Bangladesh women`s junior football team warm up during a training session at the National Stadium in Dhaka on Feb. 21. Several women’s soccer matches were canceled last year after pitch invasions and threats of violence. After years of building grassroots support for women’s football, the federation is starting to see a payoff. “We didn’t even have a national women’s team before 2008,” said Mahfuza Akter Kiron, 59, head of the BFF women’s wing. Organizers said that as progress in women’s soccer becomes evident, sponsors are beginning to show interest and people’s attitudes are shifting.

Source: Taipei Times March 02, 2026 17:57 UTC