Eastern Bank Ltd. (EBL) will support the 'Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Dhaka Marathon-2021' to be held in Dhaka on 10 January next year. As part of the 'Mujib Borsho' celebration, Bangladesh Army is organising this international mega event. Ali Reza Iftekhar, Managing Director and CEO of EBL, handed over the sponsorship cheque to Md. Main Uddin, ndc, psc, G, Chairman of Army Sports Control Board (ASCB), Thursday. Eastern Bank Ltd. (EBL) will support the 'Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Dhaka Marathon-2021' to be held in Dhaka on 10 January next year. As part of the 'MujibBorsho' celebration, Bangladesh Army is organising this international mega event. Ali Reza Iftekhar, Managing Director and CEO of EBL handed over the sponsorship cheque to Md. Main Uddin, ndc, psc, G, Chairman of Army Sports Control Board (ASCB) Thursday. "We are proud to be associated with Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Dhaka Marathon-2021. This mega event will be a tribute to our father of the nation, who was a great sports enthusiast himself. This event will have a long lasting impact to the development of our sports," said Iftekhar after handing over the cheque. The grand event will feature a full marathon participated by a total of 100 professional runners and around 40 of them will be elite runner from international mainstream. Besides, a Digital Marathon there will also be a half marathon attended by a total of 100 Bangladeshi runners.
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