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Federations in doldrums amid lockdown


Published : 19 Apr 2021 07:39 PM | Updated : 19 Apr 2021 07:41 PM

All sports federations are doldrums due to lockdown.  Government has taken the decision to enforce a complete lockdown for a week from 14 to 20 April, so, the federations postponed their activities from that date. 

Meanwhile, the government extend lockdown for another week for controlling the spread of the deadly virus in the country. It means all federations become idle and actually, they have nothing to do. In this context, sports federations have nothing to do at all. They are now totally collapsed. They are now thinking the last year memory where they had to remain idle for most part of the year 2020.

 BCB has already postponed their U-19 team’s series against the Pakistani counterpart and their one-day international series against Sri Lanka is still hanging in balance amid the lockdown situation in the country, which was enforced due to the increasing number of coronavirus cases. The board said, the limited over series against the Lankans will be held after the lockdown. The schedule will be fix up then. 

Bangladesh Football federations (BFF) postponed its four ongoing domestic leagues with no new dates -- premier, championship, third division and women’s football. BFF was hopeful that they will start the second phase of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), within shortest possible time, and the Professional Football League Committee (PFLC) met with the clubs representative on Sunday. 

Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF), which will host Mujib Barsho Bangabandhu Al-Arafah Islami Bank Men’s Junior (U-21) Asia Cup on July 1-10, earlier planned to arrange a youth championship and a residential camp ahead of the meet. However, the corona situation and the lockdown can change all the date and schedule. Both the camp and the youth competition have been postponed due to the sudden lockdown.

Meanwhile, archery and shooting federations said that they will continue their ongoing residential camps for the preparation of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics at their premises.

Bangladesh Shooting Sport Federation executive committee member and national camp commander Mushtaq Waise informed that the federation halted all activities except an isolated camp for the Olympics.