1st Div Hockey League begins today

BSS, Dhaka :
Green Delta Insurance 1st Division Hockey League begins today at Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium in the city with two matches are billed for the opening day.
Dhaka Wanderars Club will take on Shantinagar Sporting Club in the day’s first match at 1.30 pm, while Usha Krira Chakra will meet Rayerbazar Sporting Club at 3.30pm in the day’s second match of opening day’s fixture.
Bangladesh Hockey Federation’s (BHF) long time ally Green Delta Insurance has sponsored the league which will be held with the participation of twelve clubs.
The participating clubs are : Usha Krira Chakra, Railway Sporting Club, Dhaka Wanderars Club, Shishu Kishore Shangha, Hockey Dhaka United, Mukto Bihango, PWD, Farashganj Sporting Club, Bachelor Sporting Club, Shantinagar Sporting Club, Combined Sporting Club and Rayerbazar Sporting Club.
In this regards, a press conference was held on Thursday at conference room of BHF to provide all the details of the meet.
BHF’s Vice Presidents Abdur Rashid Sikder and Zaki Ahmed Ripon, BHF’s General Secretary AKM Mominul Haque Sayeed, BHF’s Joint Secretary Mohammad Yousuf and Kamrul Islam Kismat, League Committee’s Secretary Haji Mohammad Humayun and the other officials of the BHF were also present on the occasion.