The turf at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium needs a makeover ahead of competitive action Dhaka Tribune/Md ManikThere has been no game or training at the country’s prime hockey venue, Maulana Bhasani National Stadium in the last five months due to the pandemicBangladesh Hockey Federation has taken initiatives to make the hockey arena active again, and set the target of holding the Premier Division Hockey League in October after two years. We have decided in principle to start the league in October-November,” BHF’s Mohammad Yusuf told Dhaka Tribune. Yusuf hoped that if they start the premier league early it would help the senior team get prepared for the Champions Trophy, scheduled to be held from March 11-24. There has been no game or training at the country’s prime hockey venue, Maulana Bhasani National Stadium in last five months due to the pandemic. It just needs to be cleaned before the start of the tournament.”Dhaka was scheduled to host the Junior Asia Cup Hockey from June 4-12 but got postponed due to Covid-19.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 03, 2020 13:17 UTC