Dhaka Bank has come forward to sponsor the national hockey team for its Singapore tour to take part in the 3rd Men's AHF Cup Hockey Championship to be held from June 14.

Bangladesh are expected to leave Dhaka for Singapore on June 12 to compete in the qualifying ro und of the nine-nation Asia Cup.

Dhaka Bank chairman Altaf Hossain Sarkar on Wednesday verbally confirmed to Hockey Federation general secretary Sajed Adel that they are ready to provide Tk 20 lakh to sponsor the national team's trip.

The Dhaka Bank also expressed their interest to be associated with Bangladesh hockey for one year as "partner in progress".

Bangladesh Hockey Federation officials had a meeting with Dhaka Bank yesterday to prepare the papers for an agreement to be signed soon.

Dhaka Bank director and media and marketing committee chairman Khandakar Jamiluddin Ahmed, Dhaka Bank AVP Azam Khan and Sajed AA Adel were present in the day's meeting.