Hermoso 'overwhelmed' by forced kiss, teammates tell trial
Jenni Hermoso was 鈥榦verwhelmed鈥� by former Spanish football boss Luis Rubiales' forced kiss and was unable to enjoy winning the Women's World Cup, her teammates told a court Thursday.
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Women鈥檚 football team to receive Ekushey Padak
The Bangladesh women鈥檚 national football team will be honoured with the Ekushey Padak 2025 in the sports category for their remarkable contribution in recent times.
Hermoso pressured to downplay kiss, brother tells Spain court
Jenni Hermoso's brother on Wednesday told the forced kiss trial of Spain's ex-football federation chief Luis Rubiales his sister was threatened with 鈥榗onsequences鈥� if she did not downplay the affair.
Footballer Sumaya files GD against unidentified culprits
SAFF women鈥檚 Championship 2024 winning Bangladesh national team forward, Matsushima Sumaya, who claimed to have received persistent death and rape threats, lodged a general diary with the Motijheel police station against unidentified culprits on Wednesday.
No chance of negotiation as Butler threatens to quit
Bangladesh national women's football team head coach, Peter Butler, has threatened to resign, claiming that there is no room for negotiation with rebel players who are boycotting training sessions under him.
SAFF winner Sumaya receives death, rape threats
SAFF women鈥檚 Championship 2024 winning Bangladesh national team forward Matsushima Sumaya on Tuesday claimed to have received death and rape threats, amid their boycott of training under English coach Peter Butler.
Empowering rural women entrepreneurs
RURAL women in Bangladesh play a crucial role in the economy by running small businesses that do tailoring, poultry farming, dairy production and handicrafts. However, one of their biggest challenges is a lack of financial literacy 鈥� many struggle with managing money, securing loans, and making wise investment decisions. They often struggle to grow...
Spain ex-football chief's kiss wrong 'in any social or work setting': Hermoso
Spain star Jenni Hermoso on Monday told the trial of disgraced ex-football chief Luis Rubiales that the forced kiss he gave her in 2023 鈥榮houldn't happen in any social or work setting鈥�.
India clinch back-to-back U19 World Cup titles
India deliver a dominant performance to defeat South Africa in Kuala Lumpur and win the ICC Women鈥檚 U19 T20 World Cup 2025 title. India finished the ICC Women's U19 T20 World Cup in just the same style they had demonstrated all the way along - with confidence and brilliance as they took South Africa apart in the final and won by nine wickets.
Bangladesh women suffer clean sweep against WI
Bangladesh women鈥檚 cricket team suffered a clean sweep in the three-match T20I series against the West Indies as they lost the third and final match by five wickets at the Warner Park in St Kitts on Saturday.
Butler conducts training amid senior footballers鈥� boycott
Bangladesh national women鈥檚 football team coach Peter Butler conducted the first on-field training session with 13 footballers at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday amid senior players鈥� boycott.聽
Protecting women and children in cyberspace
THE digital revolution has transformed societies worldwide, creating opportunities for communications, education and economic growth. However, as the virtual world expands, it also brings challenges...
WOMEN鈥橲 FOOTBALL MATCH ATTACKS:聽Dist admins ordered to begin matches
The government on Thursday ordered the district administrations of Dinajpur and Jaipurhat to take necessary steps to begin the women鈥檚 football matches that remained suspended after Tuesday鈥檚 attacks.
Women footballers threaten boycott until Butler removed聽聽
Bangladesh national women鈥檚 team players on Thursday threatened to boycott all sorts of footballing activities and leave the national camp if the Bangladesh Football Federation keeps Englishman Peter Butler as their coach.
Condemnation not enough, govt should play proactive role
ATTACKS and clashes over women鈥檚 football matches in Jaipurhat and Dinajpur are worrying as they hinder women鈥檚 equal participation in public life. While four were injured in a clash over a women鈥檚 football match at Hakimpur in Dinajpur, another women鈥檚 football match was called off after some local people and madrassah students vandalised the venue...
