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BFF to Call Emergency General Meeting
2008-01-02 23:56:00 An emergency general meeting will be called soon to solve the current crisis in the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).The decision was taken after BFF's acting general secretary Monir Ahmed along with some other organisers including former general secretary Harunur Rashid and Badal Roy met Sports Adviser Tapan Chowdhury yesterday."We met the adviser today (Tuesday) and we have decided to call an EGM within seven to 10 days because without that we may face legal challenge," said Monir."The sports adviser asked us to do everything for the greater interest of the game and refrain from doing anything irresponsible which would tarnish the image of the government," Badal Roy informed.He also said that they would request AFC and FIFA to send their representatives to attend the EGM."After the EGM, we will get a roadmap for the election," he added. More About: General , Call , Emergency , Meeting
RSS Feeds from BanglaFootball.net
2008-01-02 22:40:00 What are RSS Feeds?RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds allow you to see when websites have added new content. You can get the latest headlines and video in one place, as soon as its published, without having to visit the websites you have taken the feed from.How do I start using feeds?In general, the first thing you need is something called a news reader. This is a piece of software that checks the feeds and lets you read any new articles that have been added. There are many different versions, some of which are accessed using a browser, and some of which are downloadable applications.Browser-based news readers let you catch up with your RSS feed subscriptions from any computer, whereas downloadable applications let you store them on your main computer, in the same way that you either download your e-mail using Outlook, or keep it on a web-based service like Hotmail.Once you have chosen a news reader, you need to tell it what content you wish to receive. If you click on the RSS bu...
Happy New Year!
2008-01-01 13:37:00 BanglaFootball.net has gone from strength to strength in the past year, and we aim to get even stronger this year. Hopefully the new B. League season will be a success and the national team get some decent results. We will be right here to keep you updated on all the news in the world of Bangladeshi football, so make sure you subscribe to our RSS feed in a reader or via email. Many have already subscribed and I would like to thank them for doing that. When I see that people have actually subscribed to receive updates from BanglaFootball.net, it strives me make the site bigger and better.A few updates about the site now. Firstly, I have decided to scrap the forum idea as it proved unpopular and I guess that's justified given the situation of football in Bangladesh, at the moment. But that doesn't mean it won't be coming back... who knows what the future holds.Secondly, you may have noticed that there is an 888.com post at the top of this site. That post has been sponsored to stay ... More About: New Year , Happy , Happy New Year , Year
Canary Wharf Pick Players to Travel to England
2007-12-28 21:00:00 The local footballers under Canary Wharf 's youth development programme will be given a great opportunity to travel to England next year for a month-long advanced training.Canary Wharf, a British-based group which sponsors the four-year football development programme in Bangladesh, promised to send at least 15 players out of the 34-member camp to London's David Beckham Academy in May next year."We will take the players to England for four weeks in May, 2008. They will also receive advanced training at Arsenal and West Ham's academies. We have been trying to take all 34 players but so far, we have ensured at least 15 players will go," said Zakir Khan, community affairs manager of Canary Wharf yesterday. He was talking to reporters at the BKSP, where British aviation minister Jim Fitzpatrick, MP, went to visit the 18-month-old youth camp.Fitzpatrick, on a personal visit to Bangladesh, enjoyed a superb day out and also scored the lone goal - a spectacular headed effort by the 55-year... More About: Travel , Players , Pick
Bangladesh to Play AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers
2007-12-28 20:52:00 Inaugural AFC Challenge Cup hosts Bangladesh will have to play in the qualifying rounds of the second edition of the event next year, the Bangladesh Football Federation confirmed on Wednesday.Four qualifiers out of 16 contestants will join automatic choices Myanmar, DPR Korea, Turkmenistan and India in the final rounds to be played from July 30 to August 10, 2008. The 16 teams split into four groups - to be played at separate centralised venues - will vie for the qualifying spots between April 1 and May 15. Only the group winners will move ahead.The hosts of the qualifiers and the finals will receive US dollars 20,000 per visiting team from the Asian Football Confederation while the touring side will also receive a similar amount as travel allowances. The AFC has yet to confirm qualifying and finals venues after Taiwan's disqualification for lack of facilities. More About: Play , Glad
British Minister in Dhaka
2007-12-26 12:44:00 British Aviation Minister Jim Fitzpatrick, MP, arrived in Dhaka yesterday on a six-day personal visit to promote a youth football development programme.Fitzpatrick has arrived at the invitation of Canary Wharf UK, a British-based group, which sponsors a four-year youth football development programme.He will visit BKSP today to look at the coaching camp - where 34 players are undergoing training of the third session of the second year. He is also expected to hold discussions with the country's football bosses and BKSP officials on building a proposed football academy.The British minister will then depart for a three-day trip to Sylhet, home to the largest British-Bangladeshi expatriate community in Bangladesh. More About: British
Sultan Right or Wrong?
