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A delegation of Bangladesh women cricketers who are taking part in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024, met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganabhaban on Sunday. Youth and Sports Minister Nazmul Hassan, MP, Chief Executive Officer Geoffrey John Allardice, Bangladesh Women National Cricket Team Captain Nigar Sultana and Indian Women National Cricket Team Captain Harmanpreet Kaurv were among the delegation members. Bangladeshi Jinnat wins gold medal in Nelson Mandela Cup International Boxing The Prime Minister took part in a photo session with the delegation, PM's Deputy Press Secretary KM Shakhawat Moon said in a briefing. The ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 will be held in Bangladesh from October 3 to October 20. As many as 10 countries including host Bangladesh, current champion Australia, England and India will participate in the tournament. Asia Pacific Deaf Chess: Shahin of Bangladesh crowned unbeaten champion Bangladesh is hosting the tournament for the second time. Earlier, Bangladesh hosted the tournament in 2014.

 Obaidul Islam Shahin of Bangladesh emerged unbeaten champion in the 1st Asia Pacific Individual Deaf Chess Championship '2024 securing six points after the 7th and last round match held at Hotel 71 in Dhaka on Sunday. Mohammad Aminul Islam of Bangladesh became runner-up while Kim Eduard of Kyrgyzstan finished  3rd securing  5 points each. Four players earned 4.5 points each.  In the tie-breaking system, Nurymov Berik of Kazakhstan became 4th, Rakhatbekov Tilegen of Kyrgyzstan finished 5th, Almazbekov Shabden of Kyrgyzstan became 6th while Md. Hossain Ali of Bangladesh was placed 7th.  Three players earned 4 points each.  In the tie-breaking system, Donskikh Vladimir  of Kazakhstan became 8th, Turmanov Berik of Kazakhstan finished became 9th and Md. Ali Newaz Sarkar of Bangladesh became 10th.  In the day's 7th and last round matches, Md. Obaidul Islam Shahin drew with Nurymov Berik of Kazakhstan, Mohammad Aminul Islam drew with Rakhatbekov Tilegen, Kim Eduard beat Turmanov Berik of Kazakhstan, Almazbekov Shabden drew with Donskikh Vladimir, Md. Hossain Ali beat Gorokhova Natalya of Kazakhstan and Md Ali Newaz Sarkar beat Kuzerbayev Yeldos of Kazakhstan.  A total of 24 players from Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia participated in the 7 round Swiss-League standard time control system.  Besides, the 1st Asia Pacific Individual Deaf Blitz Chess Championship was held today (Sunday) afternoon at the same venue.  Janchivnyambuu Enkhbayar of Mongolia became champion securing 6 points from 7 games. Md. Ali Newaz Sarkar of Bangladesh became runner-up in the blitz chess with 5.5 points,. Mohammad Aminul Islam became 3rd with 5 points, Nurymov Berik of Kazakhstan finished  4th while Kim Eduard of Kyrgyzstan became 5th with 4.5 points each. In all, 17 players from Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia participated in the seven round Swiss-League system blitz chess event.      

Bangladeshi-origin US-based boxer Jinnat Ferdous won the gold medal in the Nelson Mandela Cup International Boxing Competition held in the South African city of Durban on Tuesday. She clinched the gold medal in the women's 50-kgs weight category competition, beating her Ethiopian opponent in the event's final. Although Jinnat's emergence as a boxer owes mostly to the time she spent growing up in the United State, she took part in the competition as a Bangladeshi competitor, after  Bangladesh Boxing Federation endorsed her entry as Bangladeshi, said General Secretary of Bangladesh Boxing  Federation Mazharul Islam Tuhin. Jinnat also represented Bangladesh in the Hangzhou Asian Games in China held in September last year, but  failed to fulfil the expectation of the countrymen. She was eliminated from the 2nd round of the meet losing to Mongolian rival after getting a bye in the first round Four  Bangladeshi boxers - Jinnat Ferdous and three men Salim Hossain, Abu Talha,  and Hossain Ali -- will  participate in next month's Olympics qualifying round Boxing Tournament in Thailand. Bangladeshi boxers have a good chance to qualify for the Paris Olympics directly  if they are able to win any medal or to make a good result in the Thailand meet.

