Women’s Volleyball begins today

The Walton Inter-Divisional Women’s Volleyball Championship begins today at the Dhanmondi Sultana Kamal Women’s Sports Complex. The champion and runner-up teams of the seven divisions of the country will participate in the competition.
‘Despite a lot of obstacles, including fund constraints, we have been trying to organise women’s sports and the volleyball championship is the third event we are going to hold since the newly-elected committee came to office,’ said Bangladesh Women’s Sports Association president Rafia Akhter Dolly at a press conference at the National Sports Council on Monday.
‘A total of 13 teams divided into four groups will play on round robin league basis and the top team from each group will progress to the semi-finals,’ said BWSA general secretary Qumrunnahar Dana.
The deputy director of Walton, Iqbal Bin Anwar, handed over a cheque for Tk 1.5 lakh to the BWSA chief as the title sponsor, out of a total budget of Tk 5.15 lakh for the meet. BWSA senior vice-president Hamida Begum and tournament committee convener Farida Akhter Begum were present on the occasion.