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The women's football match was canceled on Wednesday after a protest by Islamic fundamentalists in Bangladesh. This is the second such incident in recent times.
During the ongoing Friendly Women's Football match between Joypurhat and Rangpur district teams, students and teachers of Islamic School reached the ground and vandalized. After which the match was canceled.
The women's football match was canceled after the local people vandalized the venue in the north-western Bangladesh.
Tournament organizer Samiul Hasan Emone told the news agency AFP-
Hundreds of Islamist in our region came on the field during the match and started sabotage. Seeing the situation deteriorating, we had to cancel the match.
Football match was canceled on Tuesday also This is the second incident against women's football in recent times. Earlier, during a football match in the city Dinajpur on Tuesday, Islamists had canceled the women's match by running sticks. According to the teacher Mirnuzam Jia, the teacher present there, the officials had to get the players out of the ground in view of the security.
During the Dinajpur protest, there was a fight between Islamic protesters and fans in the match, the two groups threw bricks at each other. Local officer Amit Roy said that four people were injured in the incident, although all have been discharged from the hospital.
The picture is on Tuesday, January 29. In the city Dinajpur, Islamists entered the ground and vandalized.
Female football is non-Islamic: Religious fundamentalist Madrasa head Abu Bakkar Siddiqui, who is protesting women football, said-
Girls football is non-Islamic. It is our religious duty to stop whatever is against our beliefs.
Women right to participate in football: BFF The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) condemned the incident. BFF media manager Saqib said in a statement, football is for everyone and women have every right to participate in it.
After former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's withdrawal from power last year, these incidents are constantly coming to the fore. This shows that Islamic groups have increased in Bangladesh.
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