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Sports Reporter

The Premier Bank Limited, the official sponsor of Bangladesh Basketball Federation (BBF), has given Tk. 15 lakh to BBF to run the three upcoming basketball meets, which will be arranged by Bangladesh Basketball Federation.

Marking the sponsorship programme, a press conference was held at the conference room of National Sports Council on Thursday. Secretary General of Bangladesh Olympics Association Kutubuddin Ahmed, Managing Director of the Premier Bank Limited Khondker Fazle Rashid, Director of the bank Abdus Salam Murshedi, Director and CEO of Bangladesh Olympic Association Colonel (Retd) Wali Ullah, General Secretary of Bangladesh Basketball Federation AK Sarker, Joint Secretary of BBF Masud Ahmed Mobaroki were present at the conference, among others.

Bangladesh Basketball Federation will launch National Basketball Championship in Rajshahi in July. A total of 24 districts teams and services teams will take part in the basketball competition. The expenditure of the basketball meet has been estimated at Tk seven lakh.

Bangladesh Basketball Federation will commence First Division Basketball League in November. The budget of the basketball meet has been estimated at Tk two lakh.

Bangladesh Basketball Federation will arrange the National School Basketball Tournament across the country in January 2009.

Besides, BBF will organise some training programmes under auspices of the Premier Bank Limited.

Managing Director of the Premier Bank Limited Khondker Fazle Rashid assured BBF to give all sorts of co-operation to run their activities smoothly. Fazle Rashid also assured them that they would continue their financial support in future to BBF.

Later, Khondker Fazle Rashid handed over a cheque of Tk.15 lakh to AK Sarkar in front of a good number of journalists.