Chattogram, July 30 -- The inauguration ceremony of the Prime Minister Gold Cup National Football Tournament 2026 has been postponed by one month due to the prevailing flood situation and the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations, Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon said on Thursday.

The tournament will now be inaugurated in Chattogram on September 9 or 10 by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, he said while speaking at a press conference at the Chattogram Press Club.

The minister said the postponement applied only to the formal opening ceremony, not the tournament schedule itself.

Under the schedule, secondary-level matches at the upazila level will begin on August 9, and higher secondary matches from October 6.

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