Bangladesh are celebrating the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the Tigers' ODI captain Tamim Iqbal had a message for all sportsmen of the country on this auspicious day.

"We're remembering Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with respect on the occasion of his birth centenary. He dreamt that Bangladesh will be recognized one day to the whole world through sports. On this special day, we want to congratulate and send good wishes to all the sportsperson of Bangladesh," Tamim said in a video message.

The Bangladesh team are currently touring New Zealand for an ODI and T20 series. Although the Tigers could not celebrate the occasion at home, Tamim, who has been helping out sportsperson during the pandemic by his own means, wanted to send his and the team's regards for sportseperson in the country in order to mark the occasion.

The Tigers yesterday played in their first intra-squad warm-up match since landing in New Zealand on February 24th.  After completing their camp in Queenstown today, the Tigers will travel to Dunedin, for the first ODI of the three-match ODI series against New Zealand starting from March 20.