In an unprecedented decision, Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) yesterday slapped suspensions of various tenures on 14 players and 10 officials, including veteran Mohammedan player Rasel Mahmud Jimmy and Mohammedan manager Ariful Haque Prince, following a meeting of the governing body on Saturday.

Bangladesh junior hockey team are keeping their sights on the title of next month’s Men’s Junior AHF Cup in Singapore as the players of the preliminary squad today reported to head coach Ashiquzzaman at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium.

Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) today issued letters to Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club and Abahani to take part in the playoff match to decide the title of the Dhaka Premier Hockey League between May 10 and 13.

Mohammedan Sporting Club sought the intervention of youth and sports minister Nazmul Hassan Papon for justice over the title-deciding match of the Green Delta Insurance Premier Hockey League against Abahani, claiming that the club is not getting cooperation from Bangladesh Hockey Federation.

Defending champions Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club and title-rivals Abahani were unanimous in their opposition to playing the playoff of the Green Delta Insurance Dhaka Premier Division Hockey League on Sunday, asking Bangladesh Hockey Federation to arrange a later date for the title-deciding match.

With this outcome, the Sky Blues equalled Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club with 37 points from 15 matches each and set up a play-off clash to decide the title, according to the bylaws.

Penalty-corner specialist Shohanur Rahman Sabuj returned with a broken heart after missing out on a golden opportunity to break a 29-year-old record for the highest goal-scorer in the Premier Division Hockey League.

Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club broke league leaders Mohammedan's unbeaten run in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League with a 3-2 win in a crucial Super Six match at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Sunday as the league resumeed following the Eid break.

Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club returned to the title race of Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League after beating title-aspirants Abahani 2-1 in their Super Six encounter at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Sunday.

Mohammad Yusuf, who served as the vice-president of the current executive committee of the Bangladesh Hockey Federation and the acting general secretary of the previous committee, is no more. This veteran organiser breathed his last at Chattogram’s Evercare Hospital today.

Abahani continued their winning run in the Green Delta Premier Division Hockey League with a 3-0 win against Shadharan Bima Corporation Club at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Saturday.

Title contenders Abahani extended their winning run to three matches in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League after inflicting a massive 10-1 defeat on Azad SC at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium yesterday.

Star-studded Abahani will look for improved performance to regain the title of Club Cup hockey tournament when they square off against reigning champions Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club in the final at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium today.

For Abahani, Rumman Sarkar scored a brace and Pushkar Khisa Mimo netted one goal

“We are skipping the tournament to save money so that we can play in the Dhaka Premier Division Hockey League.”

The handover of the renovated ground of the Bangabandhu National Stadium is set to be deferred by a few more weeks after the joint inspection team of National Sports Council (NSC) and Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) yesterday found some shortcomings around the newly-laid drainage system.

Bangladesh women’s hockey team registered back-to-back victories in the Women’s Hockey5s Asia Cup in Salalah, Oman.

Hockey player Rezaul Karim Babu shared his and the team’s goals for the forthcoming Asian Games, and his expectations from a sport that has left its heydays long behind during an interview with The Daily Star.   

It can be quite hard to imagine hockey’s popularity in the country was only second to football in the 80’s. Although football’s craze was unmatched back then, hockey boasted a fair share of spectators who thronged stadiums to watch domestic and international matches.

AKM Mominul Haque Shaeed is set to retain the post of general secretary as former national player Sajed A Adel failed to become a councilor of the federation allegedly due to Shaeed not allowing Adel to place his complaints before the BHF Election commission.