2007-12-25 12:51:00 Nine days after SA Sultan 's reported resignation as the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president, football's governing body in the country remained in total darkness about the incident.Questions have already been raised whether Sultan had done the right thing by tendering his resignation to FIFA president Sepp Blatter or not.Sultan sent his resignation to Blatter on December 15 and copies to National Sports Council chairman General Moeen U Ahmed and AFC president Mohammad bin Hammam on the same day.Although the BFF officials have kept mum on the issue, stating they have yet to know the 'truth', a vice-president yesterday asked about its legitimacy."If it has been done, it was the right way. Any member of the BFF let alone the president should tender resignations to the BFF executive committee only," said senior vice-president Monir Ahmed."In fact we have no document to support the fact and no date has been set for a meeting yet," he added.The BFF has not announced when its... More About: Wrong , Ulta
Bangladesh National Home Football Jersey - To Buy
2007-12-21 14:40:00 The UK based office of the company I got my Bangladesh national shirt from, have confirmed to me that they will start selling the Bangladesh National Home Jersey early in 2008. The home shirt will be exactly of the same design below complete with the BFF logo:They confirmed to me that will not sell them for more than £20 plus P+P. Please email them on Tiger-Sports@hotmail.co.uk for inquiries and sales. More About: Football
Footballers and Organisers Slam Sultan
2007-12-20 11:10:00 Footballers and organisers yesterday said they were embarrassed about Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president SA Sultan 's abrasive remarks about Sports Adviser Tapan Chowdhury and the media."We never expected the chief of the football federation to attack the sports boss and media. We really feel ashamed for this as a part of the football fraternity," said former national football captain Badal Roy at a press briefing at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.Ex-BFF general secretary Harunur Rashid, organisers Fazlur Rahman Babul, Nurul Alam Chowdhury, Shawkat Ali Jahangir and footballer Kaiser Hamid also spoke on the occasion.The speakers also claimed that Sultan provided false information about the success of BFF in his last week's letter to the National Sports Council chairman."We are really confused whether SA Sultan has resigned or not," Badal said.SA Sultan tendered his resignation to FIFA president Sepp Blatter on December 15 and submitted copies to NSC chairman and Army C... More About: Slam , Organ , Ulta
Eid Mubarak!
2007-12-19 22:28:00 Just wanted to say Eid Mubarak to all BanglaFootball.net readers and passers-by. Have a good one, and remember to stay safe!
BFF Chief Sultan Resigns
2007-12-18 23:30:00 The rumour surrounding Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president SA Sultan 's resignation materialised as a document supporting the fact was available yesterday.Sultan has sent his resignation letter to FIFA president Sepp Blatter on December 15, stating: "I hereby resign from the post of president of the Bangladesh Football Federation due to unavoidable circumstances and personal reasons. Kindly accept my resignation."It was learnt that Sultan had also given a copy of the resignation letter to National Sports Council chairman and Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed on Saturday when the BFF chief met the latter to hand over the money earned from the charity matches for cyclone affected people of the country.However Sultan could not be reached for his comments. The BFF officials including acting general secretary Manzoor Hossain Malu were also in total darkness about the resignation.Sultan and the executive committee, whose tenure expired last April, were given a year's lifeline b... More About: Ulta
Media Seek Apology from BFF Chief
2007-12-18 23:28:00 The three associations of sports journalists - Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association, Bangladesh Sports Writers Association and Bangladesh Sports Journalists and Writers Community - yesterday demanded Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president SA Sultan's apology for trying to disgrace the media last week.Sultan, in a letter to the National Sports Council (NSC) chairman and Chief of Army Staff General Moeen U Ahmed, claimed that 'the media cannot be controlled without exchange'. He also alleged that 'politically motivated media had launched a propaganda blitz against the BFF' in the written statement.Speaking at a press conference at the NSC conference room yesterday afternoon, leading sports journalists condemned Sultan for his loose remarks about the media, which has always given vast coverage of football despite the game's decline under his rein."Sultan has a tendency of denying comments made by him but such a remark, which is on record, from the president of the fo... More About: Media , Apology , Seek
All Club Pages Now Published
2007-12-17 23:09:00 I have finally gotten around to creating a page for each club that competed in the B. League 2006-07. You can check them out here.As you may notice, only Mohammedan Sporting Club have any type of history on their page, and the rest are rather empty. This is because I have no knowledge or information available to me, about these clubs. If you know anything or can point to any web resource with more information, then please contact me. More About: Published , Pages , Ages
Chittagong Mohammedan SC
2007-12-17 20:25:00 B. League Standings2006-07: 7thChittagong Mohammedan SC News >> More About: Edan
