China, however, fought back in the next quarter, drawing level in the 44th minute through another penalty corner before SUN Jingran scored from a field goal in the 53rd minute to complete the hosts’ comeback and deny Bangladesh at least a point.

Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) today announced an 18-member final squad for the upcoming Asian Games, including veteran forwards Rasel Mahmud Jimmy and Pushkor Khisha Mimo. However, the governing body is struggling to arrange overseas preparatory matches for the men in red and green due to visa issues.

Newcomer Mehrab Hasan Samin struck the winner in the 38th minute from open play.

Surviving an elimination scare, Bangladesh national hockey team secured a berth in the upcoming 2026 Asian Games with a nerve-wracking 3-2 penalty shootout win, following a 4-4 draw in regulation time against Hong Kong in the Men’s Asian Games Qualifiers in Thailand today.

Hosts Bangladesh began their Road to the FIH World Cup Qualifiers campaign with a heavy 8-2 defeat to Pakistan in the first of three play-off matches at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Thursday.

The Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF dismissed allegations of bias in the selection of the national team for the upcoming Men’s Hockey Asia Cup, beginning August 29 in Bihar, India.

Bangladesh will compete in the upcoming AHF Asia Cup hockey in place of Pakistan, who have refused to travel to host nation India, citing security concerns.

Bangladesh have been pitted alongside last edition’s runners-up France as well as hockey powerhouses Australia and South Korea in Group F of their debut campaign in the upcoming Junior World Cup Hockey, the draw for which was held in Lausanne, Switzerland on Saturday.

Terming Bangladesh’s failure to qualify for the Asia Cup for the first time as a ‘big blow’ to the country’s hockey , general secretary of Bangladesh Hockey Federation’s (BHF) ad-hoc committee, Lt Col (retd) Riazul Hasan, has cited lack of finances as a cause for the team’s disastrous performance in the ongoing AHF Cup.

A bunch of national players will get the opportunity to play in different European hockey leagues as Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) is all set to appoint German coach Peter Gerhard Rach as the technical director of the local game’s governing body from June 1.

The Bangladesh Under-21 hockey team started their marathon of a journey to reach their preparation camp in Haryana, India where they will set camp for extended preparations before heading to Oman to participate in the Junior Asia Cup, scheduled to get underway from May 23.

Bangladesh exacted revenge over Oman for their Asian Games Qualifiers dribbling with a 2-1 win in the Asia Cup in Jakarta on Tuesday.