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FIFA council member, head of women’s soccer jailed for saying Bangladesh PM favors cricket

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate sent FIFA council member Mahfuza Akhter Kiron to jail Saturday after rejecting her bail application in a defamation case filed over remarks deemed to be derogatory about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Kiron, who also heads women’s football at the Bangladesh Football Federation, reportedly told a television talk […]