The second version of the Shah Jalal Islami Bank Faraz Gold Cup Inter University Football tournament will start from July 25 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.

Organised by the Sonali Otit Club, an organisation of former footballers, the first edition of the tournament was held with 20 private universities at the Bir Sreshtha Mostafa Kamal Stadium in the capital.

The inaugural edition of the tournament was named Faraz Challenge Cup football tournament when Green University celebrated the title as the unbeaten champions after defeating Far East University by 2-0 in the final.

This time more than 20 universities will participate in the competition.

Sheikh Mohammed Aslam, former soccer star, the national sports award winner and the member secretary of the tournament committee, informed that they are organising the tournament with their social commitment with the participation of the university students.

Aslam said that their objective of organising the tournament was to encourage the youths to refrain them from the drugs and terrorism and in 2017, the first time they had a huge response.