The Bangladesh national football team is the national recognised football team of Bangladesh and is controlled by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) since 1973 and of FIFA since 1974, even though the Bangladesh Football Federation was first founded in 1972. Bangladesh was elected as a member of the AFC Executive Committee in 1982–1986 and 1998–2002. The current Executive Committee was elected democratically, under an AFC approved constitution and direct supervision of FIFA & AFC, in October 2020.
Kazi Md. Salahuddin is a Bangladeshi former football player currently serving as the president of South Asian Football Federation and Bangladesh Football Federation. He was a member of the Shadhin Bangla Football Team, which played across India to raise awareness about the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. He played for and captained the Bangladesh national team, retiring in 1983. Salahuddin is the first football player from the country to play abroad in the professional league in Hong Kong and is considered to be Bangladsh's first professional sports Athlete.
The Asian Hockey Federation is the governing body for the sport of field hockey in Asia. It now has 33 member associations. It is affiliated to the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The current president is Fumio Ogura and the patron is Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah.
Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited Dhaka, founded in 1936 at Dhaka, is one of the oldest and one of the most popular football clubs in Bangladesh, with a support base in all parts of the country. The club currently plays in the Bangladesh Premier League.
Aminul Haque, is a former Bangladeshi professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time in Bangladesh, and has been marked as the "Greatest Goalkeeper of All Time to have represented Bangladesh". According to former coach of Bangladesh national football team George Kottan, Haque is one of the best goalkeepers he has ever seen. He is considered one of the most influential footballers of his generation in South Asia alongside Ali Ashfaq and Bhaichung Bhutia. Haque's positional sense and ability to read the game made him one of the greatest goalkeepers in South Asian football history. Shebby Singh of ESPN Star suggested that Haque deserves to play in a better league, even in England with proper training.
Najmul Hossain Shanto is a Bangladeshi cricketer.
Mahabub Hossain Roksy is a Bangladeshi football coach and former national team player.
The Men's AHF Cup is a quadrennial international men's field hockey competition in Asia organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. The tournament was founded in 1997 and serves as a qualification tournament for the next Men's Asia Cup.
The Men's Junior AHF Cup is a men's international under-21 field hockey competition in Asia organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. The tournament was founded in 2003 and serves as the qualification tournament for the next Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup.
The 2021 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup was scheduled to be the 9th edition of the Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup, the men's international under-21 field hockey championship of Asia organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. It was originally scheduled to take place from 4 to 12 June 2020 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
The England cricket team toured Bangladesh in March 2023 to play three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. The ODI series formed part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. It was the first bilateral T20I series between the two teams, and England's first tour of Bangladesh since 2016.
The Bangladesh women's national field hockey team represents Bangladesh in women's international field hockey competitions and it's controlled by the Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF).
Motiur Rahman Munna is a retired Bangladeshi footballer who played as a central midfielder. He played for the Bangladesh national team from 1999 to 2009. Motiur spent most of his club career captaining Mohammedan SC, where he won several trophies. He also played for Brothers Union, Muktijoddha Sangsad KC and Abahani Limited Dhaka during his 14-year club career.
Javier Fernández Cabrera Martín Peñato is a Spanish professional football coach. He currently manages the Bangladesh national football team. Cabrera is an UEFA Pro License Coach with wide experience in both professional and grassroots football projects. Cabrera also has a reputation as a football analyst. Cabrera has the experience of working as an expert analyst for Opta Sports and he also has a bachelor's degree in football as well as advertising and marketing.
Dhaka Rangers Football Club commonly known as Dhaka Rangers FC is a Bangladeshi Women's association football club from Dhaka. They participate in Bangladesh Women's Football League, the women's premier football league in Bangladesh. The club established in 2022 ahead of 2021–22 Bangladesh Women's Football League that is playing from November 2022.
Farashganj Sporting Club Women commonly known as Farashganj SC Women (Bengali: ফরাশগঞ্জ এসসি ওমেন) is a Bangladeshi Women's association football club from Farashganj, Dhaka. They participate in Bangladesh Women's Football League, the women's premier football league in Bangladesh.
Siraj Srity Songsod is a Bangladeshi Women's association football club from Rajshahi. They participate in Bangladesh Women's Football League, the women's premier football league in Bangladesh.
Barishal Football Academy are a Bangladeshi women's football club based in Barishal that competes in the Bangladesh Women's Football League, the top flight of women's football in Bangladesh.
The 2023 Men's Junior AHF Cup is the sixth edition of the Men's Junior AHF Cup, the qualification tournament for the Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup organized by the Asian Hockey Federation.
