DHAKA, June 3, 2026 (BSS) - The national round of the 'Primary School Gold 
Cup Football Tournament (Boys and Girls)-2026', featuring students from 
government primary schools across the country, will begin tomorrow (June 4).

Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr. A N M Ehsanul Hoque 
Milon is expected to inaugurate the national-level matches at 10 am at the 
National Bangla High School playground in Mirpur of the capital.

The information was disclosed in a press release issued by the Ministry of 
Education this afternoon.

According to the release, State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby 
Hajjaj and the Prime Minister's Adviser on Education, Primary and Mass 
Education Affairs and Spokesperson at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Mahdi 
Amin will attend the inauguration ceremony as special guests.

This year's Primary School Gold Cup Football Tournament-2026 began on April 6 
at the union and municipality levels. 

Students from a total of 65,569 government primary schools participated in 
the nationwide tournament aimed at developing sustainable football talent 
across the country.

Among them, 65,342 teams competed in the boys' category and 65,321 teams in 
the girls' category from the grassroots level.

The competition started at the union and municipality levels and progressed 
through the upazila-thana, district and finally divisional levels, with the 
divisional-stage contests concluding successfully on May 23.

A total of 16 teams--eight divisional champion boys' teams and eight 
divisional champion girls' teams-- from the country's eight divisions will 
take part in the national final round beginning tomorrow.

The champions of this year's tournament will be determined through the 
matches of the final round.