KHULNA  – Khulna City Corporation (KCC) today accorded reception to three cricketers of Women’s T20 Asia Cup winning Bangladesh Women’s Cricket team, including its captain Salma Khatun.

The two others members of the squad are Rumana Ahmed and Ayasha Rahman Shuktara. Mayor of KCC Moniruzzaman Mony handed over bouquets, crests and cash to them at Shaheed Altaf auditorium here.

Congratulating the Women Asian Cup T-20 champion for their outstanding performance, the Mayor said the tigress delighted the nation as well as uphold dignity of Bangladesh.

Chief engineer of KCC Palash Kanti Bala chaired the function while Director of BSS Begum Ferdousi Ali, president of Khulna Football Association Saiful Islam, panel mayor of KCC Ruma Khatun, president of sports standing
committee of KCC councilor Gias Uddin Bony, general secretary of Women Sports Association of Khulna Halima Islam and coach of women cricket team Imtiaz Hossain Pilu, among others, spoke on the occasion.