Milestone School achieves remarkable success in Summer National Sports Competition

Milestone School and College has achieved remarkable success in the 53rd Summer National Sports Competition. Ahnaf Shehzad, a student of class six (English Version) at Milestone School and College, won the championship title in chess (boys, medium category) at the national-level final competition. 

Ahnaf Shehzad represented the 'Padma' region in the national-level competition held at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla. Advisor of Milestone College Colonel Nurun Nabi (retd), Principal Mohammad Ziaul Alam; Vice-Principal (Administration) Md. Masud Alam and Executive Principal of Milestone Preparatory KG School Mrs. Rifat Nabi Alam have extended their congratulations and best wishes to Shehzad for his remarkable achievement.

With the theme of "Building the nation through sporting excellence—Bangladesh first," the institutional phase of the 53rd Summer National Sports Competition 2026 commenced on August 26.

Sports competitions were held in a phased manner at the Upazila, District, sub-regional, and regional levels.  In this remarkable sports competition, the entirety of Bangladesh was divided into four distinct regions, named Padma, Bokul, Chapa, and Golap. From October 6 to 10, national-level competition and prize distribution ceremony were held under the management of the Cumilla Education Board.

The national-level competition was inaugurated by the Minister of Education and Primary & Mass Education, Dr. A. N. M. Ehsanul Hoque Milon. On the concluding day of the competition, Professor Dr. Khan Moinuddin Al Mahmud Sohel, Director General of the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education, attended as the chief guest and presented prizes to the winners.