Dhaka Abahani Ltd  reached the semifinal of the season's curtain raiser soccer meet, the Independence Cup Football ' 2023 as the 2nd team eliminating Sheikh Jamal DC by 3-2 goals in tie breaker at the floodlight Bashundhara Kings Arena here Sunday evening. The nail-bitting 2nd  quarterfinal match between Dhaka Abahani and Sheikh Jamal DC ended in a goalless position in the stipulated 90- minute and the match was again locked 1-1 goals  in the extra session of 30 minutes. Independence Cup: Rahmatganj MFS advance to semis eliminating Police FC In the extra session,  Brazilian medio Jonathan Fenandes  put Abahani ahead in the 94th minute while another Brazilian midfielder Higor restored the parity for Sheikh Jamal in the 107th minute to force the match toward tie breaker. Abahanis substitute custodian Shamim emerged as the match hero foiling two Sheikh Jamal attempts, out of five, in the tie breaker.  Iranian defender Milad Sheikhi scored the match winning goal for Abahani  after Fahim of Sheikh Jamal sent the previous spot Khan kick outside. Team Manager of Dhaka Abahani got marching after receiving a direct red card. FIFA Women's Football: Bangladesh aiming to wrap up friendly series against Singapore on Monday Dhaka Abahani will now play the 2nd semifinal on December 15 at the Bashundhara Kings Arena here against the winners of Bashundhara Kings and Bangladesh Army, who will meet each other in the 4th quarterfinal on Tuesday (Dec 5) at the same venue Rahmatganj MFS will play the first semifinal, also on December 15 at the Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni Stadium in Gopalganj against the winners of  Dhaka Mohammedan and Chittagong Abahani, who will meet each in the 3rd quarterfinal on Tuesday (Dec 5) at  Bir Shreshtha Fl Lt Shaheed Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj After a recess on Monday, Dhaka Mohammedan SC, the champions of Group C, will encounter Group D runners-up Chittagong Abahani Limited in the 3rd quarterfinal on Tuesday (December 5) at 1:45 pm at the Bir Shreshtha Fl Lt Shaheed Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj. Star-studded Bashundhara Kings, the champions of Group D will play Group C runners- up Bangladesh Army Football team in the 4th and last quarterfinal, also on Tuesday at 4 pm at their home ground -- Bashundhara Kings Arena--in the capital. Independence Cup Football: Quarterfinals begin Sunday The two semifinals will be held ten days later after the Bashundhara Kings vital AFC Cup Football match against Indian giant Odisha FC, billed for December 11 at Kalindi Stadum in Bhubaneswar. The first semifinal will be held on December 15 at  1:45 pm at the Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni Stadium in Gopalganj while the 2nd semifinal will also be held on the same day (Dec 15) at 4 pm at the Bashundhara Kings Arena in the city. The title deciding final match will commence on December 18 at 1:45 pm  at the Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni Stadium in Gopalganj.

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club, coming from behind twice, drew 2-2 with Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club in a Group A match of the Bashundhara Group Federation Cup Football 2022-23 at the Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni Stadium in Gopalganj on Tuesday. The match was also locked in 1-1 goal in the first half. Local medio Arif Hossain put the traditional black and whites Mohammedan SC ahead in the 28th minute (1-0) while St Vincent forward Stewart leveled the margin for Sheikh Jamal in the 44th minute (1-1). Read more: Bangladesh Championship League: Uttara hold Wanderers to 1-1 draw Another local midfielder Ashraful Haque Asif again put Mohammedan SC ahead in the 71st minute (2-1) while Gambian forward Sulayman Sillah again neutralized the margin in the 76th minute (2-2). In the day's match, coming from behind, Rahmatganj MFS beat Azampur FC, Uttara by 2-1 goal at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Dutta Stadium in Cumilla on Tuesday. Rohit Sarkar scored first for Azampur FC in the very 6th minute.(1-0). But,  forwards Velencia and Ashraful Islam scored two quick goals in span of only three minutes (71st and 74th minutes)  to win the match (2-1).

