DHAKA, Aug 25, 2025 (BSS)- Bangladesh Police team's player Rubina Islam, who 
was named the best player of the women's handball competition , expressed her 
high hope to win gold in the South Asian Games to be held in January next 
year in Pakistan.

India, one of the favorites in women's handball, will not participate in the 
SA Games, so Bangladesh have good chance of winning gold in the Games and 
Rubina Islam wants to take advantage of this opportunity.

"Since India will not be playing, we have a good chance to win gold this 
time. We want to utilize that opportunity, she said after the national 
women's handball competition final match today (Monday)."

Bangladesh Ansar defeated Bangladesh Police 35-29 in the final held at the 
Shaheed (Captain) M Mansur Ali Stadium today (Monday). Rubina scored fifteen 
goals in the final match. 

The Bangladesh national handball team won the silver medal at the 2016 South 
Asian Games in India. It was highest achievement for women's handball team so 
far. Bangladesh lost to India in that final match.

Rubina, a member of Bangladesh Police, started playing handball in Tetulia, 
her home district of Panchagarh, where most girls play handball. Rubina 
decided to become a handball player after seeing play of his seniors.

Although she started playing handball in 2009, but she got a chance to join 
the national team in 2014. Thanks to playing handball, she got a government 
job as a police officer.
 
After the successful women's handball competition, Rubina also hoped that she 
would get chance in the national team with her performance.