DHAKA: With the participation of golfers from 24 countries, the four-day ‘Bashundhara Bangladesh Open-2015’ golf tournament will begin at Kurmitola Golf Club in city from Wednesday.

A Pro-Am event was held on Tuesday in this regard. Prize money of the tournament will be 300,000 USD.

Additional Managing Director of Bashundhara Group Safwan Sobhan attended the Pro-Am event.

Bashundhara Group adviser Major General (Retd) Mahbub Haider, adviser (public relations) Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) Khandaker Abdul Wahed and marketing head MM Jasim Uddin, among others, were also present at the program.

A total of 156 golfers including 30 from home will take part at the event.

World famous golfers including Siddikur Rahman of Bangladesh, Rashid Khan of India, Mardan Mamat of Singapore and Berry Henson of the USA are expected to be the main attraction of the tournament.

Additional security measures have been taken regarding the tournament. Weather forecast will also be announced to avoid any inconvenience.

Earlier on May 4, the tournament logo was unveiled at Bashundhara International Convention Center in city.

On April 7, country’s largest business conglomerate Bashundhara Group signed an agreement with Bangladesh Gold Federation for three years.

BDST: 2153 HRS, MAY 26, 2015
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