Soccer 2008, Bangladesh Australia Association Canberra Press Release
The slogan for obesity control and or leaving a healthy life style seems working for our little Bangladesh community in Canberra. At least, this was reflected on Sunday 30 March 2008 when over 175 members of the Bangladesh community (parents and kids) gathered at the Hawker football ground to celebrate the Independent day field event ‘Surjodoy’. Record number of kids, and parents took part in several field sports and other activities. At one stage there were 20 players on each side of the junior soccer match. The events of the day were soccer match for kids under 15 years, soccer match big kids over 15 – 50 years, 2 running competition (75 m) for little girls and a traditional rope pulling for every one. Attractive prizes were also distributed to all participants. Thanks to Mr. Rashed Yamin again for donating the prizes. Also, thanks to Dr. Helal Ahammad for donating prize for the best soccer player.
For the sake of the competition we named 2 teams as South and North and victory for the both soccer and rope pulling events went to the north team -congratulation.
The association would like to acknowledge the contribution by the members of the community as well as few individuals for participating as well as making a very successful victory day field event 2008. Thanks to all Mums and Dads who spend lots of their valuable time in preparing and encouraging kids for number of practice session as well as for the final event.
Special thanks to Dr. Helal Ahammad for his impartial and professional type referring of the soccer matches supported by Mr. Khondokar Yousuf as lines man. Also, special thanks extend to Mr. Kamrul Ahsan Khan for his professional running commentary on all the events of the beautiful Autumn afternoon reminding us of our famous old sports commentator Late Abdul Hamid. Also, thanks to the volunteer photographer, Dr. Tanvir Hossain for capturing all the important events reminding us of our famous Bangladeshi press photographer Rashid Talukder (see the attachment – all the photos will be available to our web soon http://www.canberrabashi.org.au/).
Thanks to Mr Firoz al Mamun, sport secretory for organising the successful event at the Hawker ground as well as coordination the senior north team.
Thanks to Mr Anamul Haque and Mr. Akramul Haque for organising both junior and senior soccer team for the south side. Also thanks to Dr Shamsul Hoque and Mr Borhanuddin for organising a very strong junior north team.
The association wishes to welcome all to its biggest annual event (whole day program) – the Boishakhi Mela ‘Banshori’ 2008/reception for the new Canberra settlers on 26 March 2007 (Cnr. of Isabella drive and Clive street Monash) – see below for details
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Executive Committee
Bangladesh Australia Association Canberra
