After losing to strong Nepal, Bangladesh's hopes of reaching the final of the Bangamata Asian Senior Women's Central Zone International Volleyball Championship have been dashed. Bangladesh lost 3-0 at the Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday. Bithi-Ashara, who lost the first two sets 25-06, 25-06, could not turn around in the third set either. They lost by 25-06 points.
Bangladesh, who started the competition by defeating Afghanistan 3-0, lost their second match to Maldives 3-0. The girls' hopes of reaching the final with one win and two losses in three matches were also dashed. Kyrgyzstan beat Afghanistan 3-0 in the first match of the day. The girls will face Kyrgyzstan in their fourth match next Wednesday. Nepal and Maldives have already reached the final with three wins in a row. The two teams will face each other in the title fight of the first edition of the competition next Thursday.