Bangladesh national bridge team will make their maiden appearance in the World Bridge Championship scheduled to start from September 16 at Bali, Indonesia.
The seven member bridge team comprising of Brig. Gen (retd) Azizul Haque, Khandokar Muzharul Haque, ATM Moazzem Hussain, AK Feroz Ahmed, Sajid Ispahani, Jahirul Haque and SM Rezaul Karim will leave the country for Bali on Sunday. Bangladesh will have to compete against 21 nations in the tournament.
Bangladesh qualified for the 41st edition of the pinnacle bridge championship in senior category (known as d’Orsi Senior Trophy) on the virtue of finishing second in the Bridge Federation of Asia and The Middle East (BFAME) Championship in India in June.
“We have been participating in many international tournaments regularly since 1997, but this time the occasion is different.” said Bangladesh Bridge Federation general secretary Mezbahur Rahman Khan at a press conference.
Grameenphone is the sponsor of the national bridge team and they are providing a purse Tk1.4m to the Bangladesh Bridge Federation.