The renovation work of Bangabandhu Stadium is going on for more than two and a half years. Youth and Sports Minister Nazmul Hasan Papon came to the stadium to see the renovation work today.Heard about the problem after visiting the stadium. He said that the stadium will be completed by solving the problem as soon as possible.

After visiting for about an hour, Papon expressed his experience and observations in front of the media. The new sports minister said, ‘I came here and saw two problems. A sprinkler is another media box. I understand the problem. There is no denying that there is a problem. I will see if there is a solution, if possible I will. But it doesn’t seem too impossible. ‘

Bangabandhu Stadium renovation work worth hundreds of crores started after August 2021. The new minister did not want to comment on the issue, ‘It is not right to comment without talking to anyone. Because if we talk about NSC, neither the consultant nor the federation will fall on someone. So can’t comment without seeing the document. The problems that exist must be solved. ‘

Bafuf demands to give water in pop-up system instead of sprinkler. Crores of rupees will be spent on this. However, the new minister said in an optimistic voice, ‘We don’t want to delay any more in solving the problem, we want to finish it within a certain time. As much as possible will be solved in this, if not not. Because it is a renovation of the stadium so many things may not be possible. ‘

So that there is no problem in the coming days, he also gave a tip, ‘In the coming days, if any structure is renovated or something new is done, it should be planned with the relevant federation. Everyone must sign off on the plan. Once approved, there will be no talking about it. ‘

Spokesman of DSCC. Abu Nacher said that Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Tapas presided over the event. Tajul Islam, Environment Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury, Member of Bangladesh Awami League Presidium and Member of Parliament for Dhaka-2 Constituency Advocate Kamrul Islam, Joint General Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League and Member of Parliament for Dhaka-8 Constituency AFM Bahauddin Nasim along with members of Parliament from South City as well as Metropolitan South Awami. League president and general secretaries will participate.

64 teams from 75 wards will participate in football, cricket and badminton. The entire competition will be in knock-out format. The inaugural football match between Ward No. 19 and 74 will be held on February 10 at Bir Shresh Shaheed Sepahi Mustafa Kamal Stadium, and the inaugural cricket match between Ward No. 25 and 55 will be held on February 12 at Golapbagh ground. Apart from this, Bangladesh Badminton Federation will hold the opening match of badminton game between wards 31 and 60.

Each winning team in football and cricket will get Rs 7 lakh and the runner-up team will get Rs 5 lakh as prize. And in Badminton, the winning team will get Tk 3 lakh and the runner-up team will get Tk 2 lakh as prize. On March 9, the fourth Dhaka Mayor’s Cup will come down with the final match and closing ceremony at Bir Shresh Shahid Sepahi Mustafa Kamal Stadium.  

In this event, all cricket matches will be held at Golap Bagh Ground, BUET Central Playground, Sergeant Zahurul Haque Hall Playground and all football matches will be held at Sheikh Jamal Sports Academy, Outer Stadium, Motijheel T&T Colony Playground and Dhupkhola International Football Stadium. On the other hand, all badminton matches will be held in Bangladesh Badminton Federation.

Apart from this, participating teams will practice football and cricket at Bakshi Bazar Central Playground, Fazle Rabbi Hall Playground, Bangladesh Ground, Delwar Hossain Playground, Basabo Playground, Orient Club Playground and Samsabad Playground.

Sujan and Balli of Mohammedan Sporting Club for Ward No. 9, Shaun of Fakirapool Young Men’s Club and Salman of BKSP, Akkas and Ramzan for Ward No. 24, Rajan Howladar for Ward No. 29, Sujan of Brothers Union for Ward No. 33 will participate in the football competition.  

On the other hand, Hannan Sarkar for Ward No. 1, Ashraful Islam for Ward No. 2, Ilyas Sunny for Ward No. 22, Javed Omar Belim for Ward No. 27 and Mehrab Hossain Opi for Ward No. 33 will participate in cricket.

When Mirpur was busy wearing Bahari jersey of BPL. Then Muminul Haq also used to come sometimes; But that is only in practice alone.At the Academy Grounds and Moscow Cricket Academy, he was preparing for the white-robed clash against Sri Lanka.  

No team has taken Muminul from this year’s BPL draft. This one of the most experienced cricketer of the country came to the team of Rangpur Riders in the middle of BPL. He thanked the franchise for that. Muminul said that there was no bad feeling about not getting a team in the beginning.

He said, ‘It didn’t feel bad. Watched the entire BPL game. I was also practicing. I was preparing for the upcoming Sri Lanka series. It wasn’t as bad as you say. If you tell the truth, it will feel a little bad, but not too bad. There are different types of feeling bad??? that type was a little different. ‘

‘Some feel less bad, some feel a little more bad. The more you don’t like it, the worse it feels. It didn’t look so bad that I would have been disappointed. Since everyone was playing, I wanted to play a little too. ‘

Muminul did not get a chance in the BPL last season as well. However, he played 82 matches in this tournament. Muminul scored 1364 runs at a strike rate of 107.48. He believes that there will be no problem to adapt even if he does not play from the beginning.  

Muminul said, ‘I don’t think there will be too many problems. I have been playing cricket for a long time, maybe I know it to some extent! I know too much, I won’t even say it, I know to some extent! I don’t think it will be too much of a problem. ‘

‘Always the thing I believe in is the sustenance in the hands of Allah. They are playing here, I am not able to play here even if I am a good player, there is no regret about it. I believe you will do your work, I will do mine, the rest is in the hands of Allah. I will get a chance after doing my job, Bangladesh cricket is a place where you always get a chance. It is important to use that opportunity. Opportunities will come to everyone, it is important to use them. ‘