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Sports & Amusements

Sports and recreation:
In each district, people carry on the multi-dimensional practice of various sports from their past social life through its historical continuity. It's like running a relay race stick and moving on. Naturally, the people of Magura Sadar Upazila are not isolated from this section.

The sports tradition of this district is associated with the ancient history of Magura Sadar Upazila. However, the written sports history of the district has not been found before. The sports history of Magura Sadar Upazila is very recent. A brief outline of the recent sports history will reveal the history of sports and stadiums in this town.

Football

There is no doubt that football is one of the most important sports in this town. Among those who enriched the football field in the fifties, sixties and seventies were the famous players of the then Pakistan national team - Kazi Ahsanuzzaman Badshah (participant in Mardeka tournament), Kazi Ashiquzzaman Baku, Baki, Shajahan, Batul, Matla, Patan, Rahman, , Ghiru Munshi, Riazul, Hobi, Babu Mia, Kibria, Homon etc. The footballers have played football with a good reputation at the local and national level.

Around the same time, Kazi Saifuzzaman (Mannu Kazi) played for the Aryan Club of Kolkata in the Durand Cup, Rovers Cup and Wheeler Shield. Besides, legendary equivalent footballers Khabir (Dhaka P, W, D Club), Pikul, Mohan, Panna, Sohrab, Mohan-2, Kanu Dutt, Token, Manik, Vrindavan, P. Sen, Shantamitra, Hajikul Haque, Encho, Buro, Jhantu Munshi, Fazu, Bishu Bhattacharya, Bholanath, Nripen, Mohiuddin, Somnath, Montu Vaidya, K. Dutt, Siddique, Swapan Mukherjee, Shahid Lutu (whose name is Shaheed Lutash Sangha), Baku, Nantu and other famous footballers have cut the field in honor.

In addition to participating in the international football tournaments in Iran and Thailand, the next generation of Bangladesh national team footballer Lovan has gained a great reputation as a successful striker by playing for Dhaka BJMC Club. Kazi Firoz has been playing for Dhaka First Division clubs for almost a decade as a goalkeeper. Besides, he has set a rare example by successfully captaining the Dhaka University football team, acting as the sports secretary of Suryasen Hall and successfully serving as the FIFA coach and football organizer. At the same time Anwar, Maqbool Hossain, Abul Asad, Nannu, Zafar, Kamal, Harun Khan Bengali, Jilu, Bulu, Raju, Litu and later Mostafa (Bangladesh national team player), Chhota Mohan, Kutil, Komal, Ashraf, Lajuk, Sohan, Ranju, Ahmed, Farid, Kadar, Punki, Yunus (BKSP), Barki (BKSP), Alim Khan, Aminur, Jhuku, Kata, Sabuj, Sainik, Nurul Islam and other footballers have enriched the football tradition of Magura by playing in Dhaka, Khulna and other parts of the country.

Mehedi Hasan Ujjwal has brought Magura's biggest success in football. He visited Thailand and Saudi Arabia as the captain of Bangladesh National Youth League. He took Bangladesh football one step further by scoring a goal against Kuwait. He is currently the star footballer of Dhaka League for Dhaka Abahani. He played in the Bangladesh national team in the last SAF football.

Cricket:

Cricket is one of the most popular sports in Magura district. He played regular cricket at Dhaka First Division Cricket Club - Syed Bachchu, Hashim and Kazi Firoz, Timir. Cricket coach Bappi (BKSP) has made a name for himself by playing for Dhaka Abahani with world-renowned all-rounder Wasim Akram. Current cricket star Shakib Al Hasan Magurai is a child. He has made Bangladesh a place of glory in the international arena. He is currently the best all-rounder in the world and is currently leading the Bangladesh national cricket team.

Volleyball

Volleyball is a very popular sport in this town. The players who have made the game of volleyball popular and established in this town are: Pandit A. Gafur, Mannu Kazi, Mohan, Wahab Munshi, Buro Mir and Nanna Kazi. Later Kazi Firoz (Dhaka First Division Volleyball League player), Baker, Nannu and others are notable. Majed, a member of the Bangladesh Army, has earned a great reputation by playing for the Bangladesh national team at home and abroad.