Bangladesh's Youth Festival 2025 concluded on Wednesday after a month-long celebration under the theme 'Let's change the country, let's change the world.'

According to a press release from Chief Adviser's press wing, at least 2.74 million women and girls took part in 2,931 sports events -- including 855 football matches, held in some of the remotest parts of the country -- and cultural activities nationwide, marking an unprecedented participation of young women in sports and cultural activities.

"The Interim Government and local authorities in all of the country's more than 500 rural subdistrict towns organised the women's sporting events with much fanfare. Hundreds of thousands of spectators watched these matches in a festive atmosphere," stated today's press release.