The nine-team Cute Premier Division Handball League will roll at the Shahid Captain M Monsur Ali National Handball Stadium tomorrow.
Apart from defending champions Menzis Krira Chakra and runnes-up Narinda Pragati Boy’s Club the other participants are Surjodoy Krira Chakra, Dhaka Mariner Young’s Club, Old Ideals, Bhatritta Samaj Kalyan Sanghstha, Victoria Sporting Club, Prime Sporting Club and Arambagh Krira Sangha.
To boost this year’s campaign Narinda has flew in two Indian players as they look to clinch the title of the league that will conclude on June 2.
Cute has been sponsoring the league since 1984 and the cosmetics and the toiletries producers pledged to continue their support in a press conference held at the Bangladesh Olympic Association auditorium yesterday. Kazi Rajivuddin Ahmed Chapal, the director of Mousumi Industries and the head of Marketing and Sales Kazi Niaz ibne Mahtab said their long relation with handball is surrounded by the vision of raising the standards.
Sheikh Md Maruf Hasan, the chairman of the organising committee, handball federation general secretary Asaduzzman Kohinoor and the tournament secretary Md Jahangir Alam were also present on the occasion.