Nakla (Sherpur) Correspondent

School based team chess competition-2022 has been inaugurated in Sherpur. Besides, chess training workshops were held. The competition was inaugurated on Saturday at Sherpur Shaheed Mukti Jodha Smriti Stadium Auditorium.

Under the guidance President of Bangladesh Chess Federation and Inspector General of Bangladesh Police Benazir Ahmed, BPM (Bar) and under the patronage of Abul Khair Group this competition has been launched across the country.

"Active School Chess Champs" chess competition started in Sherpur as a part of the ongoing school based team chess competition with the participation of nearly half a lakh students of different schools of 64 districts of the country with the slogan "Become the Grandmaster of tomorrow".

On this occasion, the opening ceremony was organized in the auditorium of Shaheed Mukti Joddha Smriti Stadium. Sherpur District Commissioner (DC) Sahela Akhter inaugurated the chess competition-2022 as the chief guest of the program.

Additional Superintendent of Police (Acting SP) Mohammad Abu Bakar Siddique presided over the program.

Additional Deputy Commissioner (General, Education and ICT) Muktadirul Ahmed, District Sports Officer Dhirendra Chandra Sarkar, District Sports Association GS ((Acting) Manik Datta, GS of Chess Sub-Committee Senior Journalist Hakim Babul, Convener of Jana Uddag Abul Kalam Azad and other members of the Chess committee, local journalists of different media, players and many sports persons were present.

People of all professions have expressed hope that future grandmasters will be produced from the district through this school-based team chess competition.

Note that 78 chess players in 13 teams of 8 educational institutions of Sherpur district are participating in this school-based team chess competition.