The 1st Federation Cup Handball competition (women’s) will begin from Saturday (Nov. 28) at Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium in the city, reports BSS.
The Daily Sun editor Enamul Haque Chowdhury will formally inaugurate the meet as the chief guest. Bangladesh Handball Federation (BHF) vice president Golam Habib will preside over the opening ceremony. The BHF is going to arrange the competition on the occasion of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Naogaon District Sports Association will take on Jamalpur Sports Academy in the inaugural match of the first day’s competition which will also to be participated by Bangladesh Ansar and VDP, Bangladesh Police, Jamalpur Sports Academy, Tetulia Upazila Sports Association, Naogaon District Sports Academy, Jessore District Sports Association, Faridpur District Sports Association and Handball Training center Dhaka team. Competition’s sponsor Walton Group will provide Taka five lacs out of the total budget of Taka six lacs and twenty five thousand to run the meet, organised by BHF.