Jessore and Sunamganj districts played draw 16-16 in the opening match of the 25th National Men’s Handball Tournament at Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium on Saturday.
In the other opening day’s matches, Chittagong crushed Naogaon by 38-10 goals; Panchagarh outplayed Natore by 30-14 goals; Madaripur notched 30-6 goals victory over Jhalokati; Kustia beat Dinajpur by 27-13 goals; Dinajpur defeated Patuakhali by 27-15 goals; Kustia beat Jhalokati by 26-11 goals; Sunamganj crushed Barisal by 25-6 goals; Chuadanga won by 23-21 goals against Gopalganj; Bandarban beat Madaripur by 20-13 goals; Comilla defeated Jamalpur by 20-9 goals; Narayanganj sealed 18-10 goals victory against Feni; Joypurhat defeated Gopalganj by 18-10 goals; Mymensingh beat Naogaon by 18-13 goals and Patuakhali beat Jhalokati by 18-17 goals.
Earlier, sponsor organisation EXIM Bank Ltd chairman Nazrul Islam Mazumder inaugurated the meet as the chief guest.
A total of 29 teams — including 26-district teams, Border Guard Bandladesh (BGB), Bangladesh Police, Ansar & VDP– split in eight groups taking part in the meet.
