The 4th ‘Dhaka Women’s Marathon-2019’, marking the International Women’s Day, will be held today (Friday) in city’s Hatirjheel area.
Sponsored by Pran Mango Topper Cookware and Duronto Bicycle the marathon is jointly organised by Everest Academy Emogo Sports Management Limited under the supervision of Bangladesh Athletics Federation.
About five hundred local and foreign women are expected to take part in the marathon rally. To make the marathon a success, different students of government and non-government universities, athletes, sportsmen, service holders, businessmen, housewives and people from all strata will take part in the marathon.
The 10-kilometre-long marathon will start from Film Development Corporation (FDC) intersection of Hatirjheel at 6.30 am and end at Concord Police Plaza point after parading the Hatirjheel area.
The participants will be given medals and certificates after the end of the one and a half hour marathon. Former Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique will be present at the closing ceremony and distribute medals and certificates.
