Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) takes its grassroots programme into the streets on Sunday, April 12, as it stages the BFF Future Stars Festival 2026 across three cities, Dhaka, Jashore and Sylhet. This event will mark the International Day for Street Children with friendly matches and a development meeting later in the day at the federation headquarters.
The day itself carries global significance, with hundreds of organisations worldwide acknowledging the resilience and strength of millions of street-connected children. The BFF has chosen to put a ball at the centre of that acknowledgement, which, given football’s reach in Bangladesh, makes complete sense.
Dhaka leads the charge with a midday kick-off at the BFF’s artificial turf facility. Street children will step onto a proper surface, not a roadside patch, and that shift alone carries weight. Football here becomes more than a game; it becomes access.
Jashore and Sylhet carry the same idea outward. The Shams-Ul-Huda Football Academy hosts the Jashore leg, a venue that has built a genuine reputation as one of the country’s serious development institutions. Sylhet District Stadium completes the trio, turning three separate venues into one unified national message.
Later in the afternoon the focus moves upstairs. The BFF Development Committee convenes at 1pm at the federation building to shape the next phase of planning.
