The match kicks off at 3:00pm (Bangladesh time) at Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu.

Women’s cricket in Bangladesh still receives far less attention than men’s, and their preparation continues to lag. Yesterday’s Challenge Cup match in Savar showed just how poorly the team’s arrangements have been, given a quadrennial global event is fast-approaching.

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

Shathira Jakir Jessy is set to become Bangladesh’s first woman umpire at a senior World Cup, after being named to officiate in the upcoming ICC Women’s World Cup in India and Sri Lanka..The 34-year-old previously officiated in the Women’s Asia Cup, while she also officiated in the ICC Wome

Gravity-defying leaps, sharp dribbles and high-flying saves lit up the Shaheed M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium yesterday as the Ruchi 36th National Women’s Handball Competition got off to a thrilling start. The opening day saw players go airborne with spectacular athleticism, setting the tone for the 10-day showdown featuring 19 teams battling for national glory until August 25. Photos: Firoz Ahmed 

Afeida and Sapna will feature for RTC Women -- the only Bhutanese club in the upcoming AFC Women's Champions League.

Bangladesh U-17 women's football team are looking to continue the recent success of senior teams in the SAFF U-17 Women's Championship, which begins in Bhutan on August 20.

Launched in 2015 with financial support from the Japan Football Association (JFA), the competition has served as a key scouting ground for the BFF.

The Thakurgaon native, once active in various sports, entered football in 2017 and did not look back ever since, rising through the age groups to become a composed, versatile midfielder whose game sense belies her years.

She is now the highest-ranked among 205 active women chess players in Bangladesh.

The unusual disruption came deep in the deciding set of their three-hour thriller.

While on-field progress has been remarkable, Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) women’s wing chairman Mahfuza Akhter Kiron lamented the persistent lack of basic facilities.

Butler's reflections after latest campaign struck a balance between pride and pragmatism.

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Women’s Committee chairman Mahfuza Akhter Kiron has dismissed social media claims that the federation provides substandard diets to women’s footballers.

Bangladesh women's football team coach, Peter Butler, had hoped his side would gain valuable lessons when they faced South Korea in their final Group H fixture of the AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers on Sunday.

Butler’s side progressed as one of the three best runners-up across eight groups involving 32 teams, joining hosts Thailand in the 12-team finals set for next April.

Speaking to The Daily Star's Samsul Arefin Khan, the 34-year-old all-rounder shared her concerns over dwindling domestic opportunities and a future she fears is slipping away.

In the past few months, the women's cricketers of Bangladesh have faced gross neglect from two of the leading cricketing entities in the country – the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the Cricketers Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB) – in two different instances.

At the Laos National Stadium, Peter Butler’s side dominated proceedings.

The flashpoint appears to be the activities of the Cricketers’ Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB), which has not involved any women cricketers in its recent activities.