Opening of the AIUB Intercollege Cricket Championship 2022 was held at the Sports Filed of the American International University – Bangladesh (AIUB) on Sunday, January 9, 2022. Prof. Dr. Siddique Hossain, Dean, Faculty of Engineering inaugurated the event in presence of Mr. Manzur H Khan, Director, Office of Student Affairs, Mr. Ziarat H Khan, Deputy Director, Office of Student Affairs, Mr. Abu Mia Akanda, Deputy Director, Office of Public Relations and other faculty members and administrative officials. The championship is organized by the Office of Sports of AIUB. 18 (eighteen) colleges of Dhaka city are taking part in this tournament. In the opening match Bhashantek School & College beat Navy Anchorage School & College by 3 wickets. Shahidul of Bhashantek School & College was declared the man of the match.

All matches of the tournament are broadcast live in the official Facebook page of AIUB (https://www.facebook.com/aiub.edu). Earlier throughout the week, renowned cricketers and sports personnel of the country who are also students of AIUB, like, Sabbir Rahman, Aminul Islam Biplob, Joyraz Sheikh Emon, Azmir Ahmed, Parvez Hossain Emon, Avishekh  Das Aronno, Parvez Hossain Emon, Arafat Sunny Jr., Abu Sayem Chowdhury, Nayem Hasan (National Footballer) and Taohid Noman (Footballer) promoted the event in the colleges and encouraged the college students to be more engaged in extra-curricular activities for their holistic development.

The tournament will take place in the AIUB Sports Field for 5 days from January 9 to January 13, 2022.

List of Participating colleges:

1. BAF Shaheen College, Dhaka
2. BAF Shaheen College, Kurmitola
3. BCI College
4. Bhashantek School and College
5. Cambrian School and College
6. Dhaka Commerce College
7. Dhaka Imperial College
8. DPS STS School
9. Gulshan Model High School & College
10. Ideal College
11. Motijheel Government Boys' High School and College
12. Navy Anchorage School & College, Dhaka
13. Saint Gregory’s High School and College
14. Scholars’ School and College
15. Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment College
16. Uttara High School and College
17. Uttara Ideal College
18. Uttara United College

In the first round, 18 teams are divided into 6 groups, from where the champion team of each group will qualify for the second round. The fixture of the first round is as following:

Detail fixture of the tournament can be found in the official Facebook page of AIUB (https://www.facebook.com/aiub.edu).