Bangladesh made a significant stride in the latest FIFA Women's World Ranking by climbing five spots to 128th place -- a timely morale boost ahead of the AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers, scheduled for June 29 to July 5 in Myanmar.
The Bangladeshi quartet accounted for 25 of the 28 goals between them in a staggering display of dominance at the Samtse Artificial Turf.
Always keeping one eye on the bigger picture, Ritu believes the future of women’s football in South Asia is brighter than ever.
Bangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz was named sportsperson of the year 2024 during a colourful Kool-BSPA Sports Award 2024 ceremony held at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka on Friday.
A seven-member special committee of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) yesterday began the process of interviewing the 18 rebel footballers who are boycotting the training camp under national women’s team coach Peter Butler, demanding his resignation.
Three achievements, according to The Daily Star Sports team, stood out among all.
Ritu Porna Chakma, the Most Valuable Player of SAFF Women's Championship, spoke about the campaign and the aftermath of the success.
Star Lifestyle speaks to some of the women athletes of Bangladesh who are role models for countless young girls across the country.
The stars of Bangladesh Women’s national football team captain Sabina Khatun and Rituporna Chakma visited the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) office at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur today. They were welcomed to the SBNCS by national cricket team captain Nigar Sultana Joty who showed them around. The footballers, fresh from their SAFF Championship triumph, also tried their hands in cricket at the indoor practice facility of SBNCS and impressed Joti with their skills!
In the 2022 edition of the SAFF Women’s Championship, Ritu Porna Chakma came off the bench in all five of Bangladesh’s matches and played mostly a secondary role in the country’s maiden triumph at the regional football extravaganza.
Bangladesh, winners of the SAFF Women’s Championship, returned home from Nepal with their second consecutive regional title amid huge enthusiasm from fans and media personnel at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport yesterday.
Bangladeshi forward Ritu Porna Chakma made a brilliant international club competition debut but her Bhutanese outfit -- Royal Thimphu College FC -- surrendered a lead to suffer a 2-1 defeat to Bam Khatoon FC in their group opener of the preliminary stage of the AFC Women’s Champions League on Sunday.
The Bhutanese club has offered contracts to the four Bangladesh players to play for them in the preliminary stage of inaugural edition on August 25-31.
Bangladesh women’s football team’s member Ritu Porna Chakma dedicated her wonderful goal against Pakistan on Saturday to her younger brother, who passed away from a tragic accident in June.
