The 35th Bangladesh World Tennis Tour Junior J-30 will start on Saturday at the National Tennis Complex in Dhaka.

The tournament will see participation from 75 young players representing 12 countries.

A press conference was held at the Tennis Federation office on Wednesday to discuss the tournament where secretary general of the Tennis Federation, Ishtiak Ahmed Karen, called the event a new milestone for tennis in Bangladesh.

Participating countries include Bangladesh, Australia, China, Chinese Taipei, the UK, Hong Kong, India, Korea, Maldives, Singapore, Thailand and the USA.

In the boys’ section, 25 players will compete in the qualifiers.

Ten players will join 22 others in the main draw. In the girls’ section, 27 players will take part in the main draw.

The tournament is sponsored by Suzuki Motorbikes, Bank Asia, and Dana Petroleum Ltd. Ishtiak Ahmed Karen thanked the sponsors at the press conference.

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Representatives from Bank Asia, including Head of Brand and Communication Taimur Ali and Brand Manager Imran Sami, were present.

Other officials, including Tennis Federation Treasurer M A Jinnah and BTF Training, Selection and Development sub-committee chair Zayan Omar, also graced the event.

Secretary of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Md. Mahbub-ul-Alam will be present at the opening ceremony as the chief guest.