BSS, Dhaka :
After a three-year recess, the Al-Arafah Islami Bank 27th National Youth Hockey will begin tomorrow through Dhaka venue with two matches will be held on the opening day.
On the first day of the meet, Dhaka district face Shariatpur district in the opening match at 2 pm while Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) meet Narayanganj district in the day’s second match of the opening day’s fixture at 4 pm.
Both the matches will be held at Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in the city.
Bangladesh Hockey Federation’s (BHF) president and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshall Shaikh Abdul Hannan BBP, BUP, NSWC FAWC, PSC is expected to inaugurate the meet as the chief guest. Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited’s chairman, board of directors, Selim Rahman and managing director and chief executive officer Forman R Chowdhury will be present in the opening ceremony as special guests.
The competition will be held with the participation of fifty seven teams including fifty two district teams, four educational boards and BKSP at nine venues across the country.
The venues are Dhaka, Mymensingh, Narail, Faridpur, Khulna, Cumilla, Chattogram, Dinajpur and Joypurhat.
In this regards, a press conference was held on Tuesday at conference room of BHF’s VVIP Lounge to provide all the details of the meet.
