For women, safety is a prerequisite for participation but even then, it is rarely if ever ensured.  

Govt and society must ensure their dreams are not crushed

In Bangladesh, we have a long way to go in encouraging, promoting and creating a conducive ecosystem for the inclusion of more women in sports.

When women play, they transcend the mere act of competing against their opponents

What could be the psyche behind this ugly practice of stealing the limelight despite having no intellectual, technical, moral or effective input in any of the 23 goals that our girls scored in Kathmandu?

Our national women’s football team’s victory surely gives us all, especially the women, an extraordinary level of confidence.

To be seen, to simply exist and take up space – on sporting fields, in courts of justice, on buses and in public office – shouldn’t have to be a revolutionary act.