The 4th Bangabandhu Cup International Kabaddi Tournament ' 2024, organised by Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation, named after father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, begins here on May 24. 

Some 12 nations--Poland, Kenya, South Korea, Japan, Pakistan, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Iraq, Sri Lanka, Nepal and hosts Bangladesh --are likely to participate in the 12-day meet, to be held at the Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium in Mirpur.

Hosts Bangladesh emerged champions in all the three previous occasions since its inception in 2021.

Bangladesh clinched the six-nation title in 2021  beating Kenya by 34-28 points, lifting 2nd title of the 8-nation meet in 2022 also beating Kenya by 34-31 points while winning the 3rd consecutive title of the 12-nation meet in 2023 beating Chinese Taipei by 42-28 points. 

An inter- ministerial meeting was held on Monday in this regard.