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CHATTOGRAM, April 22, 2025 (BSS)- Chattogram Divisional Commissioner Gold Cup 
Football Tournament-2025 will begin from Thursday (April 24). 
 
Chattogram Divisional Sports Association (CDSA) is organising the event with 
the participation of 11 district teams. The first match of the tournament 
will be held at Rangamati Murray Stadium on Thursday afternoon. 
 
Dr Md Ziauddin, divisional commissioner of Chattogram, will be present as the 
chief guest at the colorful inaugural ceremony while various programmes will 
be presented by traditional tribal and Bengali cultural troops to mark the 
event. 
 
This information was disclosed at a press conference held at the CDSA 
conference room at MA Aziz Stadium this morning with Additional Divisional 
Commissioner (Dev) and President of the Tournament Organising Committee 
Sharmin Jahan in the chair.

CDSA has chalked out detailed preparations including finalisation of by-laws 
and fixtures to make success the long-awaiting inter-district tournament she 
said.

As a part of efforts to accelerate the pace and gearing up the overall 
activities of the sports arena in the region, hunting fresh talents from the 
remote areas is also one of the core goals of this tournament, she briefed. 
 
Member Secretary of the Tournament Organising Committee Shahnewaz Riton 
informed that 11 district teams split into two zones under the Ctg 
administrative jurisdiction are participating in the tournament. 
 
'A' zone is consisting of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Bandarban, Rangamati and 
Khagrachhari districts while 'B' zone is represented by Cumilla, 
Brahmanbaria, Chandpur, Noakhali, Lakshmipur, Feni districts, he said. 
 
All the matches of 'A' zone will be held in Rangamati while 'B' zone will be 
take place in Cumilla. The champions of the two zones will compete in final 
match and venue of the final match will be selected later. 
 
CDSA Member Secretary Md. Sihab Uddin, its members Mohammad Hafizur Rahman 
and Syed Abul Bashar, Ctg District Football Association President Shahidul 
Islam, Chattogram Press Club Member Secretary Zahidul Karim Kachi and 
Chattogram Metropolitan Union of Journalists President Mohammad Shah Nowaz, 
among others, addressed the function.