BAF Base Khandker team win Inter-Base hockey title

Bangladesh Air Force Base Bir Uttam A K Khandker team won the Inter-Base Hockey Competition-2026, defeating Base Zahurul Haque 6-2 in the final at the BAF Base Bir Uttam A K Khandker hockey ground in Dhaka Cantonment on Thursday.

The five-day competition, which began on September 6, featured seven teams from different Bangladesh Air Force bases.

Air Vice Marshal Rushad Din Asad, Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Operations), witnessed the final as the chief guest and later handed over trophies and prizes to the champions and runners-up.

Base Khandker dominated the final to secure a convincing victory and claim the championship on home ground.

Air Vice Marshal Haider Abdullah, Air Officer Commanding of BAF Base Bir Uttam A K Khandker, had inaugurated the competition on September 6. Senior officers, the Air Officer Commanding of the host base and other members of the Bangladesh Air Force were present at the closing and prize-giving ceremony.