Plan BD handsover 1000 football
Dhaka, December 27: Plan Bangladesh handed over the 1000 footballs of their promised 10000 footballs for the National School Football Islami Bank Tournament at the BFF House on Tuesday.
The co-sponsors of the tournament that comprises 5000 schools and estimated one lakh school footballers will handover the other footballs by rotation.
Dr. Mahfuzur Rahman, the chairman of the Bangladesh Football Federation’s School Football Committee welcomed the initiative. “Its an unprecedented event in the history of sports in the country, we are starting the tournament with ten thousand football that has never happened before” said Mahfuz who is also the chairman of ATN Bangla and ATN News.
Jahid Hossain, the acting country director of Plan Bangladesh hoped their effort spreading the game to find the future football stars will be a successful one. “Plan International is active in 70 countries of the world and wherever the effort creating good atmosphere for the children, it stands firm, we hope the tournament will grooming the future stars” said Jahid.
BFF vice president Badal Roy, member secretary of the school football organizing committee and BFF executive committee member Sheikh Md. Aslam, ex-co member F.R.Babul, Farhana Khanam, the representative of education ministry were also present on the occasion.