Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- He sees Bangladesh's football developing in future.

The visiting FIFA president's optimism came when he paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office in Dhaka on Thursday.

"He (FIFA president) has said that Bangladesh's football is promising," PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim told reporters after the meeting.

Bangladesh-India World Cup Football qualifying match held in Kolkata on Tuesday came up for discussion, he said.

Bangladesh settled for a point in the World Cup and Asian Cup pre-qualifiers after a last-gasp equaliser earned India a 1-1 draw in Kolkata on Tuesday.

It is Bangladesh's first point in the second round of 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup after they had lost to Qatar and Afgha...