Chittagong Abahani Ltd
2007-12-17 20:21:00 B. League Standings2006-07: 10thChittagong Abahani Ltd News >>
Arambagh KS
2007-12-17 20:07:00 B. League Standings2006-07: 6thArambagh KS News >> More About: Ramba
Rangamati Clinch Women's Football Title
2007-12-16 23:58:00 Rangamati clinched the title of the second inter-district women's football competition beating hosts Dhaka by 2-0 goals in the final at the Dhanmondi Women's Sports Complex yesterday.Rokhsana Parvin scored the first goal in the 11th minute (1-0) while Suinu Pru Marma doubled the margin in the 58th minute (2-0).After the final, Suinu Pru Marma of champion Rangamati team received the player of the tournament award while her teammate Mina got the player of the final award. Sukhi of Narayanganj DSA, who scored nine goals, bagged the highest scorer award.LGRD Adviser Anwarul Iqbal was present at the closing ceremony as chief guest and later distributed the prizes.Women and Children Affairs secretary Rokeya Sultana and Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) vice president Rafia Akhter Doly were present as special guests. More About: Football , Title , Clinch
The BFF Donates Tk 9 Lakh for Sidr Victims
2007-12-16 19:48:00 The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) President SA Sultan has handed over a cheque to National Sports Council chairman and Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed.The BFF donated a total of Tk 901,636 to the Chief Adviser's Relief Fund for the victims of Cyclone Sidr.Malu, Lokman Hossain Bhuiyan of Mohammedan Sporting Club and Kazi Nabil Ahmed of Abahani were also present while the cheque was handed over to the NSC chairman.The amount has been raised from the three matches between the country's two soccer giants Mohammedan and Abahani in the first week of this month at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.Mohammedan won the three-match charity series 2-1. More About: Victims
Women's Football Final Today
2007-12-15 19:59:00 Rangamati will face hosts Dhaka in today's final of the Inter-district women's football tournament.The final will kick off at 3pm at the Dhanmondi Women's Sports Complex.LGRD Adviser Anwarul Haq will distribute prizes as chief guest.Rangamati defeated their Hill Tracts neighbours Khagrachhari 2-0 in the first semifinal while Dhaka ousted Narayanganj by an identical margin. More About: Football , Today , Final
Sultan's Claims Baseless Says Tapan
2007-12-15 19:55:00 Sports Adviser Tapan Chowdhury yesterday termed the allegations made against him by Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president SA Sultan as 'baseless'.The sports adviser also told reporters during the prize giving ceremony of the Victory Day judo competitions that Sultan's remarks against the media was of 'bad taste'.Sultan lodged complaints against the sports adviser in a letter to the National Sports Council chairman and Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed on Thursday, sparking more controversy as the contents of the letter were published in most of yesterday's newspapers.A war of words had begun between the sports boss of the country and the BFF chief last week, which led to Sultan's outburst and threat to resign from his post."I had talked about the poor state of the game and the activities of the BFF. I never attacked anyone personally. But he (Sultan) has attacked me personally. This is mindless and cheap," Tapan told."The way the BFF has been trying to form the DFAs w... More About: Claims , Ulta
Dhaka and Rangamati in Women's Final
2007-12-15 00:07:00 Dhaka and Rangamati will play the final of the Inter-district women's football competition tomorrow after elbowing our their semi-final opponents by identical margins yesterday.Mainu Pru and Nubai scored in Rangamati's 2-0 win over neighbours Khagrachhari in the first semi-final at the Dhanmondi Women's Sports Complex while Dalia Akhter struck both the goals for Dhaka who blanked Narayanganj also 2-0.The final will kick off at 3pm. More About: Final , Dhaka
Sultan Slams Media
2007-12-15 00:06:00 The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president SA Sultan dragged the media in his on-going war against Sports Adviser Tapan Chowdhury when he lodged an official complaint to the chairman of National Sports Council (NSC) yesterday.In a letter to the NSC chairman and Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed, Sultan claimed that the sports adviser had made some unnecessary and uncalled for remarks on his 'family' television channel ETV and to reporters against the BFF beyond his jurisdiction on December 6."He (Tapan) had made similar remarks in the past to tarnish the image of the federation but we did not complain to show respect for him. Damaging the BFF's image is not respectable for his ministry either," stated the letter signed by Sultan.Sultan also seemed to have got tired of the media and blasted it by saying: "The media cannot be controlled without 'exchange' and we haven't indulged in this."The BFF boss however was not available to clarify what he meant by the word 'exchang... More About: Media , Ulta
Narayanganj in Semis
2007-12-13 22:48:00 Narayanganj became the last team to confirm a semi-final berth in the Inter-district women's football tournament when they crushed Jessore 4-0 at the Dhanmondi Women's Sports Complex yesterday.Prolific scorer Sukhi struck a brace while Eeti and Bithi netted one goal apiece for Group D champions Narayanganj, who will face neighbours Dhaka in today's second semis.The first semi-final will be played between Chittagong Hill Tracts neighbours, Rangamati and Khagrachhari.
