DHAKA, Sept 25, 2021 (BSS)- The jersey unveiling ceremony of the

Bangladesh national table tennis team was held today at the Bangladesh Table
Tennis Federation (BTTF) at Paltan in the city.

     Ahmed Firoz Kabir MP, member of the Standing Committee on the Ministry
of Finance and Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology was the
chief guest of the ceremony, presided by BTTF vice president Khondakar Hasan
Munir.

     Rupali Bank chairman Kazi Sanaul Haque, Bangladesh Ansar and VDP's
Additional Director General Khandaker Farid Hasan and Bangladesh Olympic
Association Deputy Secretary General Asaduzzaman Kohinoor were present as
special guests.

     Mentioning that table tennis is a popular sport in the country after
football and cricket, the speakers said that table tennis is a bright sport
with great potential in Bangladesh. The success of the game at the national
and international level is not less. However, intensive care and patronage is
needed to take the game forward.

     The speakers said that there is no alternative to public and private
sponsorship to spread table tennis in remote areas of the country.

     It may be mentioned that Bangladesh team will participate in the 25th
Asian TT Championship scheduled to be held from September 28 to October 5 in
Doha, Qatar.