Five more senior footballers of the SAFF Women's champions Bangladesh team left the capital for Thimphu on Sunday to play in the Bhutan National Women's Football League beginning there on April 15.

The day's Thimphu bound five footballers are: Sanjida Akter, Maria Manda, Shamsunnahar Sr, Masura Parvin and Rupna Chakma .

Another Bangladesh booter Krishna Rani Sarkar, who was also supposed fly Bhutan today along with five other players, failed to miss the day's trip for not getting work permit in time.

Earlier on last Sunday, four players --Bangladesh captain Sabina Khatun, SAFF's best player Ritu Porna Chakma, reliable national booters Monika Chakma and Matsushima Sumaya--reached Thimphu to play for Paro FC in the Bhutan league.

With the day's five, a record nine Bangladeshi players are going to play together in the Bhutan league, for the first time in a foreign league.

Apart from Paro FC,'s Sabina, Ritu Porna, Monika and Sumaiya, national

defender Masura Parvin and SAFF's best goalkeeper Rupna Chakma will play for the Transport United while Maria Manda, Sanjida Akter and Shamsunnahar Sr will play for Thimphu City.

But, their clubs will have to release them during Bangladesh national team's engagements as per FIFA rules.

Captain Sabina Khatun also played in the Maldives league while Sanjida Akter played for Kolkata East Bengal Club.

Besides, four Bangladeshi players--Sabina Khatun ,Ritu Porna, Maria Manda and Monika Chakma -- played for Royal Thimphu College FC of Bhutan in the AFC Women's Champions League in August last year.