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Vol. 4 Num 245 Sun. February 01, 2004  
   
Sports


U-18 booters go to Thailand on Eid Day


The Bangladesh under-18 football team will take on hosts Thailand in their first match in the BIMST-EC Youth Football Tournament on February 4 in the city of Phuket.

Placed in Group A, the Bangladeshi boys meet Sri Lanka in their next match of the competition, which runs from February 3 to 8, the following day. Bhutan, Nepal, India and Myanmar are competing in Group B.

The semifinals are scheduled for February 7 while the final will be held on February 8.

A 22-member Bangladesh team, including four officials, are scheduled to leave for Thailand on February 2.

SQUAD

Atiqur Rahman (captain), Rahatul Kabir Nipu, Imdadul Huq Monu, Abul Kashem, Sarwar Hossain, Zahid Hossain, Rony Islam, Nasirul Islam, Hirok Joarder, Hasan Mahmud, Mithun Chowdhury, Mamun Hossain, Rajon Mia, SM Rajib, Bappi Hasan Murad, Arafat Ali Roni, Rabindra Barman Rabin and Uttam Barua.

Officials: Imtiaz Sultan (manager), Sahidur Rahman Chowdhury (coach), Hasanuzzaman Bablu (assistant coach) and Dr Mahfuz Ullah Chishti (doctor).