BSP-18 Inter-university badminton tourney begins Friday in city

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Inter-university badminton tourney begins Friday in city

DHAKA, Feb 11, 2019 (BSS)- The fourth inter-university badminton tournament
‘East-West University Winter Smash-2019’ will begin on Friday (February 15)
in the city.

Sponsored by KRAKO, a snacks brand of PRAN Foods Limited, forty
universities will participate in the four-day badminton championship to be
held on East West University (EWU) campus in Dhaka.

Badminton Federation of Bangladesh will assist the tournament with their
logistics.

A press conference was held today at PRAN Center in the capital’s Badda
area to highlight the details of the tournament.

Saiful Islam Shikdar, chief operating officer of PRAN Foods Limited, said:
“We have been involved with the tournament for the third time to make
badminton more popular in Bangladesh. The main aim of KRAKO is to work with
country’s young generation and help them flourish their talents.”

ASM Ashif, Assistant Professor at East West University & moderator of the
university’s sports club, said, “The EWU Winter Smash is the biggest inter
university badminton tournament in the country. This year, 100 teams from 40
universities will participate in six categories.

Razibul Islam Lanin, category manager of PRAN Foods Ltd and Ayaz Al Amin,
referee of Bangladesh Badminton Federation, among others, were present in the
press conference.

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