Shooter Robiul Islam and coach Sharmin Akter left Dhaka on Monday afternoon for India to take part in the Asian Shooting Championships, scheduled to be held in New Delhi from February 2 to 14, after uncertainty over their participation was finally resolved.

Shooter Robiul Islam is still awaiting the government order (GO) required to take part in the Asian Shooting Championships, scheduled to be held in New Delhi from February 2 to 14.

Bangladesh Shooting Sport Federation (BSSF) officials on Wednesday admitted to mistakes after previously describing media reports as "planned, motivated, baseless, confusing propaganda, lies and defamatory information" during a press conference.

The National Sports Council (NSC) has relieved former shooter GM Haider of his duties as joint secretary of the Bangladesh Shooting Sports Federation following allegations of sexual harassment.

The Bangladesh Shooting Sports Federation has temporarily suspended national team shooter Kamrunnahar Koly for allegedly violating the code of conduct of the national team training camp.

Shooter Shakil Ahmed, a gold medallist in South Asian Games and a silver medallist in Commonwealth Games, has put an end to his shooting career after being assigned as an assistant coach of Bangladesh pistol team for the upcoming Asian Olympic Qualification, scheduled for January 5-18 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The Bangladesh shooters on Monday started gearing up with the hope of qualifying for the finals in both the men’s and women’s 10m Air Rifle events at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup, which will get underway on Wednesday in Baku, Azerbaijan following a two-day training schedule.