Mymensingh, Panchagarh, Gopalganj and Jashore DSAs topped their groups to reach the knockout stage of the Exim Bank 33rd National Men's Handball Championship after their wins at the Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium Wednesday.
Mymensingh topped their group, defeating Chuadanga 26-22 after leading the first half 12-11.
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Panchagarh won their group after beating Sunamganj 29-18 after dominating the first half 18-12.
Gopalganj won their group, outplaying Rajshahi 30-17 after leading the first half 19-11. Earlier, they defeated Bogura 26-5 in their day's first match after dominating the first half 13-3.
Jashore topped their group, beating Faridpur 27-25 after crushing Sherpur 36-6 in their day's first match after leading the first half 20-5.
In the day's other matches, Rajshahi beat Bagerhat 25-12, Faridpur outplayed Madaripur 32-7, and Barguna defeated Feni 21-17; Bagerhat overpowered Bogura 21-20.
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