Bangabandhu Cup Int’l Kabaddi’s 3rd edition begins today

BSS, Dhaka :
The third edition of prestigious Bangabandhu Cup International Kabaddi tournament begins from today at national volleyball stadium in the city.
 Twelve teams across the globe, England and Poland from Europe, Kenya from Africa, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Chinese Taipei from Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh from South Asia and Iraq from Middle East and Argentina from South America will compete in the eight-day meet.
Mentionable, the first edition was held in 2021 with the participation of five teams while eight teams participated in the second edition held in 2022.
 In this regards, a press conference and the trophy unveiling ceremony was held on Sunday at the National Kabaddi Stadium in the city.
Habibur Rahman, General Secretary of Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation and the Additional Inspector General of Bangladesh Police, presented the meet to the press. Joint Secretary of the federation and Additional Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Bangladesh Police Kazi Mozammel Huq and Technical Director of the tournament E. Prasad Rao were also present on the occasion.
 Captains of the participating 12 teams also graced the trophy unveiling ceremony.
Habibur Rahman said Bangabandhu Cup International Kabaddi is one of the biggest kabaddi tournaments in the international part and they are all focused to go ahead establishing Bangladesh as a true force both on and off the field. Bangladesh became the champions in the last two editions of Bangabandhu Cup International Kabaddi and Habibur Rahman again expressed his high hope of winning the championship title for the third consecutive times. He said the team’s preparation is quite good enough only aim to win the title.
Tuhin Tarafder, the skipper of Bangladesh Kabaddi Team, also expressed his high optimism about retaining the trophy.
“We have worked hard for the last couple of weeks and the team are stronger than the last editions one,” the Captain said, adding they have been going through rigorous training sessions under foreign coaches and upbeat to retain the title.