The Bangladesh Blman Open badminton and table tennis tournament has begun al the camp of the Bangladesh military contingent to Kuwait, according to a press report received in Dhaka yesterday, reports BSS.

A recent report of the Arab Times, a Kuwaiti national ' English dally, said Bangladesh I ambassador to Kuwait Moham | mad Ruhul Amin Inaugurated | the seven-day tournament, I which will conclude on 1 February 4.

A good number of bad minton and table tennis players are taking part in different events of the meet, sponsored by Athla Travel Agency, sole agents of Blman Bangladesh Airlines in Kuwait.

In the inaugural badminton matches Lt Col Mohammad Mostafa Kamal beat Sajad Hossain 21-18, 21-18 In the

Lt Col Jahangir Akhtar Chowdhury and Qamrul Hossain defeated Engr Zahurul Haq and Harunur Rashid 15-7, 15-11 In the doubles.