This photograph taken on February 21, 2026 shows Bangladesh women's junior football team taking part in a training session at the National Stadium in Dhaka. Bangladesh's national football team face daunting odds at their first-ever Women's Asian Cup, but have already scored a major victory by qualifying. In the South Asian nation of 170 million, social stigma, family expectations, poverty and religious hardliners have long relegated women and girls to sports sidelines. (Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'FBL-ASIA-2026-WOMEN-BAN' FOCUS

This photograph taken on February 21, 2026 shows Bangladesh women's junior football team taking part in a training session at the National Stadium in Dhaka. Bangladesh's national football team face daunting odds at their first-ever Women's Asian Cup, but have already scored a major victory by qualifying. In the South Asian nation of 170 million, social stigma, family expectations, poverty and religious hardliners have long relegated women and girls to sports sidelines. (Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'FBL-ASIA-2026-WOMEN-BAN' FOCUS

This photograph taken on February 19, 2026 shows Bangladesh women's national football team coach Peter Butler speaking during a press conference in Dhaka. Bangladesh's national football team face daunting odds at their first-ever Women's Asian Cup, but have already scored a major victory by qualifying. In the South Asian nation of 170 million, social stigma, family expectations, poverty and religious hardliners have long relegated women and girls to sports sidelines. (Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'FBL-ASIA-2026-WOMEN-BAN' FOCUS

This photograph taken on February 19, 2026 shows Bangladesh women's national football team captain Afeida Khandaker speaking during a press conference in Dhaka. Bangladesh's national football team face daunting odds at their first-ever Women's Asian Cup, but have already scored a major victory by qualifying. In the South Asian nation of 170 million, social stigma, family expectations, poverty and religious hardliners have long relegated women and girls to sports sidelines. (Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'FBL-ASIA-2026-WOMEN-BAN' FOCUS

This photograph taken on February 21, 2026 shows Bangladesh women's junior football team warming up during a training session at the National Stadium in Dhaka. Bangladesh's national football team face daunting odds at their first-ever Women's Asian Cup, but have already scored a major victory by qualifying. In the South Asian nation of 170 million, social stigma, family expectations, poverty and religious hardliners have long relegated women and girls to sports sidelines. (Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'FBL-ASIA-2026-WOMEN-BAN' FOCUS

This photograph taken on February 21, 2026 shows Bangladesh women's junior football team warming up during a training session at the National Stadium in Dhaka. Bangladesh's national football team face daunting odds at their first-ever Women's Asian Cup, but have already scored a major victory by qualifying. In the South Asian nation of 170 million, social stigma, family expectations, poverty and religious hardliners have long relegated women and girls to sports sidelines. (Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'FBL-ASIA-2026-WOMEN-BAN' FOCUS

This photograph taken on February 21, 2026 shows Bangladesh women's junior football team taking part in a training session at the National Stadium in Dhaka. Bangladesh's national football team face daunting odds at their first-ever Women's Asian Cup, but have already scored a major victory by qualifying. In the South Asian nation of 170 million, social stigma, family expectations, poverty and religious hardliners have long relegated women and girls to sports sidelines. (Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'FBL-ASIA-2026-WOMEN-BAN' FOCUS

This photograph taken on February 21, 2026 shows Bangladesh women's junior football team taking part in a training session at the National Stadium in Dhaka. Bangladesh's national football team face daunting odds at their first-ever Women's Asian Cup, but have already scored a major victory by qualifying. In the South Asian nation of 170 million, social stigma, family expectations, poverty and religious hardliners have long relegated women and girls to sports sidelines. (Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'FBL-ASIA-2026-WOMEN-BAN' FOCUS