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Inauguration of the Bangabandhu National School Cricket Tournament 2020 . The Bangabandhu National School Cricket Tournament was inaugurated at Chandpur Stadium on Monday 10th February under the management of the Bangladesh Cricket Board and the Chandpur District Sports Association.
Acting Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Abdullah Al Mahmud Zaman was the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony.
Speaking at the inaugural address, the Deputy Commissioner said, ‘I am delighted that Bangladesh youth cricketers have become world champions. They have earned world champions for Bangladesh. We want you to be inspired by them and accelerate Chandpur cricket’.
‘The most glorious thing is that the Youth World Cup has given us a good game in Chandpur. You players will be glad to know that Mahmudul and Shamim have played national school cricket. So you should be good at sports. I think the glory of being the Youth World Cup Champion is a gift from Bangabandhu’s birthday’.
“We all have to work sincerely to preserve the tradition of cricket in Bangladesh,” he said for the cricketers of Chandpur and all concerned with cricket.
The inaugural ceremony of the Bangabandhu National School Cricket Tournament, sponsored by Prime Bank Limited, was inaugurated by Golam Mostafa, general secretary of the district sports agency, Prime Bank Manager Md. Tajul Islam, editor of the cricket sub-committee.
District Sports Officer Md. Tariqul Islam, District Cricket Academy instructor Shamim Faruki, Sadar Upazila Chhatra League president ABM Rezwan and leaders of the district sports body and cricket sub-committee were also present on the occasion.
In the inaugural game, the Hassan Ali Government High School faced Akkas Ali High School. This year, a total of 11,000 students from 556 schools participated in the Bangabandhu National School Cricket Tournament. And a total of 8 schools in Chandpur district are participating in the Bangabandhu National School Cricket Tournament.
Correspondent: Mazharul Islam Anik,Feb 10,2020
