Dhaka, Sept 19 (UNB) - Dipu Chakma of Bangladesh Army clinched the men’s singles gold medal in senior (Under-39) category of the 3rd Kathmandu International Taekwondo Championship’2019 that concluded in Nepalese capital Kathmandu recently. 

Mohammad Kamrul Islam of Bangladesh Ansar and VDP won silver medal in the men’s singles (under-23) category of the meet.

Taekwondo Federation hoped that this result will inspire Bangladesh taekwondo players for the upcoming 13th South Asian (SA) Games’2019 scheduled for December 1-10 in Kathmandu.  

Earlier, a three-member Bangladesh taekwondo team, comprising two athletes and one official, represented Bangladesh in the four-day meet. 

A total of 800 players from 12 countries took part in the different categories of the competition. 

Dhaka, Sep 19 (UNB)- Nine girls and boys matches of the 26th Polar Ice Cream School Handball Tournament were decided on the opening day on Thursday at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here.

Managing Director of the meet’s sponsor Dhaka Ice Cream Industries Ltd. Nazim Uddin Ahmed inaugurated the meet in the noon at a simple ceremony, chaired by President of Bangladesh Handball Federation (BHF) AKM Nurul Fazal Bulbul.

In the opening match, Sunnydale School crushed Shaheed Sheikh Russell Govt. High School by 17-0 goals after leading the first half 11-0 in a girls group match.

In the day’s other girls’ group matches, Heed International beat Dhanmondi Tutorials by 7-3 goals (first half 4-2), Scholastica outplayed Cambrian School & College by 12-0 goals (first half 6-0),  Bangladesh International School & College defeated Shaheed Anwar Girls College by 3-2 goals (first half 1-0), Kadamtola East Bashabo School & College trounced Rajdhani Ideals School by 6-0 goals (first half 5-0) , Shaheed Police Smriti College defeated Siddeswari Girls High by 10-1 goals (first half 2-0).

In the boys’ group matches, Scholastica Uttara beat Motijheel Govt Boys High School by 25-7 goals after leading the first half 10-3 while Saint Gregory’s School defeated Heed International School by 30-20 goals after dominating the first half by 17-1 goals. 

A total of 37 school handball teams - 19 boys and 18 girls will compete in the meet, organised by Bangladesh Handball Federation (BHF) and sponsored by Dhaka Ice Cream Industries Ltd.

The finals of both boys and girls competition will be held on September 25 at the same venue.

Dhaka, Sep 18 (UNB)- The 26th Polar Ice Cream School Handball (boys and girls) Tournament’2019 will begin on Thursday at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium in the city.

Managing Director of the meet sponsor Dhaka Ice Cream Industries Ltd. Nazim Uddin Ahmed will inaugurate the meet in the noon at a simple ceremony, followed by a girls group match between Sunnydale and Shaheed Sheikh Russell Govt High School.

On opening day, Dhanmondi Tutorial will take on Heed International School in the girls’ competition at 9 am while St. Gregory's School to play Heed International School boys opening match at 2 pm.

A total of 37 school handball teams - 19 boys and 18 girls will compete in the meet, organised by Bangladesh Handball Federation (BHF) and sponsored by Dhaka Ice Cream Industries Ltd.

The finals of both boys and girls competition will be held on September 25 at the same venue.

The champions, runners-up and the best players of both the boys and girls groups will be awarded.

Sponsor Polar Ice Cream will provide Tk 13, 20,000O of the entire tournament budget of Tk 13,31,450 for the event.

Dhaka, Sep 17 (UNB)- The 26th Polar Ice Cream School Handball (boys and girls) Tournament’2019 will begin on Thursday at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium in the capital.

Nazim Uddin Ahmed, Managing Director of Dhaka Ice Cream Industries Ltd. also the tournament sponsor will inaugurate the meet Thursday noon.

On opening day (Thursday), Dhanmondi Tutorial will take on Heed International School in the girls’ competition at 9 am while St. Gregory's School to play Heed International School boys opening match at 2 pm.  

A total of 37 school handball teams -- 19 boys and 18 girls -- will compete in the meet, organised by Bangladesh Handball Federation (BHF) and sponsored by Dhaka Ice Cream Industries Ltd. 

The finals of both boys and girls competition will be held on September 25 at the same venue. 

Acting General Secretary of Bangladesh Handball Federation (BHF) SM Khalequzzaman Shawpan disclosed the details of the meet at a press conference at the federation office on Tuesday.

BHF Vice President and Chairman of the Tournament Committee Golam Habib, Secretary of the Tournament Committee (Boys) Salim Mia Babu, Secretary of Girls Tournament committee Parvin Putul and Marketing Manager of Polar Ice Cream Abdullah Al Mamun also spoke on the occasion. 

The champions, runners-up and the best players of both the boys and girls groups will be awarded. 

Of the total budget Tk 13,31,450, tournament sponsor Polar Ice Cream will provide Tk 13, 20,000 for the event. 

Dhaka, Sept 16 (UNB)- Bangladesh Archery team accorded warm reception soon after their arrival at the Hazrat Shah Jalal International Airport in Dhaka Monday noon after performing a brilliant show in the just concluded Asia Cup-World Ranking Archery Tournament (Stage-3) in the Clark City of the Philippines. 

Bangladeshi celebrated archer Mohammad Ruman Shana clinched gold medal in the recurve men’s singles of the Asia Cup-World Ranking Archery Tournament (Stage-3) beating Shi Zhenqi of China by 7-3 set points last Friday. 

Besides, Bangladesh recurve men’s archery team comprising of Shana, Tamimul Islam and Hakim Ahmed Rubel clinched silver medal and Bangladesh recurve mixed team comprising Ruman Shana and Beauty Roy bagged bronze medal from the just concluded meet.

On their arrival, State Minister for Youth and Sports Zahid Ahsan Russell PM greeted them at the airport with bouquet. Secretary General of Bangladesh Olympics Association (BOA) Syed Shahed Reza, President of Bangladesh Archery Federation Lt Gen M Moinul Islam (Retd) and general secretary Kazi Rajibuddin Ahmed Chapal and Deputy Managing Director of tour sponsor Modhumoti Bank Limited Kazi Ahsan Khalil were also present on the occasion.  

This was the 3rd individual international gold medal for meritorious archer Ruman Shana, who earlier bagged two more gold medals in the International Archery Tournament in Bishkek in 2017 and in the 1st Asian Archery Grand Pix in Thailand in 2014.

Ruman Shana is the first Bangladeshi archer qualified for the Tokyo Olympics’2020 directly by winning the first-ever bronze medal in the World Archery Championships’2019 held in the Netherlands this year. 

The 24-year-old archer from Khulna also bagged three individual gold medals in national levels in the 8th Bangladesh Games in 2013, in the 8th Archery Championship 2016 and in the 9th National Archery Championship in 2017.