SAFF women鈥檚 Championship 2024 winning Bangladesh national team forward, Matsushima Sumaya, who claimed to have received persistent death and rape threats, lodged a general diary with the Motijheel police station against unidentified culprits on Wednesday.
鈥楾he woman footballer lodged a GD against unidentified persons after receiving rape and death threats,鈥� Motijheel police station officer-in-charge Mesbah Uddin Ahmed told 抖阴精品.
Sumaya, through her verified Facebook page on Tuesday, said that she received countless death and rape threats in ways she never could imagine.
鈥極ver the past few days, I have received countless death and rape threats鈥攚ords that have shattered me in ways I never imagined,鈥� she stated.
Her post drew the attention of media and the country鈥檚 football fraternity, and the Bangladesh Football Federation condemned such an act through a media release on Tuesday night and vowed to ensure its players鈥� safety.
The 23-year-old, Sumaya, daughter of a Japanese mother and a Bangladeshi father, received the threat in the wake of senior 18 players boycotting training under English coach Peter Butler.
Sumaya was one of the 18 rebel players and wrote the letter in English on behalf of her team-mates to the Bangladesh Football Federation president, Tabith Awal, who is now in London, about their demand and rift with Butler.
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