SAFF champion women's team

Winning the second SAFF Women's Championship: Footsteps to the future

This victory comes at a critical time as Bangladesh undergoes a political and systemic reform.

‘Girls tend to be strong by default when it comes to playing football’

AKM Saiful Bari Titu, interim head coach to the Bangladesh National Women’s Football team, speaks about his experience coaching the team, their recent performances, and what can be done to take them further, in an interview with Afia Jahin of The Daily Star.

How did Bangladeshi women fare in 2022?

Women's achievements were overshadowed by the gendered inequalities they continue to face

Are we doing enough for aspiring young female athletes?

The primary barriers girls face in regards to sports come from the families themselves.

Bangladesh Women’s Football team / Do we really know how to celebrate our champions?

There comes a time, regardless of how rare it might be, when you genuinely feel happy to see others succeed. The existence of such happiness becomes much more apparent when it comes to underdogs achieving something despite everyone’s minuscule expectations for them. Such was the case for the Bangladesh Women's football team winning the SAFF Women Championship 2022 title.

Bangladesh Women's National Football team in NCTB textbook

The textbook features an entire lesson on our Tigresses.

A win for the dreamers

We need to invest in our women and change how we view their participation in sports

It’s time now for sports to stop seeing gender

Why do female sportspeople have to prove themselves “worthy” of the support their male counterparts can take for granted?

Open-top bus getting ready for SAFF champion women's team

"It is fine even if we do not stand with the champions' trophy on the open-top bus, I want to win it for the people who have helped us touch the green grass, leaving aside the bitter comments of the society."

November 1, 2024
November 1, 2024

Winning the second SAFF Women's Championship: Footsteps to the future

This victory comes at a critical time as Bangladesh undergoes a political and systemic reform.

December 24, 2023
December 24, 2023

‘Girls tend to be strong by default when it comes to playing football’

AKM Saiful Bari Titu, interim head coach to the Bangladesh National Women’s Football team, speaks about his experience coaching the team, their recent performances, and what can be done to take them further, in an interview with Afia Jahin of The Daily Star.

December 30, 2022
December 30, 2022

How did Bangladeshi women fare in 2022?

Women's achievements were overshadowed by the gendered inequalities they continue to face

November 10, 2022
November 10, 2022

Are we doing enough for aspiring young female athletes?

The primary barriers girls face in regards to sports come from the families themselves.

September 24, 2022
September 24, 2022

Do we really know how to celebrate our champions?

There comes a time, regardless of how rare it might be, when you genuinely feel happy to see others succeed. The existence of such happiness becomes much more apparent when it comes to underdogs achieving something despite everyone’s minuscule expectations for them. Such was the case for the Bangladesh Women's football team winning the SAFF Women Championship 2022 title.

September 20, 2022
September 20, 2022

Bangladesh Women's National Football team in NCTB textbook

The textbook features an entire lesson on our Tigresses.

September 20, 2022
September 20, 2022

A win for the dreamers

We need to invest in our women and change how we view their participation in sports

September 20, 2022
September 20, 2022

It’s time now for sports to stop seeing gender

Why do female sportspeople have to prove themselves “worthy” of the support their male counterparts can take for granted?

September 20, 2022
September 20, 2022

Open-top bus getting ready for SAFF champion women's team

"It is fine even if we do not stand with the champions' trophy on the open-top bus, I want to win it for the people who have helped us touch the green grass, leaving aside the bitter comments of the society."