Dhaka Mohammedan SC brightened their chances of clinch Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League title beating Usha KC by 6-5 goals in a keenly contested super six match at the Moulana Bhasani National Stadium on Tuesday. With the day's important win, Dhaka Mohammedan SC dominated the league table table securing 35 points from 14 matches while Dhaka Abahani Limited and Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club followed the leader with 34 and 31 points, playing 14 and 13 matches respectively.  Mohammedan SC will play their traditional rivals Dhaka Abahani Limited in their remaining super league match on Friday (April 19)  and their win against Abahani will assure the league crown. Dhaka Abahani Limited and Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club also have chance to clinch league title if they win their remaining (one and two respectively)  super league matches. In the day's vital match, Malaysian player Faizal Bin Sarri made a hattrick for the black and whites Mohammedan SC scoring three goals while Al Nahyan Shuvo, Din Islam Emon and another Malaysian Fitfi Bin Sarri scored one goal  each. Indian player Ishrat Iktidar struck twice while Arshad Hossain Raju, Ahmed Topu and another Indian recruit Mohammad Shariq scored one goal each for old Dhaka giant Usha KC.  

Bangladesh Police SC tasted the first win in their 3rd super league match of the  Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey crushing Ajax Sporting Club by 9-1 goals at the Moulana Bhasani National Stadium on Monday. Despite the day's first win in the six- team  super league match, Police SC remained at the 5th slot in the league securing 20 points while Ajax SC remained at bottom with 14 points. Dhaka Mohammedan SC comfortably dominated the league table table securing 32 points while three teams --- Dhaka Abahani Limited, Usha Krira Chakra and holders Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club ---followed the leader distantly securing 28 points each. In the day's lone match, Indian booters Gurjot Singh Sangha and Deepak Patal struck two each, Abdul Malek, Rezaul Ahmed Ratul, Pakistani Athisham Aslam,Mohammad Afsar and Ahsan Habib scored one each for Police team. Indian recruit Silheiba Lisham scored the consolation goal for Ajax SC.    

Former champions Usha KC shared the top slot in the 11-team Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League, with Abahani Limited beating Victoria SC by 7-1 goals. at the Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium here on Tuesday. Premier Div Hockey: Mohammedan advance to 2nd slot beating holders Mariner Youngs After the day's match, the old Dhaka outfit Usha KC secured 25 points from all the 10 first phase matches to share the top with Abahani Ltd, which also bagged 25 points from nine matches, playing one match less than Usha KC. Mohammedan SC remained at the 2nd slot in the league table, securing 23 points from nine matches. While holders Mariner Youngs Club is in third place with 19 points from nine matches. Premier Div Hockey: Hattricks by Deepok, Rahul help Police rout Azad SC  In the remaining first phase matches, Mohammedan SC will play lowly Bangladesh Sporting Club while Abahani Limited will face holders Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club. In Tuesday's match, Mahbub Hossain scored a hat-trick, scoring three goals, and Hasan Jubair Niloy, Arshad, and Indian recruits Shariq and Nikhil scored one each for Usha KC. Premier Div Hockey: Ashraful's hattrick guides Dhaka Abahani Ltd to bag 8th successive win After trailing by 0-7 goals, Shafiqul Islam Anik scored the consolation goal for Victoria SC (7-1). In the day's other match, Ajax SC assured the super six berth in the league, beating Dilkusha SC by 6-4 goals at the same venue on Tuesday afternoon.

 Two brilliant hattrick by Indian Deepok Patel and Rezaul Ahmed Ratul helped Bangladesh Police SC to earn a huge 13-1 goals over lowly Azad SC in the  11-team Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League at the Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium here on Sunday. With the day's well merited victory, Police SC finished 5th in the first phase while Azad SC was placed 9th in the first phase of the eleven- team league.   Indian recruit Deepok Patel made the match first hattrick scoring four goals while  Rezaul Ahmed Rahul made the match 2nd hattrick with three goals. Besides, Abdul Malek and Naimur Rahman struck twice each, while  Ihtesham Aslam and Habib scored one each for the Police SC. However, Khorshed of Azad SC scored the first goal in the very first minute of the match. The day's other league match between Victoria SC and Dilkusha SC ended in a 4-4 draw at the same venue Sunday afternoon.

 IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman of Bangladesh achieved a Grandmaster norm from the nine-game Hanoi GM3 Chess Tournament securing seven points from 9th and final  round matches held in Hanoi, Vietnam on Sunday. Fahad defeated FIDE Master Banh Gia Hay of Vietnam in the day's 9th and final round match to achieve the feat  Sunday  morning local time. Fahad finished runner-up in the event to achieve his first Grandmaster norm increasing his 20 FIDE rating points from the meet.  He needs two more norms in 18 games to earn the Grand Master title. He would be the first Bangladeshi Grand Master since Enamul Hossain Rajib became one in 2008. IM Quizon Daniel of the Philippines became champion in the meet with the same points and also achieved a Grandmaster norm.  A total of 10 players including 3 Grand Masters, 3 International Masters and 3 FIDE Masters from Bangladesh, Czech Republic, India, Philippines and Vietnam took part in this round robin league event.  IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman will return home tomorrow (Monday).  

