DSCC to ensure at least one playground in every ward

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today said they have taken the initiative to ensure at least one playground in every ward under the DSCC.

The DSCC mayor made the comment while speaking at a press conference on inauguration of the second 'Dhaka Mayor Cup Inter-ward Sports Competition-2022'.

The games will be inaugurated on March 5 at Bir Shrestha Shaheed Sipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur.

The competitions will be held at 15 playgrounds in DSCC areas where 62 teams of 75 wards will take part in football and 48 teams will take part in cricket.

"We have already developed playgrounds in Lakshmi Bazar and Bangladesh Boys Club playground under wards 43 and 39 respectively.

Playground development works are also going on in Mendipur, Bashabo and Bhuiyarpur under wards 70, 4 and 2 respectively, he said.

Football competition will start on March 5 at Bir Shrestha Shaheed Sipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur and its closing programme will be held on March 31 there. Inaugural programme of cricket competition will be held at Kalabagan Club playground on March 8 and its closing programme will be held on March 31 at the same venue.

Says Taposh