton called on goalkeepers Rashida Akter and Irin Khatun to form a national U-
25 December 2017, 18:00 PM
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Less than half of what was promised

Exactly one year ago on this day the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) unveiled its four-year calendar, terming it football's
9 December 2017, 18:00 PM
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Expense under scrutiny

The Budget Committee of the Hero Asia Cup hockey tournament has recently sought explanations from five to six subcommittees for either excessive expenditure or incongruence of the estimated budgets.
16 November 2017, 18:00 PM

A reality check

The Asia Cup Hockey is done and dusted and India quite predictably retained the title in a country where they famously fell short of
23 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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Hosts ready to fight against Pakistan

Having trained hard for the past three months, hosts Bangladesh hope to make a good first impression in this edition of the Hero Asia
10 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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Girls show grit in narrow defeat

It started disappointingly for Bangladesh when they suffered a 9-0 defeat against North Korea in their opening fixture of the AFC U-16
17 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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Confidence back in U-16s camp

It seems the mood in the Bangladesh camp returned to normal having put up a brave performance against three-
15 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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Improvement in defeat

Bangladesh put up a much improved performance against Japan but ultimately suffered a 3-0 defeat, which is a reasonable margin
14 September 2017, 18:09 PM
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Japan test for Bangladesh girls

After a morale-shattering 9-0 drubbing by North Korea in their opening AFC U-16 Women's Championship game on Monday the
13 September 2017, 18:18 PM
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Scoreline a reality: Smalley

Bangladesh Football Federation technical and strategic director Paul Smalley yesterday defended the decision to hold a training session
12 September 2017, 18:44 PM
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Bangladesh U-16s not afraid

It was only thirteen years ago that a section of fundamentalist zealots under the banner of Islamic Oikya Andalan threatened to spoil
10 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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Opponents showing respect to Bangladesh

Even though there is not much razzmatazz regarding the final round of the AFC U-16 Women's Championship, which starts today in Thailand's coastal city of Chonburi, the importance of this tournament can hardly be overemphasised.
9 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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They will shoot us if we go back

The beautiful sunny August morning in the beach town meant very little to the hundreds of starving men, women and children in worn-out clothes near the borders. They have fled their homes in Myanmar as security forces set their homes on fire, drive them away or simply shoot at them. Crossing the border to Bangladesh, they now want to find food and shelter.
28 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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Shaken, they tell of horror they've fled

Helpless and hapless.
27 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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Bangladesh lose to Nepal in the semis

Holders Bangladesh’s bid to defend the title of the SAFF U-15 Championship comes to an end in Nepal when they suffered a shocking 4-2 defeat to hosts Nepal in one of two semifinals at the ANFA Complex ground in Lalitpur.
25 August 2017, 12:29 PM

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