Bangladesh Football Federation and the Ministry of Education signed a memorandum of understanding to start the national school championship sponsored by Islami Bank at the secretariat yesterday.
Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid, BFF president Kazi Salahuddin, education secretary Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury, DMD of Islami Bank A.K.M. Abdul Malek Chowdhury and BFF vice-president Tabith Awal were present on the occasion.
As per the deal, BFF in collaboration with the education ministry, will kick-off the meet at the end of the month with about five thousand schools across the country participating. In the first phase at the upazila 10 schools will be playing on a knock out basis before the tournament moves to the district level, divisional level and the 16 team final round.
Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd agreed to remain as the events sponsors for the second year in a row, after penning a deal worth Tk40m with the Bangladesh Football Federation. However, the sponsors who provided a purse of Tk50m last season, added an extra clause for their continued patronage - the introduction of nationwide college football.