The remaining matches of the country's most prestigious soccer meet, the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football' 2020-21, will resume in Dhaka on Wednesday (July 14). Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) earlier  postponed the heavyweight league temportely from July 2 due to contineous rainfall,  unplayable condition of grounds, weather forecast reports and for the countrywide lockdown for Covid-19. Due to existing Covid-19 situation, all the BPL matches will now be held at two venues in Dhaka --Banglabandhu National Stadium and Fortis Football Club ground in Badda. Read: BPL Football: Dhaka Abahani earn 2-0 victory over Ctg Abahani On resuming day (Wednesday) of BPL, Sheikh Russel KC will play Muktijoddha Sangsad KC at 4 pm at the Banglabandhu National Stadium here. On the following day (Thursday), Sheikh Jamal DC will meet Saif Sporting Club at the same time and same venue. Before Eid-ul-Azha, only two matches will be held at new venue --Fortis FC ground-- on July 17 and 19. Rahmatganj MFS will face Bangladesh Police on July 17 while Saif SC will encounter Arambagh KS on July 19. The league will continue till July 19 and will resume again on July 23 after three-day break for Eid festival. Read: BPL Football: Bashundhara beat Mohammedan 1-0; maintain 100% unbeaten run In the BPL, star studded Bashundhara Kings poised for their 2nd league crown as they are comfortably dominated the league table as lone unbeaten team securing 49 points from 17 matches, 13 points ahead of their neatest rivals Dhaka Abahani Ltd, which  bagged 36 points from 17 encounters. Meanwhile, the BCL Football '2020-21 already began here from Tuesday (July 13) . Earlier, the BFF also postponed the Women's Football League and the 3rd Division Football League matches from Thursday (July 1) for the inclement weather and for countrywide lockdown for Covid -19.

Bottom-ranked Arambagh KS pulled off the biggest upset in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football, outplaying former champion Sheikh Jamal DC by 3-1 goals at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Tuesday. Despite the victory, Arambagh KS remained at the bottom of the 13-team league securing five points from 16 matches. Also read: BPL Football: Baridhara taste 2nd victory crushing Brothers 3-0 In the match, Arambagh KS not only tasted the first victory in the league but also took revenge of their embarrassing 6-0 goals defeat against Sheikh Jamal in the first phase league. With the day's maiden defeat in their 15 league match, Sheikh Jamal DC went to third place in the league table after Bashundhara Kings (43 points) and Dhaka Abahani Ltd (32) with their previous credit of 32 points from 15 encounters. Also read: BPL Football: Mohammedan move to 4th spot beating Sheikh Russel 1-0 In Tuesday’s match, both sides had scored a goal in the first half. Gambian forward Omar Jobe put Sheikh Jamal ahead in the 15th minute (1-0) while Uzbek striker Islomjon Abdukadyrov restored the parity for Arambagh KS in the stoppage time (45+1) of the first half (1-1). Also read: BPL Football: Mohammedan move to 5th spot beating Saif 2-1 Midfielder Omar Faruq and local forward Nihat Zaman Ucchash scored two quick goals for Arambagh KS in the span of only three minutes (54th and 57th) to seal the fate of the match much to the frustration of three-time champion Sheikh Jamal.

The ninth round of the 13-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football will begin on Tuesday at different venues across the country.

The 4th round of the 13-team prestigious Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football begins (Wednesday) at different venues in Dhaka and adjoining areas.

Former national goalkeeper Biplob Bhattacharjee, who played eight SAFF Championships and a SAF Games for Bangladesh, was named as the goalkeeping coach of Bangladesh national football team on Monday.

Three times champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club tasted their first victory in their 2nd match of the going Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football beating hosts Muktijoddha  Sangsad KC by 2-1 goals at Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni Stadium in Gopalganj on Tuesday.