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Sports Reporter

The three-day-long Third Dhaka Sports Carnival begins tomorrow. Dhaka Club floated an idea to hold the sports extravaganza. Kurmitola Golf Club, Cadet College Club, Gulshan Club, Uttara Club came forward to support the initiative of Dhaka Club. The clubs agreed to be the co-hosts along with Dhaka Club to stage the Third Dhaka Sports Carnival. Marking the ensuing gala sports extravaganza, Dhaka Club arranged a press conference at the Hamidur Rahman Sinha Lounge of Dhaka Club on Wednesday.

Secretary of Dhaka Club and Secretary of Dhaka Sports Carnival Organising Committee Group Captain (Retd) Mujahidul Islam disclosed all the matters related to the sports carnival. Chairman of the Organising Committee of the Third Dhaka Sports Carnival Rezaur Rahman, Deputy Managing Director of Prime Bank RQM Farkan, President of Cadet College Club Major (Retd) Tanim Hasan, President of Dhaka Club Salim Bhuiyan, Managing Director of Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited Yasin Ali, President of Uttara Club Rezaul Haque Tapan, CEO of Kurmitola Golf Club Colonel (Retd) Syed Anwar Hossain, President of Gulshan Club Sultana Shaheda Islam were present at that time.

Mujahidul Islam said, "Dhaka Club, an icon among the clubs of Bangladesh, has very close bilateral relationship with many clubs of Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and beyond. He told the newsmen that the different sporting events would be held at the different host clubs. He added that a number of 14 Bangladeshi clubs and a total of seven foreign clubs would take part in the three-day long sports carnival.

The foreign clubs are : International Club, Calcutta Club Limited, Calcutta Rowing Club, Calcutta Cricket and Football Club, The Saturday Club Limited, Singapore Cricket Club and Dalhousie Institute.

On the other hand, the local clubs are: Dhaka Club Limited, Gulshan Club Limited, Kurmitola Golf Club, Uttara Club Limited, Cadet College Club, Comilla Club, Gulshan Youth Club, Officers' Club, Raowa Club, Savar Golf Club, Mainamoti Golf Club, Khulna Club, Balisera Valley Club and Narayanganj Club Limited.

The events of the three-day long sports carnival are : Six-a-Side Cricket, Golf, Snooker, Squash, Swimming, Tennis and Bridge.