Queen's Baton arrive in capital tomorrow

DHAKA - The Queen's Baton for the 22nd Commonwealth Games will arrive in the city tomorrow (Thursday) on a five-day tour in

Bangladesh, said a Bangladesh Olympic Association press release.

The Queen's Baton, which carries a message from Her Majesty The Queen,
will arrive in Bangladesh as part of its journey to the Birmingham 2022
Commonwealth Games, which will be held in England from July 28 to August 8.

   The Queen's Baton travels all across the Commonwealth countries carrying
the message from the Queen of the United Kingdom ahead of the Commonwealth
Games.

   The BOA has chalked out different programmes for the visit of the Baton in
Bangladesh.

   The baton is expected to touch down at the VIP Terminal of Hazrat
Shahjalal International Airport in the capital from Sri Lanka at 11:30 and
then it will visit Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan in Savar on the
following day (Friday) morning at 10 am and finally it will be placed at the
Bangladesh Olympic Association Bhaban in the capital on Sunday (Jan 9) at 12
noon.  

   The Queen's baton relay is one of the most special aspects of the
Commonwealth Games as it so vividly symbolizes the friendship, respect and unity across 72 nations and territories.

The Birmingham 2022 Queen's Baton Relay launched at Buckingham Palace on October 7 last year.BSS