Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury formally unveiled the trophy as the chief guest.
She expressed her joy for arranging the tournament for women footballers, named after Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib.
She hoped that the progress of woman footballers in Bangladesh will continue. “I hope that our woman footballers will uplift Bangladesh to the world,” she said.
BFF Senior Vice-President Abdus Salam Murshedy, Vice-President Kazi Nabil Ahmed, Women Wing Chairman and FIFA Council Member Mahfuza Akter Kiron, BFF General Secretary Md Abu Nayeem Shohag, K-sports CEO Fahad Karim, tournament committee members and players of the participating teams were also present.
Bangladesh Football Federation and K-Sports are jointly organising Bangamata U-19 Women’s International Gold Cup 2019 to celebrate Fazilatunnesa Mujib’s life and ideals. It will be the first international football tournament for women arranged by BFF after 2004.
The tournament will kick off on April 22 at 6pm and the final is scheduled for May 3 at Bangabandhu National Stadium.
Six U-19 women’s teams, including Bangladesh will compete in the tournament. The teams have been divided into two groups. Group A consists of Mongolia, Tajikistan and Laos while Group B comprises UAE, Kyrgyzstan and Bangladesh.
The champion team will be awarded by $25,000 while the runners up will get $15,000.
BFF Senior Vice-President Murshedy said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to attend the closing and prize distribution ceremony as the chief guest.
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal will inaugurate the 12-day meet on April 22 at BNS.
The tickets are expected to go on sale from Monday at BNS. A normal gallery ticket will cost Tk 50 and those of the VIP gallery will cost Tk 200.