DHAKA: Bashundhara Group (BG) Corporate Cricket and Badminton Tournament-2013 kicked off on the playground of the East West Media Group Ltd on Thursday.

The Managing Director of Bashundhara Group Sayem Sobhan inaugurated the tournament.

Some 72 pairs and 70 single are competing for the title in the badminton tournament while four cricket teams comprising of the members from four sectors of the group– media, land, industry and service--will compete in the cricket tournament.

Winner cricket team will get Tk 10 lakh and while runner up team will get Tk 500,000.

On the other hand, every winner of badminton team of pairs and single will get Tk 2 lakh and 1 lakh respectively.

The final match of tournament will be held on December 15.   

Chief Advisor to Chairman, BG Mahaboob Morshed Hassan, Daily Sun, Kaler Kantho and Bangladesh Pratidin publisher Maynal Hossain Chowdhury, Kaler Kantho editor Imdadul Haq Milon, Daily Sun Editor Amir Hossain, Senior Deputy Managing Director of Bashundhara Group Belayet Hossain, Deputy Managing Director Mustafizur Rahman and Advisor (Press & Media) Mohammad Abu Tayeb were among others at the function.

Tournament convener and East West Property Development (Pvt) executive director Imrul Hasan delivered the welcome speech in the opening ceremony.

BDST: 2011 HRS, NOV 28, 2013