Bangladesh confirmed a medal in table tennis at the 6th Islamic Solidarity Games, currently taking place in Saudi Arabia, after the mixed doubles team sealed a straight-sets victory over the Maldives in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.

"I could have stayed back in Japan or United Kingdom had I wished. Why will I stay back in Hungary?", was the reaction of 2017 national table tennis champion Mohammad Javed Ahmed this morning after being refused visa for Hungary for the World Table Tennis Championships to be held in Budapest from April 21 to April 28.