Bandarban District and Dhaka District reached the final of the 12-team Walton 2nd National Youth U-17  (Boys and Girls)) Handball Tournament eliminating their rivals in the semifinals at the Shaheed (Capt) M Monsur Ali National Handball Stadium here on Tuesday.

The two teams will play the final on Wednesday (Sept 22) at 10:30 am at the same venue.

Executive Director of the meet’s sponsor Walton Group FM Iqbal Bin Anwar will be the chief guest in the final and later he will distribute the prizes.

In the day’s semifinals, Bandarban eliminated Jamalpur District by 36-20 goals (first half 19-11) while Dhaka District eliminated Chapainawabganj District by  19-16 goals (first half 9-7) in the afternoon.

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Earlier in the day’s preliminary round matches, Bandarban beat Bagerhat by 31-14 goals; Dhaka drew 25-25 with Kushtia ; Chapainawabganj defeated Narayanganj by 22-11 goals while Panchagarh beat Chattagram by 24-12 goals.

Twelve teams are participating in the boys section scheduled for Sept 20-22 while eight teams will participate in the girls section from Sept 24-26.

Bangladesh Handball Federation organised the U-17 (Boys and Girls) Handball Tournament on the occasion of the Birth Centenary of the father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.