Bangladesh women's kabaddi team leaves for Nepal on Saturday for a five-match series, scheduled to be held in Kathmandu from April 20-25.
The first match of the series will be held on April 20. The remaining four matches will be held on April 21, 22, 24 and 25.
The current champion of Bangladesh Premier League Cricket, Fortune Barishal, is the sponsor of the Nepal-bound Bangladesh women's kabaddi team.
In this regards, a press conference was held on Thursday at the Bangladesh Olympic Association auditorium to announce the squad and their preparations and goals against Nepal.
Fortune Barisal's owner Mizanur Rahman, was present in the press conference, said that he has a plan to stay with kabaddi Federation for a long time. He also expressed his desire to get involve in franchise kabaddi.
Kabaddi Federation general secretary SM Newaz Sohag has also expressed his intention to start of franchise kabaddi.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh team coaches Shahnaz Parveen Maleka and team coach Arduzzaman Munshi expressed optimism to win the five-match Test series against Nepal.
The Bangladesh team has been preparing for the Women's Kabaddi World Cup in India, commencing in June.
This series against Nepal is being organised as part of the preparation.
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