The Bangladesh–India football rivalry always brings intense excitement, and today was no different. Long before kickoff, the stands at the National Stadium were filled to the brim. Several advisors, dignitaries, and high-profile personalities also arrived to witness the highly anticipated showdown.
Bangladesh secured a memorable 2-1 victory over India, ending a 22-year wait. The joyous roar inside the stadium reflected the emotional weight of this triumph. Youth and Sports Advisor Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan joined the celebrations by visiting the players in the dressing room.
“𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒄, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒃𝒊𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏,” 𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒅𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒕.
Tk 2 Crore Bonus Announced for Hamza’s Historic Win
In recognition of the team’s extraordinary performance, Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan announced a Tk 2 crore reward for Hamza and the national team. According to team manager Amer Khan, this announcement significantly boosted the morale of the footballers.
“𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒚𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒌 2 𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒏𝒖𝒔,” 𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒓 𝑲𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅.
Meanwhile, BFF President Kazi Salauddin reached the team hotel to join a celebratory dinner. Hamza is scheduled to fly back to England tomorrow morning.
The Sports Advisor has also been supportive of women’s football. He previously provided Tk 1.5 crore to the women’s team in two installments—Tk 1 crore for winning the SAFF Championship last year and Tk 50 lakh for qualifying for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup. Both commitments were fulfilled. In contrast, the BFF had pledged Tk 1.5 crore to the women’s team for their SAFF victory but has yet to deliver the amount, even after a year.