Sport unites

Diplomats stationed in Dhaka and Advisers of the interim government played a friendly football match on Saturday, with Team Diplomats winning the match 3-0, reports UNB.

European Union (EU) Ambassador to Bangladesh Michael Miller and Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Ajit Singh joined 'Team Diplomats' along with the Heads of Mission from Denmark, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Spain, UNDP, as well as diplomats from Italy, Sweden, and the United Kingdom (UK), to play in a friendly match at the National Stadium against 'Team Advisers', led by Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan, Law Adviser Asif Nazrul and Information Adviser Mahfuj Alam. With several players on Bangladesh's National Team having strong Canadian ties, this friendly match highlighted how sport can unite people from different countries and cultures, ahead of Canada's co-hosting of the next World Cup 2026 with Mexico and the United States, said the Canadian High Commission in Dhaka.