Bangladesh football team to set off for Dhaka from Nepal at 3pmThe Bangladesh national football team, which had gone to Kathmandu to play their Nepali counterparts in friendly matches only to be caught in the country’s political unrest, are finally headed back home. The arrangements for their return were made through the combined efforts of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), the Bangladeshi Embassy in Kathmandu, and the Bangladesh government. The Bangladesh football team went to Nepal on Sept 3 to play two friendly matches. Amid the unrest, the Bangladesh football team was stranded in a hotel in Kathmandu. A statement from the Ministry of Youth and Sports on Wednesday said, “The government is making the greatest possible effort for the safe return of the Bangladesh national football team stationed in Nepal.

Source: bd News24 September 11, 2025 05:54 UTC