{"id":7152,"date":"2026-01-28T15:05:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hernet.news\/?p=7152"},"modified":"2026-01-28T15:05:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:05:17","slug":"bangladesh-clears-two-member-shooting-squad-for-delhi-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hernet.news\/?p=7152","title":{"rendered":"Bangladesh Clears Two-Member Shooting Squad for Delhi Event"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Bangladesh is holding firm on its decision not to send the national cricket team to the ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup in India over security concerns, the Youth and Sports Ministry has approved a two-member shooting delegation to compete in New Delhi at the <strong>Asian Rifle &amp; Pistol Championship<\/strong> from <strong>February 2\u201314<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ministry issued a government order (GO) on Wednesday authorizing the trip, citing a lower risk profile because the event is <strong>indoors and within secured premises<\/strong>. Youth and Sports Secretary <strong>Md. Mahbub-ul-Alam<\/strong> said the team\u2019s small size and assurances from local organizers underpinned the green light: the Bangladesh contingent comprises <strong>shooter Robiul Islam<\/strong> and <strong>coach Sharmin Akter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Robiul, one of the country\u2019s leading marksmen, is scheduled to compete on <strong>February 5<\/strong>. As a Bangladesh Navy athlete holding a special passport, he can stay <strong>up to seven days visa-free<\/strong> in India, officials noted; Sharmin will obtain a visa. The pair are slated to depart <strong>January 31<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The clearance marks the <strong>Bangladesh Shooting Federation\u2019s first international appearance since the Paris 2024 Olympics<\/strong>, even as the government maintains that the cricket team will not travel to India for the World Cup without a venue change, citing unresolved security issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because the shooter must travel with sporting firearms and ammunition, <strong>Home Ministry approvals<\/strong> are also required for transport and carriage, Robiul said. The Youth and Sports Ministry confirmed it has completed its part by issuing the GO.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Bangladesh is holding firm on its decision not to send the national cricket team to the ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup in India over security concerns, the Youth and Sports Ministry has approved a two-member shooting delegation to compete in New Delhi at the Asian Rifle &amp; Pistol Championship from February 2\u201314. The ministry [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7029,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-5"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hernet.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hernet.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hernet.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hernet.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hernet.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7152"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hernet.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7152\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7158,"href":"https:\/\/hernet.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7152\/revisions\/7158"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hernet.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hernet.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hernet.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hernet.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}