Thimpu: Bangladesh U15 women’s national team is preparing for their semi-final against hosts Bhutan on Thursday with a view to securing a place in their second consecutive final. Bangladesh will take on Bhutan at 7:00pm (Bangladesh time) at the Changlimithang Stadium, Thimpu, Bhutan on August 16, Thursday. Goalkeeper Rupna Chakma said, “We’re very happy with the win against Nepal securing top spot in the group qualify for the semis. Our next match is against hosts Bhutan. We are now giving our best effort to get ready for the clash...
Read MoreDhaka: Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) on Wednesday observed the 43rd anniversary of the martyrdom of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. To mourn the sorrowful demise of the greatest Bangali of thousand years, the BFF arranged Quran recitation and food giveaway to the poor at the BFF premises after the Zuhr prayers. BFF President Kazi Salahuddin, Senior Vice President Abdus Salam Murshedy, BFF members Md Iqbal Hossain, Md Fazlur Rahman Babul, Zakir Hossain Chowdhury, BFF, AFC and FIFA Council Member Mahfuza...
Read MoreThimpu: The Bangladesh U-15 Girls National Team will face Bhutan in the semi-final of the SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship at Changlimithan Stadium in Thimpu on August 16, Thursday at 7pm. On Wednesday, the girls, pumped with their two recent victories against Pakistan and Nepal, took part in warm-up and training sessions at the stadium under the supervision of Head Coach Golam Robbani Choton & Technical & Strategical Director Paul Thomas Smalley. In order to play the final, the girls must keep on their winning streak on Thursday and the...
Read MoreJakarta: Bangladesh have forced Thailand to a 1-1 draw in second group stage match of Asian Games preliminary round at the Pakansari Stadium in Bogor on Thursday. Mahbubur Rahman Sufil put the team ahead utilizing a long throw in the 52nd minute. However, Chaided pulled one goal back in the 80th minute for Thailand forcing Bangladesh to a 1-1 draw. Bangladesh produced a great performance to hold Thailand to a 1-1 draw to keep their hopes of advancing to the Round of 16 alive. For Thailand, who finished fourth in the 2014 Asian...
Read MoreThimpu: Bangladesh U15 women’s national team have secured their place in the final of the SAFF U15 Women’s Championship 2018. The Red and Greens crushed hosts Bhutan 5-0 in the second semifinal of the tournament at the Changlimithang Stadium, Thimpu on Thursday. Maria and co began to dominate Bhutan from the beginning of the game. Anai Mogini drew first blood for the reigning champions with a scintillating long range right foot rocket from way outside the box in the 18th minute. Then Anuching Mogini came up with her version of...
Read MoreBangladesh girls are set to face India in the final game of U-15 Women’s Football Championship which is scheduled to start at 7pm (BST) on Saturday. Bangladesh, the defending champion of the tournament, will employ all the power to hold the trophy. They swore by touching football. Anyway, women want to bring Aakoti Trophy to the countrymen. The u15 girls defeated the Indian girls twice at the first edition of the tournament held in Dhaka. However, the Bangladesh supporters may get thrilled by those memories. But Mahmuda Akhter,...
Read MoreThimpu: Bangladesh U15 women’s national team lost the final of the SAFF U15 Women’s Championship 2018 to India, and luck, by the margin of a solitary goal. The Red and Greens played fantastic football right from the 7:00pm kick-off at the Changlimithang Stadium in Bhutanese capital Thimpu on Saturday. However, lack of clinical finishing meant that the teams went into the break with the deadlock still intact. After the break, both the teams fought with all their might with India taking the lead from a short corner in the 66th...
Read MoreJakarta: Bangladesh are through to the Round of 16 of the Asian Games 2018 after beating Qatar 1-0 in the final group game. Both sides played neck and neck with each other straight from the kick-off at Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium in Bekasi, Indonesia. The Red and Greens dug deep and created problems for Qatar on the counter. However, no sides could score in regulation time. Then in the 3rd minute of added time, skipper Jamal Bhuiyan scored the winner from the left hand side of the box with a precise right footer. The final...
Read MoreThimpu: Bangladesh ambassador to Bhutan – Jishnu Roy Chowdhury – hosted a grand reception for the Bangladesh U15 women’s national team to congratulate them for their brilliant performance at the SAFF U15 Women’s Championship 2018. The Red and Greens lost 1-0 to India in an unlucky final to lose their SAFF crown but their performance caught everyone’s eye; and Jishnu Roy Chowdhury was no different. Apart from the warm reception ceremony, he also hosted the girls for Sunday’s lunch at his house in Bhutan. Cabinet Secretary...
Read MoreNilphamari: The U15 boys chosen for the 3 month residency programme ahead of the SAFF U15 Championship 2018 celebrated Eid Al-Adha in their camp at the Sheikh Kamal Stadium in Nilphamari. The BFF financed the purchase of a sacrificial cow and a goat and new sets of clothes for the players to fulfill their Eid celebration. The BFF did not allow the players any Eid vacation as it does not want to lose the momentum of the intensive training programme which might hamper the flow of...
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