Bangladesh have won every edition except the U-17s, last held in 2023 in Dhaka, where invitees Russia edged them to the title.

Assistant coach of Bangladesh Women’s football team Mahbubur Rahman Litu has said that the lack of matches and the excessive workload on the coaching team are the reasons why striker Sirat Jahan Swapna and head coach Golam Rabbani Choton has decided to call it quits.