World Cup fever has taken over Bangladesh, with passionate fans decorating their homes, offices, factories, markets and vehicles with the flags of teams who will be playing in South Africa.
Some have even draped huge banners over the front of their buildings - and most of them are the blue and white of Argentina.

After almost one and a half years, BanglaFootball.net is back to bring you the latest news on Bangladesh football. The site has undergone some great changes, mainly the new 'Features & Analysis" section on the homepage. And there is more to come over the coming weeks!
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Being a huge football fan, I have amassed quite a large collection of football jerseys, over the years. Obviously as it is near impossible to get hold of an authentic Bangladesh national jersey, I have to show my love for my other teams. And my favourite club team is the great Manchester United, whom I've supported since I was a little boy.

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The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has arranged a friendly match on Eid at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.
A BFF XI and a National Sports Council XI will play the match that will start at 6pm at the big bowl.
The national camp players, who are preparing for this month's Merdeka Cup in Malaysia, and the B.

The partnership between Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) and Citycell that is expected to give the dying game in the country a lifeline was made official yesterday after the two parties signed an MoU for the development of football.
Citycell will provide the cash-starved BFF Tk 16.5 crore over the next three years as the federation's 'partner in progress'.

The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has struck a landmark sponsorship deal with Citycell worth Tk 16.5 crore for three years, the biggest ever trade in the country's football history.
Although it was reported that Citycell, one of the leading cellular phone operators, will give the governing body of football Tk 15 crore, BFF president Kazi Salahuddin yesterday confirmed that the deal was worth more.

Video highlights of Bangladesh v Afghanistan, which was played on 6th June 2008 in the South Asian Football Federation Championship. The match report can be found here.

In one of their most remarkable recoveries in a football match, Bangladesh came from a two-goal deficit to salvage a 2-2 draw against Afghanistan in a SAFF Championship Group B clash yesterday.
Although holders India and co-hosts Maldives confirmed their semifinal berths from Group A after two rounds on Thursday, the Sri Lankan leg of the competition remained open after three successive draws in Group B.

Video highlights of Bangladesh v Bhutan, which was played on 4th June 2008 in the South Asian Football Federation Championship. The match report can be found here.

Bangladesh kicked off their fifth SAFF Championship campaign dourly when the 2003 champions were held to a 1-1 draw by minnows Bhutan yesterday.
Although 2005 SAFF runners-up Bangladesh's chances to regain the trophy looked remote when they left for Sri Lanka last month, everyone had taken a victory for granted against Bhutan, who lost all their previous six matches in 2003 and 2005 SAFF Championships.

Bhutan will give Bangladesh another opportunity to win their first international match in over two years when the two sides meet in the Group B opener of the fifth SAFF Football Championship in Colombo today.
The match, which kicks off at 5.30 pm (Bangladesh time) at the Sugathadasa Stadium, will be telecast live by ATN Bangla.

FIFA president Sep Blatter congratulated newly-elected Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) chief Kazi Salahuddin.
In a faxed letter to Salahuddin, the country's football legend, Blatter stated that the election represents a historical milestone in Bangladesh football and also appreciated that a former footballer has come forward to take the helm.

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