Afghan women cricketers reunite in first game after fleeing Taliban
Afghanistan's women cricketers on Thursday played their first game since fleeing the Taliban three years ago, a charity match in Australia that captain Nahida Sapan hoped would spark 鈥榓 movement for change鈥�.
Bangladesh women crush to T20I series defeat against West Indies
The Bangladesh women鈥檚 team suffered a crushing 106-run defeat against West Indies in the second T20I and lost the three-match series at the Warner Park in St Kitts on Thursday.
Govt expresses concern attack over women鈥檚 football matches
Referring to the Tuesday鈥檚 attacks over women鈥檚 football matches in Jaipurhat and Dinajpur districts, the interim government on Thursday expressed its deep concern by reports of incidents of women being prevented from engaging in recreational activities...
Joty & Co suffer crushing defeat
Bangladesh women鈥檚 cricket team suffered an eight-wicket drubbing against West Indies in the first of their three-match T20I series at the Warner Park in St Kitts on Monday.
U-19 girls end T20 WC on a high note
Bangladesh ended their Women鈥檚 Under-19 T20 World Cup campaign on a high note, beating the West Indies by 10 wickets in their last Super Six match at the Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur, on Tuesday.
ICC U-19 WOMEN鈥橲 T20 WORLD CUP: Bangladesh knocked out
Bangladesh were knocked out of the ICC Women鈥檚 Under-19 T20 World Cup after their eight-wicket drubbing by defending champions India in their Super Six match at the Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.
Media reform should address sectoral male bias
WOMEN鈥橲 rights activists and media scholars consider developing a gender-sensitive reporting strategy and an effective system to monitor journalistic practices in print, broadcast and digital media as a priority agenda for media sector reforms. They have expressed their concern at a roundtable discussion on gender-sensitive reporting and said that the...
Bangladesh women miss out direct qualification
Bangladesh women鈥檚 cricket team missed out a great opportunity to seal direct qualification for the forthcoming ODI World Cup as they lost to the West Indies by eight wickets in their third and final ODI at the Warner Park in St Kitts on Friday.
Iran VP says govt put off enforcing strict dress code
Iranian vice president Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday his government had put off enforcing the country鈥檚 strict Islamic dress code in order 鈥榥ot to put women under pressure鈥�.
World Cup berth beckons Joty & Co
The Bangladesh women鈥檚 cricket team awaits an elusive chance to earn a direct qualification in the forthcoming ODI World Cup if they can beat the West Indies in their third and final ODI at Basseterre on Friday.
Bangladesh clinch historic victory in West Indies
Captain Nigar Sultana Joty and vice-captain Nahida Akter guided Bangladesh women鈥檚 team to a historic 60-run victory over the West Indies in the second ODI, to level the three-match series at the Warner Park in St. Kitts on Tuesday...
WOMEN鈥橲 U-19 T20 WORLD CUP: Bangladesh advance to Super-six
Bangladesh booked their spot in the Super Six stage of the ICC Women鈥檚 Under-19 World Cup from Group D after an 18-run win over Scotland in their four-team group final at the YSD-UKM Cricket Oval, Bangi, Malaysia, on Wednesday...
Layered approach needed to head off economic violence
COMPLAINTS of economic violence against women have, as statistics with the National Helpline Centre for Violence against Women and Children suggest, increased for four years, with 460,358 calls having been received in 2024, which account for more than a half of all the calls, 939,700, in connection with violence against women of any forms received that..
Complaints of economic violence against women on rise
Complaints of economic violence against women are on the rise in the past four years, according to National Helpline Centre for Violence against Women and Children data.
Hamas will free four women hostages in next swap
Hamas said on Tuesday it will release four women hostages in the next swap with Israel under the terms of a fragile truce intended to bring to an end to 15 months of war in Gaza...
