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Shahid Ahmed to play UAE series in Dubai
Dhaka, 30 Jan - Bangladesh National Baseball Team's player Shahid Ahmed will play the professional baseball league UAE series scheduled to be held in February 14-16 in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
He will leave here for the UAE on February 10 and expected to return home on
February 18.
Shahid, the first baseball player of the country, got the opportunity to play
in a professional baseball league for the first time on the foreign soil.
Earlier, Bangladesh team participated in the nine-nation international
baseball competition 'Baseball United Arab Classic 2024' held in Dubai from
November 6-10 last year.
Shahid Ahmed of Bangladesh team was named as the best catcher in that
competition. Evaluating his performance, Shahid Ahmed was invited to
participate in the 'UAE Series 2025'.
In 2023, Shahid Ahmed also took part and made training in Japan's Hokkaido
League.BSS