women

BD women intend to carry on

The Bangladesh national women's handball team intends to carry on with their winning momentum in the IHF Trophy handball tournament when they face low ranking Afghanistan in their group's second and final fixture at the Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium today.
10 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Contrasting starts for men and women

The Bangladesh men's and women's team got off to contrasting starts in the IHF Trophy handball tournament at the Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium yesterday.
9 October 2016, 18:00 PM

'Huge' gender pay gap in sport not closing: study

The huge gulf between how much male and female athletes are paid is not likely to narrow in the foreseeable future.
15 September 2016, 09:05 AM

Rumana's historic hat-trick seals narrow win for Bangladesh

Legspinner Rumana Ahmed's hat-trick, the first in international cricket by a Bangladesh Women's cricketer helps her side defend 106 and beat Ireland Women by 10 runs in the third ODI to claim the series 1-0.
11 September 2016, 05:10 AM

Girls face broken dreams as Nepal fails to curb child marriage

Child marriage is illegal in Nepal, yet the impoverished Himalayan nation has failed to put in place policies to curb the practice with almost 40 percent of girls married before the age of 18.
9 September 2016, 08:52 AM

First ODI washed out

The Bangladesh women's team tour of Ireland has so far been plagued rain and yesterday was no different as the first ODI
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM

U-16 champ's father assaulted

Two days after winning hearts by completing a successful AFC U-16 Women's Championship Qualifiers campaign, nine members of the Bangladesh U-16 football team were brought crashing down to earth upon returning to their school, the Kalsindur High School and
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM

U-16 champs sent back alone

It was yesterday reported by a television channel that some of the girls of the Bangladesh under-16 women's football team,
7 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Washout sees Tigresses lose T20 series

The Bangladesh women's cricket team suffers a 1-0 series loss in the T20I series against their Irish counterparts.
6 September 2016, 18:00 PM

BD women lose tour opener

The Bangladesh national women's cricket team get off to a bad start in their tour of Ireland as they lose to the hosts by six runs.
5 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh end with perfect record after 4-0 win over UAE

Hosts Bangladesh cap off their AFC U-16 Championship Qualifiers campaign with a comfortable 4-0 victory against the United Arab Emirates.
5 September 2016, 07:09 AM

When our girls are scoring 10 goals, boys are conceding 5: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina quite poignantly addresses the contrasting fortunes of Bangladesh’s women’s and men’s football teams in the international circuit.
4 September 2016, 07:10 AM

BD women off to Ireland

Bangladesh national women's cricket team leave for Ireland early on Friday morning to play two T20 Internationals and two ODIs.
2 September 2016, 18:00 PM

'We can win all the games'

A confident Jahanara Alam expects Bangladesh's women's cricket team to win both the ODI and T20I series against Ireland in September.
30 August 2016, 18:00 PM

BD girls defeat Iran

The Bangladesh Under-16 girls team decimate group favourites Iran 3-0 in their Group C Qualifiers of the AFC U-16 Women's Championship.
27 August 2016, 14:12 PM

Kyrgyzstan arrive

Kyrgyzstan became the first to arrive here yesterday to take part in the AFC Under-16 Women's Championship Qualifiers which will get underway at the Bangabandhu National Stadium from Saturday.
24 August 2016, 18:00 PM

U-16s gearing up for the next step

Having lifted back-to-back AFC U-14 Women's Regional Championship titles, Bangladesh now have the ambition of qualifying
22 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Rio Olympics: Groundbreaking games for women

From the dizzying gymnastics heights of African-American Simone Biles to Indian wrestler Sakshi Malik and Brazilian golden girl Rafaela Silva in judo -- Rio proves a groundbreaking Games for women.
22 August 2016, 05:14 AM

22 called up for Tigresses 'camp

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) called up 22 players for the Bangladesh women's cricket team's preliminary camp for the tour of Ireland. The camp kicks off today at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
9 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Brazil, USA reach last 8

United States keep their quest for a fourth straight women's football gold on track when captain Carli Lloyd ensures a 1-0 victory over France to qualify for the quarterfinals.
7 August 2016, 18:00 PM