IUB wins elite men’s team title at inter-university table tennis fest
Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) emerged champion in the elite men's team category at the Inter-University Table Tennis Fest 2026, while an IUB student finished fourth in the elite women's singles event.
The two-day tournament, organised by the Bangladesh Table Tennis Federation, was held on 16–17 February 2026 at the Shaheed Taj Uddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium in Dhaka. The competition featured 174 male and 36 female players from 36 universities, including several nationally ranked players.
IUB won the elite men's team title after defeating the University of Dhaka in the final. On the way to the championship, IUB beat Daffodil International University in the semi-finals and American International University-Bangladesh in the quarter-finals. The title earned the team a trophy and Tk15,000 in prize money.
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The IUB men's team comprised Ramhimlian Bawm (Social Sciences and Humanities), Rifat Mahmud Sabbir (Media and Communication), Md Talha (Computer Science and Engineering), Talukdar Md Abdullah (Computer Science and Engineering) and Mohammad Zubair Khan Pritom (Marketing).
In the elite women's singles, Mst Empa Khatun (Social Sciences and Humanities), a resident of Saima Hall, finished fourth after competing against players from Jagannath University and the University of Dhaka. Sharmin Islam Shroddha (Computer Science and Engineering) reached the quarter-finals. Sadia Tabassum Shawon (Microbiology) was the other member of the women's team.
The prize-giving ceremony was held on 17 February at the venue. The event was sponsored by Turaag Active. The IUB teams were coached by senior coach Md Hafizur Rahman, assisted by Md Kamruzzaman. The teams' participation was coordinated by IUB's Division of Student Activities (DoSA).
Bawm is a former national champion in men's singles (2020) and was part of the boys' team that won the South Asian Junior Championship 2022. Sabbir won gold in the national men's singles event in 2020 and represented Bangladesh in the men's team event at the Commonwealth Games 2022.
