Back-to-back SAFF Women’s Championship winners Bangladesh received Tk1 crore reward from the youth and sports adviser Asif Mahmud following their return home from Nepal Thursday.
The Bengal Tigresses returned home to a hero’s welcome as they paraded their way on an open-top bus from the airport to the Bangladesh Football Federation office in the afternoon.
The girls in red and green retained their SAFF title after edging hosts Nepal 2-1 in an exciting final Wednesday night in Kathmandu’s Dasharath Rangasala Stadium.