Rangpur Division Crowned Champions with Outstanding Contributions from Three ESDO Magic Bus C2L Players

Three players from ESDO Magicbus C2L project contributed immensely to the glorious success of Rangpur Division in becoming the champion of the New Bud Sports 2025-2026 Football Girls National Qualifiers.
Rangpur Division achieved the glory of becoming the champion by defeating Rajshahi Division by 4-0 goals on July 27 in the New Bud Sports 2025-2026 Football Girls National Qualifiers.
Three talented student-players from ESDO Magicbus C2L (CTUL) project—Shimu, Sanjida and Deepika Rupban—have made significant contributions to this historic success. They displayed extraordinary skills for the team. Deepika Rupban (Jersey No. 15) played an important role in the team’s victory through excellent performance in defense. Similarly, Shimu (Jersey No. 12) and Sanjida (Jersey No. 12) contributed significantly to the team’s success through their skills, confidence and team coordination.

On behalf of the ESDO family, I would like to express my sincere congratulations and best wishes to them on this glorious achievement.
It is particularly noteworthy that even though the formal activities of the project have ended, its sustainability is still visible today. The boys and girls developed through the project are continuously gaining fame by participating at the district, divisional and national levels. This proves that the positive impact of an effective development project can be long-lasting even after the project.
The then Upazila Executive Officer (UNO) of Atwari Upazila was very inspired by the performance of the talented players participating in the football activities organized under the ESDO Magic Bus C2L-FIFA project implemented in 2022-23. He collected a list of 100 talented players from the project manager. Later, inspired by the success of this initiative, he took the initiative to establish a sports academy in Atwari Upazila. As a result, about 300 players from 10 schools under the Magic Bus project got the opportunity to practice there regularly.
Through this sports academy, even after the project, the players are getting training and getting the opportunity to participate in district, divisional and various competitive levels and are paving the way for the development of their talents.
ESDO believes that this achievement is not just of three players; it is a reflection of the success of a sustainable development initiative. It is hoped and wished that they will bring more success to Bangladesh at the national and international levels in the future.
Congratulations Shimu, Sanjida and Deepika Rupban. Congratulations Rangpur Division.