2024-07-07 06:41:18
Lieutenant Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi club was suffering from title drought. This famous club did not win any titles in cricket or football. It was at such a time that Safwan Sobhan, Vice Chairman of Bashundhara Group, came to the role of savior. He took over as the president of the club in 2017. He arranged everything within a few days. Apart from football, he emphasized on cricket as well. Formed a strong team. Then the Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club led by Safwan Sobhan, snatched one success after another.
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club wants to run on the path of success in the coming days. Club president Safwan Sobhan said, ‘Sheikh Jamal was one of the members of the country’s main sports organizing family. Our club is named after that sports fan organizer. Who is the son of the founder of Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the brother of the current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. I have been working since day one to make this club known internationally. I am doing everything necessary for that.’
He also said, ‘My and my family’s passion for sports is nothing new. I plan everything around the club. Doing everything from training, deployment, planning, public engagement. I know there is no alternative to sports to give the future generation and youth a drug free and clean society. ‘
Safwan Sobhan has been giving success one after another since taking charge as president. Abahani single-handedly dominated cricket. Sheikh Jamal ended this idea in the 2018-19 season. The team won the Dhaka Premier Division T20 Cricket League organized for the first time. The most prestigious tournament in Bangladesh cricket won the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League in the 2021-22 season. This season was like a dream. Dhanmondi giants won the championship with 24 points by playing cricket in Daput. Imrul Kayes scored the highest 513 runs for the team in this season. Parvez Rasool was the victim of 28 wickets.
The club was also runner-up in the first DPL after getting List ‘A’ status. Sheikh Jamal cricket team gave a great game in 2022-23 season as well. Runners up by just two points. Sheikh Jamal Parvez Rasool had the highest wicket of 33 in the tournament. The best batsman was Fazle Mahmood.
Many have become stars by playing cricket at Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club. Nurul Hasan Sohan averaged about 50 runs for this club. Mushfiqur Rahim was successful in Sheikh Jamal’s jersey. Shakib ended his 4-year century drought for Sheikh Jamal. Indian opener Chand averaged 58 runs in 2018. Rising stars also played in this club. Young cricketers like Mrityunjoy Chowdhury, Tawheed Hriday have made a name for themselves in this club’s jersey. Jammu and Kashmir’s Parvez Rasool has shown stinginess in giving runs with the ball. He has taken more than fifty wickets in Sheikh Jamal’s jersey.
Not only cricket, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club has also shown success in football under the opportune leadership of Safwan Sobhan. Another first of Bangladesh will be associated with Lt. Name of Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club. Under-18 league was held for the first time with Premier League clubs. In the tournament held in September-October 2022, Sheikh Jamal won the trophy beating teams like Bashundhara Kings, Abahani Limited, Sheikh Russell Krichachakra. Future stars like Tapu Burman, Jamal Bhuiyan will be made from among these young people who are not over eighteen. They got the first ladder to move forward on the path of dreams. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club.
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club has made a strong appearance in the professional league as well. The team was the runner-up in the 2017-18 season. Their collection was 47 points. Gambian footballer Solomon King and Nigerian footballer Raphael Odovine became the top scorers of Sheikh Jamal DC with 15 goals. In the 2020-21 season, the team again became the runner-up in the Bangladesh Premier League. There were only 2 defeats in 24 league matches. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club gave the champion fight by collecting 52 points. Gambia’s Pa Omar Jobe was the second top scorer with 19 goals.
In the season that ended a few days ago (2023-24), the midfielder who played in Brazilian club Fluminense played in Sheikh Jamal’s jersey. For the first time after many days, 5 footballers of Sheikh Jamal were called to the Bangladesh national football team.
Not only these successes in cricket and football, Safwan Sobhan is also advancing the team on the way to future success. The football field is being prepared for the team. This football ground is going to be built next to the sports complex located in Bashundhara of the capital. After Bashundhara Kings, this is the first time that another club in the country is going to have its own football ground. Which will add a new chapter to the country’s football. This field is being built over an area of more than 10 bighas. The price of this land is about 400 crore rupees. Apart from the practice ground, various matches will also be organized here. Not only the eye-catching field, but also all the facilities required by the players. Various types of modern technology will be used. Apart from this, the cricketers of this academy are already preparing for cricket at the cricket ground of the sports complex.
An open field in this concrete city, where one can run freely, play and learn cricket-football. How sorry the children and teenagers of the capital are for such a thing. It has turned into a golden deer. Children and teenagers have no shortage of love for sports. However, the exception is Dhanmondi, one of the capital’s residential areas. Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club’s Academy has filled the gap in this area. Future Shakib-Riyad-Jamal-Tapura is being prepared in this club’s academy. Lt. There are about seven hundred children and teenagers in the Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Cricket Academy. Shahriar Nafis, the former cricketer of the Bangladesh national team, is the coach.
Recently started Lt. Activities of Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Football Academy. From the beginning, children and teenagers of Dhanmondi area started to be interested. About 100 children and teenagers are dreaming of the future in the two age categories of 6 to 12 and 13 to 16. Healthy environment, proper care, modern facilities, so the parents are also satisfied. Being a part of Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club’s Academy.
Apart from football and cricket academy, gym, tennis court, basketball court have been built in Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi club. There are also indoor facilities. There are two tennis courts as well. The competitors of this club take part in various domestic tennis competitions. Urban people have a great time on the basketball court. As the day wore on and evening came, the floodlights came on. The basketball court becomes colorful with light. After the whole day’s work, the time spent in the court brings tranquility to the people of this residential area. In this closed city of brick and wood waste, where else can such an opportunity be found?
The club has plans to build a whole sports complex in the future. The range of the club is bigger than ever. A full-fledged sports complex will take another step forward in this path of dream fulfillment. On that way you will meet a great hangout. Everything is planned to spend time with friends, family. Outdoor sports tennis, basketball, football, cricket were already there. There will be indoor billiards and snooker, pool, table tennis and much more. Sports, sometimes you can spend time in the library. Don’t even think about food or beverages. Everything is there. A club has everything you need or more. Talk about more than the club, if not a little more!