GM Ziaur Rahman finished 13th place in the 29th
Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival, Masters event held in the city of Abu
Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
GM Ziaur Rahman earned six points out of nine games and tied for the eighth
place and eventually he finished 13th place in the tie-breaking system.
IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman became 79th with 4.5 points, FM Tahsin Tazwar Zia
became 113th with 3.5 points and GM Enamul Hossain Razib became 123rd with
three points.
Manha Castle Invitational FIDE Rating Chess tournament has begun from today (Wednesday) at the hall room of Manha Castle in the city.
In the first round matches, FM Manon Reja Neer won against CM Md Shaukat Bin Osman Shaon and Tutul Dhar won against FM Md Sharif Hossain, CM Sohel Chowdhury split point with Aanat Chowdhury, CM Zoar Haque Prodhan split point with FM Syed Mahfuzur Rahman and Md. Sagar split point with FM Subrota Biswas.
Bangladesh Jr. badminton team won gold in the both boys singles and doubles event of Badminton Asian South Asia (U-17) Regional Junior Championship that concluded today (Tuesday) in Kathmandu, Nepal.
SSM Sifat Ullah won gold in the boys singles U-17 category beating his Sri Lankan rival Thidasa Weragoda while in the boys doubles event SSM Sifat Ullah and Rajon Mia pair secured gold defeating their Nepalese pair Kabir KC and Abhay Mahara pair.
Besides, Rajon Mia and Sinthia Khanom Priyonti pair of Bangladesh bagged the bronze medal in the mixed doubles event.
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan sought prayers from the expatriate Bangladeshis for their two important missions-Asia Cup and World Cup as he inaugurated a gold shop in Dubai, UAE.
Another cricket star of Bangladesh Mohammad Ashraful was with him during the opening ceremony of the shop, named NRI Jewellers.
He called upon the company to do business with honesty.
"Thank you to NRI Jewellery. They are the reason why I came here and met you. They are taking the country forward with such honesty and devotion, I hope you will do the same so that we can take the country forward together," Shakib said in his speech.