Girls football is un-Islamic’: Bangladesh cancels football match after hundreds of protesters march field
Women’s Football Match Canceled After Venue Vandalized Over Opposition to Female Participation in Sports
The match between district teams from Joypurhat and Rangpur was called off after demonstrators, including Islamic school students and teachers, marched toward the venue in opposition to women’s participation in football.
“The Islamists in our area gathered in a field and marched toward the venue. There were hundreds of them,” tournament organiser Samiul Hasan Emon told AFP. “The situation worsened, and we had to cancel today’s event.”
