State Minister for Youth and Sports M Zahid Ahsan Russel will inaugurate the three-day meet in the afternoon.
Youth and Sports Secretary of ruling Awami League and veteran sports organiser M Harun-ur-Rashid will also be present at the event as a special guest.
The most attractive events of the national athletics meet -- men’s and women’s 100-metre sprints -- will be held at 4 pm and 4:15 pm respectively on the opening day.
A total of 410 athletes from 45 teams of different districts, divisions, universities, education boards, physical education colleges, BJMC, BKSP and other affiliated bodies sent their entries till 7 pm on Wednesday to compete in 36 events of the meet – 22 for men and 14 for women.
In the ensuing meet, the organiser will use electronics photo finish machine to decide the results.
Besides, Bangladesh Athletics Federation and meet’s sponsor Walton Group will award the record-breaking and gold medalist athletes of the meet.
An athlete will get Tk 5,000 as prize money from the federation in addition to special award from the meet’s sponsor for creating a new national record while the best athlete of the meet will receive Tk 10,000 from Bangladesh Jail.