<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Bangladesh national women's team is back home after winning the SAFF Women’s Football Championship, beating Nepal in the final.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The team reached Dhaka around 1:50 pm today.</div><div><br></div><div>State Minister for Youth and Sports Zahid Ahsan Russel received the team at the airport; a cake was cut at the airport to celebrate the team's victory.</div><div><br></div><div>Before the flight arrived in Dhaka, thousands of supporters arrived in groups and waited outside Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. They were shouting slogans, congratulating the girls.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh beat Maldives, Pakistan, India and Nepal on their way to the ultimate victory. Bangladesh scored 23 goals in the event and conceded only one in the final.</div><div><br></div><div>Krishna Rani Sarkar scored twice and Shamsunnahar scored the other goal. Sabina Akter led the team on their best journey so far.</div><div><br></div><div>Ahead of the final, Sanjida Akter, a member of Bangladesh’s glorious football team, said they might not get an open-deck bus to celebrate the win, still, they are committed to winning the tournament.</div><div><br></div><div>Her post became viral on social media, and subsequently, BRTC decided to prepare an open-deck bus for them. The bus is decorated with images of the footballers along with a big image of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina holding a football.</div><div><br></div><div>The bus will carry the champions to the Bangladesh Football Federation headquarters from the airport. No team has received this kind of grand reception in Bangladesh in the recent past.</div><div><br></div><div>This team has been impressive for years. And now, they delivered the best performance so far, reports UNB</div><div><br></div><div>On the other hand, Bangladesh Cricket Board announced a reward of BDT 5 million for the victorious girls.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>