DC Gold Cup Football Tournament kicks off in Kurigram
Kurigram Correspondent
The Deputy Commissioner Gold Cup Football Tournament 2026 got underway on Thursday afternoon at the Kurigram Stadium ground in Kurigram.
Principal Asadul Habib Dulu MP, Minister for Disaster Management and Relief, formally inaugurated the tournament at an opening ceremony presided over by Kurigram Deputy Commissioner Annapurna Debnath.
Member of Parliament for Kurigram-2 Dr. Atiqur Rahman Mujahid, Superintendent of Police Fazle Rabbi, Kaikobad, District Council Administrator and Member Secretary of Kurigram District BNP Sohel Hossain, District BNP Convener Mostafizur Rahman Mustafa, and Joint Convener Hasibur Rahman Hasib attended the ceremony as honored guests.
The opening event was moderated by Kurigram District BNP Senior Joint Convener Professor Shafiqul Islam Bebu.
In the tournament opener, Kurigram Sadar Upazila Football Team edged past Nageshwari Upazila Football Team 8-7 in a penalty shootout following a 1-1 tie at the end of regulation time.
A total of 10 teams—representing the nine upazilas of Kurigram along with Kurigram Municipality—are competing in the tournament, which drew a large crowd of spectators to the stadium on its opening day.
