Season opener highlights football’s ground realities
In a repeat encounter of last season’s Challenge Cup fixture, Federation Cup winners Bashundhara Kings thrashed Bangladesh Premier League champions Mohammedan by 4-1 in the curtain-raiser of the new football season at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Dutta Stadium in Cumilla yesterday..
20 September 2025, 02:30 AM
Interview / ‘Modern football demands athletes’
In a freewheeling interview with The Daily Star's Atique Anam at the team hotel in Dhaka, the former West Ham United midfielder opened up about his football methodology, plans for the future, the shortcomings of the federation, men's football, and the controversies he has found himself in.
27 July 2025, 04:00 AM
'Time the officials paid back for the sacrifice of players and coaching staff'
In a conversation with The Daily Star, Alfaz Ahmed spoke about the secret of Mohammedan's success in the league and what he expects from the club in the wake of this title triumph.
18 May 2025, 09:00 AM
‘Hamza has helped us raise the level and quality of our game’
In this interview with The Daily Star, Bangladesh Football Federation president Tabith Awal spoke about both women's and men's teams and the controversies surrounding football.
7 April 2025, 02:00 AM
Bangladesh football riding the Hamza wave
When Bangladesh football team captain Jamal Bhuiyan told the press on Thursday, “It feels our [Lionel] Messi is here,” about the arrival of Hamza Choudhury, he wasn’t exaggerating.
22 March 2025, 01:00 AM
Rebel women footballers at a dead end?
The 18 senior players of Bangladesh national women’s team, who have been boycotting training since head coach Peter Butler returned to the country, seem to have shot themselves on the foot after refusing to sign contracts offered by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) on Monday.
12 February 2025, 02:04 AM
The World Cup should not be a mere extension of the IPL
For those cricket fans who have got used to enjoying the sight of batters steamrolling bowlers of all ilk over the past 65 days or so, will the forthcoming T20 World Cup in the USA and the West Indies may prove to be a bit of a turn-off.
28 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Should Murshedy get away with sweeping dirt under the rug?
In stark contrast to many developed nations where people in power often relinquish their positions in face of charges of corruption or incompetence even before allegations are proved in a show of true accountability -- there is a disturbing tendency to brush aside all sorts of allegations, even after proven, under the rug by the people in power in countries like Bangladesh, which ranks among the lowest in various corruption indexes.
25 May 2024, 02:00 AM
Jamal drives Ctg Abahani
Skipper Jamal Bhuiyan scored one goal and set up two more as Chattogram Abahani fought back from 2-1 down to beat a spirited Young Elephants 4-2 in their second match of Group A of the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup yesterday, taking the hosts close to the last four following two wins in two matches.
23 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Gokulam stun Bashundhara
Bangladesh Premier League champions Bashundhara Kings were given a rude awakening by Gokulam Kerala in Group B’s opening match of the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chattogram yesterday.
22 October 2019, 18:00 PM
‘Want to be the best in South Asia’
There are very few footballers in Bangladesh who can boast a record of three goals in first 11 international matches. In fact with Bangladesh’s ever-present scoring issue, forwards hardly score in international matches and spend the season at reserve bench of their respective clubs.
21 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Yeasin’s redemption
Yeasin Khan was once regarded as one of the stalwarts of defence in the Bangladesh national team alongside his long-time mate, Topu Barman.
20 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Rousing start for hosts
Hosts Chattogram Abahani got the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup to a rousing start with a 4-1 win over defending champions TC Sports Club at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chattogram yesterday.
19 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Former champions lock horns on opening day
Despite a big setback at the eleventh hour in the form of Abahani pulling out, the third edition of the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup is set to get underway as scheduled when defending champions TC Sports Club of Maldives take on first edition winners and hosts Chattogram Abahani in the opening match today.
18 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Onus on a new golfing generation
Bangladesh national team golfers have been spending a busy time at the Kurmitola Golf Club for the last three months. They are training to emulate what their predecessors had achieved nine years ago.
17 October 2019, 18:00 PM
An age-old issue
Kamal Babu was distraught, not just because his team had lost the final match of the Walton U-18 Football Tournament, but because they had lost against a team which had fielded an overaged player in the previous match and, despite there being evidence of it, were allowed to play in the final.
3 October 2019, 18:00 PM
JFA U-14 women’s football ends in controversy, farce
Rangpur became the new champions of the JFA Cup U-14 National Women’s Football Championship, beating three-time champions Mymensingh 4-2 in tiebreakers after the final and, in essence, the tournament itself descended into controversy and became a farce at
19 July 2019, 18:00 PM
A new beginning or false promises?
Those who are aware of the local hockey scene are quite familiar with the gung-ho approach taken by the players and administrators on and off the pitch on a regular basis. So, it came as bit of a surprise when the April 29 elections of the Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) were completed peacefully
16 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Title goes to Thailand again as locals fall flat
There is an oft-repeated quote in football by former England international Gary Lineker, which goes: "Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win."
6 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Will the home jinx end?
Bangladesh has been hosting Asian Tour events for the last four years. Today as the Kurmitola Golf Club hosts the fifth edition of the Bangladesh Open, this time titled Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open, the question that is frequently being asked is: whether we will finally get an Asian Tour winner on home soil?
2 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Another four years in the wilderness?
April 4, 2019 and April17, 2019 could define the future of Bangladesh football. On those two days we will get to learn what is in store for the national team over the next four years.
28 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Meet Robbie Fowler
Robbie Fowler is considered a god by many at Anfield. Having graduated from the Liverpool academy as a local boy, Fowler burst into top-tier football and instantly endeared himself to the club's faithful with a flurry of goals.
1 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Mirona stands tall
Mirona Khatun is barely noticeable when she sits in the Dhaka City Football Club dugout. A slight physique of 4ft 8in, Mirona is hidden behind the more imposing and authoritative figures of her coaching staff. Even as she celebrates a goal, jumping up and down the sideline, it is difficult to notice her.
28 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Football throws a mixed bag
2018 was a mixed year for Bangladesh football. After a couple of years of international exile, there were enough elements last year to
29 December 2018, 18:00 PM
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
As we wrap up 2018 and look forward to a new year, Bangladesh's search continues for a sport or sporting icon, barring cricket, which
27 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Bashundhara Kings' coronation
Newcomers Bashundhara Kings laid their hands on their first silverware in top-flight football with a 2-1 win against former champions Sheikh Russel KC in an entertaining final of the Walton Independence Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
26 December 2018, 18:00 PM
A clash of contrasting styles
Just over a month ago, Bangladesh football's new powerhouse Bashundhara Kings had stormed into the final of their maiden top-flight
25 December 2018, 18:00 PM
'No grudges' after feisty final
Abahani's Federation Cup hero Sunday Chizoba could not celebrate the final victory over Bashundhara Kings on the field, but he said he harbours no grudges against the opposition's defender Nasir Chowdhury for a malicious challenge that led to the forward's injury towards the end of the high-octane match on Friday.
24 November 2018, 18:00 PM