Address Dhaka public transport harassment by launching the women-only Pink Bus service. Female drivers and helpers face online sexist mockery, highlighting deep misogyny while creating safer, comfortable commuting spaces for Bangladeshi women.

The problem isn’t just the assault, it’s the fact that this is how the system is designed to work.

This incident, under the guise of moral policing, is yet another example of the deteriorating state of women’s rights and safety in Bangladesh.

What could be the psyche behind this ugly practice of stealing the limelight despite having no intellectual, technical, moral or effective input in any of the 23 goals that our girls scored in Kathmandu?

To be seen, to simply exist and take up space – on sporting fields, in courts of justice, on buses and in public office – shouldn’t have to be a revolutionary act.

Why do female sportspeople have to prove themselves “worthy” of the support their male counterparts can take for granted?