Women's volleyball 'unislamic'!

Local freedom fighters in cooperation with sports fans planned the competitions at Champa Phool Acharya Prafullah Chandra Madhumti Bidyapith Kaligonj and at Sree Ramakanti Primary School grounds at Aassassuni on Friday.

Besides local teams, women volleyball teams from BJMC (Bangladesh Jute Marketing Corporation) and Rajshahi were scheduled to take part in the meets.

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As the organisers announced the date of the competition through microphone in the area, local Jamaat leaders and activists protested.

They later informed the Jamaat high-ups including two party lawmakers from the area.

The party activists also made announcements through microphone, urging the organisers not to hold it and the people not to attend those as women's volleyball is 'unislamic'

They put pressure on the local administration not to allow it, which stopped it, the organisers said when contacted over phone.

The organisers said they informed the Minister of State for Sports and the Minister-in-Charge of Satkhira district, but to no effect. UNOs of Kaligaon and Assassuni could not be contacted over phone despite repeated attempts.