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Bangladesh start campaign today against Malaysia

The round two of the 2017 Men Hockey World League will kickstart at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium (MBNHS) in Paltan today with the participation of eight teams. A total of eight teams from three different continents including Asia, Africa and Oceania, splitting into two pools- Pool A and Pool B, will take part in the nine-day-long league. Three days of March 6, 8 and 10 have been kept as rest day. Each day four matches will be played at the same venue.
Bangladesh have been pitted in the Pool-A with Malaysia, Oman and Fiji, while Pool-B is comprised of China, Ghana, Egypt and Sri Lanka.  
The curtain of the World League will raise with the Pool B match between China and Ghana at the MBNHS at 9:15am today. Bangladesh will face-off Malaysia in the day’s last Pool-A match at the same venue at 4:00pm. In another Pool-B match, Egypt will lock horns with its Asian rival Sri Lanka at 11:30am, while Oman will take on Fiji in the Pool-A match at the same venue at 1:45pm.
Bangladesh will compete against Fiji and Oman in the second and third match on March 5 and 7 respectively. Only the finalists of the meet will progress to the third round of the Hockey World League to be held in England.  

world hockey league

Bangladesh start campaign today against Malaysia

The round two of the 2017 Men Hockey World League will kickstart at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium (MBNHS) in Paltan today with the participation of eight teams. A total of eight teams from three different continents including Asia, Africa and Oceania, splitting into two pools- Pool A and Pool B, will take part in the nine-day-long league. Three days of March 6, 8 and 10 have been kept as rest day. Each day four matches will be played at the same venue. Bangladesh have been pitted in the Pool-A with Malaysia, Oman and Fiji, while Pool-B is comprised of China, Ghana, Egypt and Sri Lanka. The curtain of the World League will raise with the Pool B match between China and Ghana at the MBNHS at 9:15am today. Bangladesh will face-off Malaysia in the days last Pool-A match at the same venue at 4:00pm. In another Pool-B match, Egypt will lock horns with its Asian rival Sri Lanka at 11:30am, while Oman will take on Fiji in the Pool-A match at the same venue at 1:45pm. Bangladesh will compete against Fiji and Oman in the second and third match on March 5 and 7 respectively. Only the finalists of the meet will progress to the third round of the Hockey World League to be held in England.