As the Yonex-Sunrise Bangladesh International Challenge (YBIC) 2024 begins today, participants from 13 nations converge at Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium in Dhaka. However, the country’s shuttlers are surprisingly entering the ranking tournament without optimum preparation.

Sport was halted by the Covid-19 pandemic and although some have already come out of that slumber, other disciplines are still trying to find their feet. Finally, after a patient three-year wait, the 37th edition of the National Badminton Championship is set to take the stage at the Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium in Dhaka today.

Bangladesh Badminton Federation's general secretary FM Shamsul Arefin died of cancer at the BIRDEM Hospital in Dhaka yesterday. He was 65.

Inter-University Badminton tournament gets underway today at the Shahid Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium with some 34 private and public universities taking part.