Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com
T Sports will broadcast live coverage of the FIFA World Cup, which is scheduled to begin in Qatar on November 20, said a press statement, .
The Bashundhara Group-owned T Sports has acquired the broadcasting rights for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Bangladesh.
Safwan Sobhan, vice-chairman of Bashundhara Group and managing director of T Sports, said, “As the country’s first sports channel, we have taken the initiative to live-broadcast all popular sporting events from the start.”
“We are grateful to FIFA for selecting T Sports as the World Cup broadcast partner,” he added.
The group stage matches will start at 4pm, 7pm, 10pm and 1am, Bangladesh time.
T Sports will also develop various kinds of television-focused shows. Former football players from Europe and Latin America will also take part in the performances.
T Sports’ Chief Executive Ishtiaq Sadeque, said, “There have been various events in Bangladesh before the world cup. But we are thinking of changing something. We have planned to produce a programme maintaining international sports channel standards.”
He hoped that T Sports viewers would see a program they could be proud of.
