BSS, Dhaka :
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) of men’s group and Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defense Party of women’s group retained title of the Victory Day Handball competition (men’s and women’s) beating their respective rivals in the finals held on Saturday at Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali Handball Stadium in the city.
In the day’s men’s group final, BGB beat Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defense Party by 32-14 goals after leading the first half by 24-9 goals.
Taijul Islam of the champions team was the highest scorer with 10 goals. He was also adjudged the best player of the final.
While in the women’s group final, Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defense Party defeated Jamalpur Sports Academy by 35-16 goals after dominating the first half by 21-05 goals.
Achiya scored highest eight goals for Ansar in the day’s final match while Alpona of the winning team was named the best player of the final.
Bangladesh Handball Federation (BHF) General Secretary Asaduzzaman Kohinoor, Managing Committee’s Chairman and EXIM Bank Limited Director Lieutenant Colonel (retd) Sirajul Islam and BHF Treasurer and Managing Committee’s Secretary Jahangir Hossain were present in the prize distribution ceremony, presided by BHF Vice-president Mohammad Nurul Islam.
Earlier, BGB and Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defense Party reached men’s group final eliminating their respective rivals in the semifinals.
