Japan’s Shunya Takeyasu and Soomin Lee of Korea are sharing the lead at the end of first round of Bashundhara Bangladesh Open which kicked off at the picturesque Kurmitola Golf Club course yesterday.
Shunya and Lee took advantage of their fine form by signing for matching seven-under-par 64s to share the opening round lead, according to a press release.
Takeyasu, who won his maiden Asian Development Tour (ADT) victory in Malaysia last week, returned with a bogey-free round highlighted by seven birdies while Lee, who came off the back of a top-10 finish in Myanmar, was equally impressive at the Kurmitola Golf Club.
 The leading duo holds a one-shot lead over Thitiphun Chuayprakong of Thailand who took third place on his own while Mithun Perera of Sri Lanka, Thailand’s Pavit Tangkamolprasert and Shubhankar Sharma of India shared fourth following identical 66s.
 Home favourite Siddikur Rahman, alongside compatriots Md. Jibon Ali, Md. Abdul Matin and Zamal Hossain, emerged as the highest placed Bangladeshis in tied-14 position on 68s.
“I played solid today, especially my putting. I sank a long putt on the first hole and that was kind of the highlight for me today. This is a challenging golf course. The fairways are tight so you got to drive the ball really well and put the ball in good positions,” said the 23-year-old Japanese.