Bangabandhu 6th South Asian Basketball Championship begins today at Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium in the city’s Mirpur with host Bangladesh take on Sri Lanka in the opening day’s fixture at 10am. Youth and Sports Ministry’s Senior Secretary Akhter Hossain is expected to inaugurate tournament as the chief guest while DBL Group’s chairman Abdul Wahed will be there as the special guest. Bangladesh Basketball Federation (BBF) president Dr Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin, International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and Sri Lankan Basketball Federation’s president Aelian Winston Gunawardene, BBA vice president Moinul Ahsan Monju, BBF’s general secretary and South Asian Basketball Federation Secretary General AK Sarkar and BBF officials will also present in the opening ceremony.
