Players are celebrating after winning the title of the Bangabandhu Cup International Kabaddi Tournament / Photo: Collected
Host Bangladesh emerged unbeaten champions in the Bangabandhu Cup International Kabaddi tournament beating Kenya by 34-28 points in the final at Shaheed Noor Hossain volleyball stadium on Friday.
The winners took a comfortable 18-10 lead in the first half.
Arduzzaman Munshi of Bangladesh was adjudged the man of the match in the final while Tuhin Trofder of the champion team was named the best player of the tournament.
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal was the chief guest in the final and distributed the prizes.
Apart from host Bangladesh, Poland, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Kenya took part in the six-day meet, which was held marking the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the golden jubilee of the country’s independence.
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