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The gala Opening Ceremony of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will be held today in Beijing, the capital city of China. Bangladesh Television will telecast the programme from 6.00 PM (Bangladesh Standard Time). Beijing is prepared to stage 2008 Olympic Games.

The slogan of this Games is One World, One Dream.

A total of 202 countries will take part in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

To watch the entertaining inaugural ceremony of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the presidents, prime ministers and the chiefs of the states of the various countries are coming to Beijing.

This is for the second time an Asian country is the host of Olympic Games. Earlier, in the year of 1988 South Korea hosted the Olympic Games.

China has two targets. One is to clinch the highest gold medals and other is to prove her best ability to act as a host.

China has prepared a big Olympic Village, where a total of 16,000 athletes from different countries will be accommodated there.

After crossing 137,000 km roads of six continents the Olympic torch reached Beijing last Wednesday. The opening ceremony and the total Olympic Games will be held amid very tight security.

China has totally maintained secrecy about the gala opening ceremony. But it is expected that the programme of opening ceremony will be based on the 5000 year's heritage of China.

It may be mentioned that Bangladesh Olympic team will also participate in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Swimmer Rubel Rana will carry the national flag in the grand inaugural ceremony.

Athlete Mohammad Abu Abdullah and athlete Nazmun Nahar Beauty will compete in the 100 metre sprint respectively.

Swimmer Rubel Rana will take part in the men's 50 m backstroke while swimmer Doly Akhter will participate in the women's 50 metre freestyle.

The participants of Bangladesh have no target to achieve the medal. They are taking part in the grand Beijing 2008 Olympic Games for experience only.

They are taking part in the Games as a part of world friendship.