Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bangladesh is hosting the "Saudia-sponsored 6th Embassy Football Fest" at the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) Playground in Uttara, Dhaka, from January 23 to 24.

The two-day football tournament, regarded as an initiative of soft diplomacy, formally began on Friday morning, following its official inauguration by Dr. Md. Nazrul Islam, Secretary (East & West) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The opening ceremony was attended by ambassadors from Italy, the Philippines, and Pakistan; deputy high commissioners of the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, and Palestine; Md. Ali Hossain Fakir, additional inspector general of APBn; Fahad Karim, vice president of the Bangladesh Football Federation; an...