The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) on Sunday accorded a reception to the members of the Swadhin Bangla Football team at the Balurmath near BFF Bahban in Motijheel.

The reception was organized to honour the heroes of the Swadhin Bangla Football team which played some exhibition matches in India in 1971 to create public opinion in favour of Bangladesh's liberation war.

The BFF also unveiled a stone containing engraved names of all the 36 footballers of the team.

Chief of Army Staff and Chairman of National Sports Council (NSC) General Moeen U Ahmed, attended the function as chief guest and inaugurated the commemorative inscription Sunday evening.

Addressing the function, General Moeen said, members of Swadhin Bangla Football team will get a honourium of Taka 3,000 each from this month, which was stopped one and half year ago.

Spondan Shilpo Goshti displayed their cultural show at the BFF Bhahan while country's popular band group LRB and famous vocalist Azam Khan rendered songs at the function in presence of large crowd.

The team members are: Jakaria Pintu (captain), Protap Shankar Hazra (vice captain), Late Ali Imam, Mohammed Kaikobad, Amlesh Sen, Ainul Haq, Sheikh Ashraf Ali, Bimol Kor, Shajahan Alam, Late Sheikh Monsoor Ali Lalu, Kazi Salahuddin, Enayetur Rahman Khan, K N Nosherruzzaman, Shubhash Chandra Shaha, Fazle Hossain Khokon, Abdul Hakim, Taslim Uddin Sheikh, Aminul Islam (Suruz), Abdul Momin Joardar, Late Maniruzzaman Payera, Abdus Sattar, Pran Govinda Kundu, Mojibor Rahman, Major General Khondokar Nurunnabi(retd), Lutfor Rahman, Aniruddha Chaterjee, Sanjit Kumar De, Late Mahmudur Rashid, Saidur Rahman Patel, Dewan Siraj Uddin(Siru), Nihar Kanti Dash, Mojammel Haq, Biren Dash Biru, Abdul Khalek, Tanvir Mazharul Islam Tanna (manager), Mr. late Nani Basak (coach).