Another embarrassing night for Indian football as they give away an easy victory to Bangladesh in their second meeting of AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers after drawing the first match. Bangladesh take the match 1-0 in front of home fans,

A BCB spokesperson confirmed the news, saying that the board has received a letter from the BCCI saying that the white-ball series will be scheduled at a later date

Hamza almost doubled Bangladesh’s lead just before half-time, unleashing a sweet left-footed volley in the 43rd minute that flashed narrowly over the bar.

India suffered a 1-0 defeat to Bangladesh in the AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualifier at Dhaka National Stadium, with Shekh Morsalin scoring the only goal. Fans slammed the Indian team on social media after their first loss to Bangladesh in 22 years and failure to register a win in five matches.

Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who has lived in exile in New Delhi since her August 2024 ouster after months-long student protests, has been sentenced to death by the ICT for alleged crimes against humanity.

Bangladesh’s recent performances against India and other stronger teams, combined with the influx of overseas-based footballers over the past year, have raised public expectations despite the team’s modest global ranking.

A major diplomatic flashpoint has erupted as Bangladesh urges India to hand over Sheikh Hasina following her death sentence in a politically explosive case. Dhaka insists that India must honour the extradition treaty and warns that offering shelter to Hasina would be seen as a hostile act.

Sibal stressed that the India–Bangladesh extradition treaty contains a political-offence exception, under which Hasina’s case is clearly protected.