A seven-member of Bangladesh bridge team will leave for France on August 10 (Thursday) to participate for the first time in final round of 43rd World Bridge Team Championships scheduled to begin on August 12 in Lyon, France.
The seven-member bridge team comprised six players and a coach. Bangladesh Bridge Federation president Mushfiqur Rahman Mohon, also coach of the bridge team, will lead the team.
The other members of the team are Rashedul Ahasan, Asifur Rahman Chowdhury, Shah Ziaul Haque, Mirza Sajid Ispahani, AHM Kamruzzaman and Moshiur Rahman.
A total of 22 teams have been invited from eight zones to take part in the final round of World Bridge championship.
In this regards, a press conference was held on Tuesday at conference room of National Sports Council to provide all the details of the meet.
United Commercial Bank Limited (UCB) handed over Taka one lakh as allowance to each team’s member to qualify for the final round of the championship.
