The Bangladesh Olympic Association singled out five disciplines for a six-month development programme initiated by BOA president General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan, it was decided at an executive committee meeting on Tuesday. The BOA had their eyes on shooting, archery, boxing,
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Mondol Group Cup Golf ends
The two-day long Mondol Group cup Golf tournament ended at the Ghatail Shaheed Salauddin Cantonment golf course in Tangail on Thursday. A total of 50 players from 11 golf clubs from different part of the country participated in the tournament.
Niaz keeps shinning in India
Bangladeshi Grand Master Niaz Murshed continued his purple patch as he beat Indian GM Parimarjan Negi in the 5th round games of the Open championship in the Asian Continental Chess Championships on Wednesday. Niaz played with the black pieces. His strategy of French
Forum supports Rahamatullah in hockey election
The District Sports Organisers Forum on Thursday decided to pledge their full backing to the general secretary candidate Khawaja Rahamatullah in the upcoming Bangladesh Hockey Federation election. The Forum, which claimed to have control over 27
Bright day for Bangladesh chess players
The Bangladeshi players displayed praiseworthy performances as Abdullah Al Saif confirmed a draw against Russian Grandmaster Igor Yugopov in the Elite Category of the 5th Kiit International Chess Festival at Bhubaneswar, Odisha in India. Meanwhile, International Master Abu Sufian Shakil
Niaz, Shirin lose in Manila
GM Niaz Murshed and national women’s chess champion Sharmin Sultana Shirin both lost their third round games in the Asian Continental Chess Championships now being held in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. In the third round games held on Monday, Niaz
Bandura, Viqarunnisa secure h’ball titles
Bandura Holy Cross High School won the Cute Inter-School handball tournament by overcoming Narinda Govt High School by 25-18 goals in the final of the male category while Viqarunnisa Noon School & College outclassed Saint Upregis School & College 11-0 to clinch the females’ title on May 16. Bandura’s Leon alone scored 11 goals in ... Read more
Ansar suspend kabaddi team
Bangladesh Ansar and VDP suspended their women’s kabaddi team after an incident in the eighth Bangladesh Games put their reputation at stake after several players and officials were punished by the Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation. The federation last week fined Ansar Tk 1 lakh, suspended
Rahmat, Prince in blame game
The Bangladesh Hockey Federation reacted sharply to the boycott decision of the national players who decided to refrain from all hockey activities unless the federation announces a timeframe for the inter-club player transfers. ‘This is very unexpected and unfortunate. We hope the situation
Bizarre experience for Basketball team
The Bangladesh national basketball team returned to Dhaka on Wednesday night after the postponement of the 27th FIBA Asia qualifying basketball tournament which was scheduled to take place in India. The FIBA Asia qualifying basketball tournament was postponed on May 9 even though the Bangladesh team went to India the same
Bansal might be next hockey coach
The Bangladesh national hockey team might be preparing themselves for the forthcoming Asia Cup under legendary Indian coach Ajay Kumar Bansal, it was informed by Khawaja Rahamatullah, general secretary of the Bangladesh Hockey Federation, on Wednesday. The BHF was searching extensively for a foreign coach
Hockey players boycott league
The hockey players decided to boycott the domestic leagues league including the national team’s training camp unless they get an assurance from the Bangladesh Hockey Federation about the time frame of the transfer window. The decision was made at a meeting of the players at the
Hockey Fed candidates partner for polls win
The forthcoming election of the Bangladesh Hockey Federation got a new shape on Tuesday when two candidates for the general secretary post forged a partnership to ensure victory in the upcoming election. Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited were able to create an
Hockey players threaten boycott
The national hockey players threatened to boycott the Asia Cup preparation camp which was scheduled to start from today due to the uncertainty regarding next season’s players’ transfer date which was supposed to take place one week after the conclusion of the forthcoming election. The election date of the Bangladesh Hockey Federation
BOA yet to publish official medal list
More than two weeks have already gone past since the eighth Bangladesh Games ended but the Bangladesh Olympic Association could not publish the official medals tally yet. The technical committee of the Games could not publish the official medals table as they are yet to get the final results of Karate and wushu disciplines.
Hockey squad for Asia Cup announced
The Bangladesh Hockey Federation announced a 33-member preliminary squad on Sunday for the upcoming ninth Asia Cup Hockey tournament to be held in Ipoh, Malaysia, from August 24 to September 1. The training camp for the tournament will begin
Chess officials at loggerheads over GM tournament
The officials of the Bangladesh Chess Federation are at loggerheads over hosting an international Grand Masters tournament that has not been held in the last three years. Grand Master Niaz Murshed last organised a GM tournament at his personal initiative in 2010 and a similar initiative was taken by some officials only to receive no
Hockey player Chunnu dies
Legendary hockey player Abdul Malek Chunnu, who won the national sports award in 2004, passed away at his Armanitola residence in Dhaka on Friday morning due to multiple diseases. He was 55. Chunnu, a forward renowned for his splendid
Govt to set up 3 handloom service centres
The government has taken an initiative to set up three handloom service centres in different loom intensive areas of the country for providing pre-weaving and post-weaving related services to the weavers through some 1.40 lakh handlooms. A project titled ‘Establishment of 3 Handloom Service Centres in
Volleyball workshop concludes
A five-day beach volleyball training workshop jointly organised by Bangladesh Volleyball Federation and International Volleyball Federation ended in Dhaka on Friday. The course, which is part of a tripartite agreement among the ministry of youth and sports, Bangladesh Olympic Association and BVF, had begun on May 6 at the