Football team stranded in Nepal returns home on military plane

Sports Desk

The Bangladesh football team was stranded in Nepal due to political unrest. Several journalists were also stranded with them. They were finally brought back to the country by a military plane.

The national football team and journalists returned home at 5 pm today. This news was confirmed by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
A press release from the ISPR said, ‘Today, September 11, 2025, the Bangladesh Air Force aircraft carrying the Bangladesh national football team left Dhaka for Nepal at 11:53 am today.’

The Bangladesh team was originally scheduled to return home on Wednesday. However, the second and final FIFA friendly match was canceled after at least 19 people were killed in Monday’s violence and the country’s prime minister resigned. Considering the situation, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) arranged for the scheduled return flight to be brought forward a day to Tuesday.

However, due to political unrest and increasing protests, airport authorities canceled all flights, forcing the players and officials to stay at a hotel in Kathmandu. Several journalists were also stranded along with the football team.