After 8th consecutive wins,  Dhaka Abahani Ltd dropped points first in the  11-team Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League playing 1-1 draw in a tense packed match with traditional rivals Dhaka Mohammedan SC at the Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium here on Saturday. Despite the day's maiden draw, Dhaka Abahani Ltd  maintained their top slot intact in the league with unbeaten record securing 25 points from nine  matches while Dhaka Mohammedan SC remained at 3rd slot collecting 20 points from eight matches. Premier Div Hockey: Ashraful's hattrick guides Dhaka Abahani Ltd to bag 8th successive win Earlier, Abahani Ltd outplayed Dilkusha SC by 10-1 goals, Usha KC by 2-1 goals,  Azad SC by 10-1 goals,  Sadharan Bima KS by 3-0 goals, Victoria SC by 16-0 goals, Ajax SC by 7-1 goals, Police SC by 4-2 goals and Bangladesh SC by 6-2 goals  In the day's crucial match, Rakibul Hasan Rocky put the sky-blue Dhanmondi outfit Abahani ahead by a field goal in the very 3rd minute of the match (1-0).  The traditional black and whites Mohammedan had to wait till 32nd minute to make a equaliser by the promising defender Amirul Islam from a penalty corner (1-1). The two foreign match umpires from Sri Lanka and Malaysia, took more than one and half hour time to complete  the day's 60- minute dramatic and tense-packed match between two arch-rivals. Premier Div Hockey: Dhaka Mohammedan SC maintain unbeaten run beating Police SC 4-3 Dhaka Abahani, which won most of their  previous matches with good command over their opponents, today was comparatively off coloured.  against Mohammedan SC  Earlier in the day's first match, defending champions Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club, riding on a hattrick by Shohanur Rahman Sobuj, outplayed Bangladesh Sporting Club by 9-1 goals at the same venue Saturday afternoon. Defender Shohanur Rahman Shohan made a hattrick scoring four goals, Khorshedur Rahman struck two, Sadaf Salehin, Rahid Hossain and Indian Ajay Yadav scored one each for the Mariner Youngs.  Indian player Prince Kumar contributed consolation goal for Bangladesh SC

A brilliant hattrick by Ashraful Islam helped Dhaka Ahahani Ltd to bag the 8th successive win in the 11-team Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League outplaying Bangladesh Sporting Club by 6-2 goals at the Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in that capital on Thursday. With this victory, Dhaka Abahani not only maintained their all-win record as the lone team in the league but also maintained their top slot intact in the league table securing 24 points from straight eight matches. Earlier, they outplayed Dilkusha SC by 10-1 goals, Usha KC by 2-1 goals, Azad SC by 10-1 goals, Sadharan Bima KS by 3-0 goals, Victoria SC by 16-0 goals, Ajax SC by 7-1 goals and Police SC by 4-2 goals. Premier Div Hockey: Dhaka Mohammedan SC maintain unbeaten run beating Police SC 4-3 Bangladesh SC collected eight points from as many matches with two wins, two draws and four defeats. In the day's 2nd and last match, national star defender Ashraful Islam made a hattrick scoring three goals while Obaidul Hossain Joy, Pushkar Kisha Mimo and Mohammad Abdullah scored one each for the traditional sky-blue Dhanmondi outfit Abahani. Indian recruit Gurpreet Singh scored both goals for Bangladesh Sporting Club. Earlier in the day's first match, Ajax SC, riding on a hattrick by Silheiba Lesham, beat Victoria, SC by 7-3 goals at the same venue Thursday afternoon. Police arrest Mariners' winning run in Premier Div Hockey Indian player Silheiba Lesham made a hattrick scoring three goals while Tanzim Ahmed and another Indian Harshukpreet Singh scored two goals each for the Ajax SC. Syed Iqbal Nadir Prince, Indian Akkhar Dube and Irshad Mirza scored one each for the Victoria SC. With the day's well-merited win, Ajax SC brightened their chance to reach Super Six stage of the league securing 11 points from nine matches while lowly Victoria SC bagged only three points from eight encounters.