BFF Looks to Previous Statutes for Shelter
2007-12-13 22:47:00 The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) is contemplating walking into the past as the executive committee has decided to ask FIFA's permission to hold the next election according to the 2003 constitution.After BFF president SA Sultan's meeting with the organisers and ex footballers outside the federation on Tuesday, the executive committee once again ignored the urge to hold a general meeting for open discussion and push the ball into FIFA's court.The BFF boss had promised to go to the FIFA and explain the difficulties of forming the district and divisional football associations (DFAs) due to technical and legal problems."In line with Monday's meeting with organisers, we've decided to request FIFA allow us hold the election according to the previous constitution," said Sultan.The FIFA gave the BFF executive committee, which expired last April, one year's time to form DFAs and hold the next election."Although it is unlikely that the FIFA will listen to our plea, we will try to... More About: Shelter , Looks
BFF President to Talk to FIFA
2007-12-12 21:58:00 The ice surrounding the relationship between football organisers inside and outside the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has seemingly begun to melt after a delegation of organisers and ex-players met federation president SA Sultan yesterday.Ex-BFF general secretary Harunur Rashid, former national captain and BFF high-up Badal Roy, organisers Fazlur Rahman Babul, Shawkat Khan Jahangir, Nurul Alam Chowdhury and ex-national booters Sheikh Mohammed Aslam and Kaiser Hamid were part of the delegation that met the BFF boss at his office last afternoon.The main point of discussion was the formation of DFAs (district and divisional football associations) ahead of the BFF elections."There have been some talking recently but I want to make one thing clear that the BFF has so far done everything under the directive of its controlling organisation FIFA. However, considering the socio-economic condition of the country, I have realised that there are many problems in implementing the FIFA dir... More About: President , Talk , Fifa
BFF to Sit With Organisers and Booters
2007-12-11 21:11:00 The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) officials had a meeting with the general secretaries of the district sports associations (DSA) yesterday, with a view to ease the way to the coming elections of the proposed DFAs (district and divisional football associations).BFF president SA Sultan, acting general secretary Manzoor Hossain Malu, vice-presidents and other officials were present.The BFF listened to suggestions about how the DSA secretaries could be involved with the DFAs.Sultan told reporters after the meeting that they have thought about forming an advisory council for the DFAs where the DSA secretaries would be included.The final decision, however, will be taken in BFF's executive committee meeting tomorrow.Meanwhile, the BFF will finally sit today with the players and organisers, who have been repeatedly demanding a general meeting of the councillors to discuss the election issues, especially the formation of the DFAs. More About: Organ
MSC Win Charity Series
More articles from this author:2007-12-08 20:27:00 Guest goalkeeper Aminul Haque saved two penalties as Mohammedan Sporting Club produced another tiebreaker win against Abahani yesterday to lift the Teletalk Best of Three charity series 2-1.In a repeat of the opening match, Mohammedan outplayed their arch rivals 4-2 in the penalty shootout after a scoreless 90 minutes in the third and final match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.Mohammedan won 5-4 on penalties in the first match before Abahani restored parity in the series with a 2-1 victory.After an aggregate 14,000 turnout on the first two days, around 15,000 fans enjoyed the series finale, which meant the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) is likely to raise a fund near Tk 10 lakh - inclusive of Teletalk's Tk three lakh sponsorship - for victims of Cyclone Sidr.The BFF's initial target was to see houseful crowd on each of the three days but it failed to even sell a total of 33,000 tickets - the official capacity of the venue.The result in the end, would give the black and ... More About: Charity , Series 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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