Farukul Islam, national director for the Special Olympics, addresses a press conference organized to brief about the upcoming initiatives to train local trainers and athletes.Photo: STAR

A two-day training course for floor hockey and young athletes, organised by Special Olympics Bangladesh, will get underway today at St. Joseph School in Mohammadpur.
Simon Koh and Harpreet Singh, two senior officials of Olympics Asia Pacific, will conduct the course, said a press release.
The Special Olympics Bangladesh had earlier held another training course for its directors.
Meanwhile, nine trainers so far received diploma certificates from International Special Olympics after successfully completing the courses in Bangladesh.