Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today handed over cheques among players, coaches and officials of Bangladesh Women's National Football team for winning the SAFF Women’s Championship 2022 in September.

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.

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