49th Summer Sports Competitions begin

BSS, Rangpur :
The two-day 49th Sub-regional School, Madrasa and Vocational Education Summer Sports and Swimming Competitions- 2022 kicked-off at Rangpur Zilla School ground in the city on Sunday.
The Rangpur Regional School, Madrasa and Vocational Education Sports Association with assistance of the National School and Madrasa Sports Association and Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education is organizing the sports competitions.
Divisional Commissioner Md. Sabirul Islam hoisted the national flag and formally inaugurated the group-wise games competitions by releasing a balloon with a festoon and a pigeon in the morning at the same venue as the chief guest.
Deputy Commissioner of Rangpur Md. Asif Ahasan attended the function as special guest with Rangpur Regional Deputy Director of the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Md. Akhteruzzaman in the chair.
Headmaster of Rangpur Zilla School Abu Raihan Md. Mizanur Rahman and Headmistress of Rangpur Government Girls’ High School Farida Yasmin were present.
All eight district education officers from Rangpur, Dinajpur, Nilphamari, Panchagarh, Thakurgaon, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat and Gaibandha districts under Rangpur division were present, among others.
The students of different schools of Rangpur city exhibited colorful physical displays in the inaugural ceremony.
The boys and girls teams of schools, madrasas and vocational schools are taking part in the Swimming, Football, Hand Ball, Kabadi and other sports competitions from all eight districts under the division.