Selection of Notun Kuri Sports players begins in Santahar

In Adamdighi, Bogura, the Ministry of Youth and Sports has initiated a talent selection process for the "Notun Kuri Sports-2026" (Season 2) at the upazila level. As part of this initiative, talented students aged 10 to 14 from the upazila’s six unions and the Santahar municipality are being selected to participate in various sporting events. 

The process began on Thursday (October 29) at 10:00 AM at the Santahar Modern Stadium, featuring football and kabaddi competitions for students from various primary and secondary schools. 

Simultaneously, a chess tournament was held at the Santahar municipal office, and a swimming competition took place at Farista Park. On Sunday, November 1, at 10:00 AM, cricket, volleyball, and athletics events will be held at the Santahar Stadium, followed by a badminton tournament at 12:00 PM. 

Moreover, a table tennis competition is scheduled for Monday, November 2, at 10:00 AM in the conference room of Bir Bikram Shahid Lt. Ahsanul Haque Degree College. 

The coaches and officials in charge of the various events include: Zahid Khan (football), Abdul Jalil (swimming), Khaleda Khanam (chess), Shitendranath Majumdar (kabaddi), Ashok Kumar Ghosh and Ratan Kumar Basak (badminton and volleyball), Faridul Islam and Shamim Parvez (cricket), Chandana Basak and Sajeda Khanam (athletics), and Shahidul Islam (table tennis). 

The upazila-level competitions will commence on Thursday, November 5, at which time the Honorable Prime Minister will simultaneously inaugurate the "Notun Kuri Sports-2026" (Season 2) across the entire country.

Masuma Begum, the Administrator of the Santahar Municipality and the Upazila Executive Officer (UNO), stated that under the "Notun Kuri Sports-2026" (Season 2) program, students aged 10 to 14 from primary and secondary schools across all unions and the municipality are being given the opportunity to participate in 10 different sporting events through a registration process. 

Eligible players will be selected through a screening process involving participants from both the boys' and girls' categories. He further mentioned that the players selected at the upazila level will subsequently compete at the district level. This phased approach will create opportunities for talented players to advance further. The upazila-level competition is set to begin on November 5th.

-    SK/NS