Bangladesh Youth Bridge team leaves for Italy on Aug 3

The members of the Italy-bound Bangladesh World Youth Bridge team pose for a photograph at the Gulshan office room of Mushfiqur Rahman Mohon, President of Bangladesh Bridge Federation on Sunday.
The members of the Italy-bound Bangladesh World Youth Bridge team pose for a photograph at the Gulshan office room of Mushfiqur Rahman Mohon, President of Bangladesh Bridge Federation on Sunday.
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A five-member Bangladesh national junior bridge team will fly for Italy on Wednesday (August 3) to participate for the first time in the World Youth Teams’ Bridge Championship-2016 to be held in the Italian small town of Salsomaggiore Terme on August 3-13.
Bangladesh team comprises of four players-Biswajit Saha, Rafsan Siddiqui, Amirul Islam, Rashedul Hasan-and one official cum Bridge Federation President Mushfiqur Rahman Mohan. They will leave the capital by a flight of Turkish Airlines.
Thirty-two teams from 21 countries-England, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Canada, the USA, Argentina, Colombia, India, Bangladesh, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, Hungary, Egypt and Germany-will compete in the world youth meet.
There are four events in the World Championship-the Jaime Ortiz-Patiño Trophy for Junior Teams, the José Damiani Cup for Youngsters Teams, the Gianarrigo Rona Trophy for Girls Teams and the Koç University Trophy for Kids Teams.
Although the opening ceremony will be held on Wednesday (Aug 3), the competition will start on Thursday and the closing ceremony will be held on Saturday. President of Bangladesh Bridge Federation Mushfiqur Rahman Mohan disclosed these at a press conference at Gulshan in the city on Sunday afternoon.

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