Bangladesh Basketball Federation

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Bangladesh Basketball Federation
AbbreviationBBF
Formation1972
Headquarters Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali

Bangladesh Basketball Federation is the national organization for basketball and is responsible for governing the sport in Bangladesh. [1] Dr Shamim Newaz is the president and Major Mohammad Atiqul Hafeez (Retd.) is the general secretary of the federation. [2]

History

Bangladesh Basketball Federation was established in 1972 under the National Sports Council. [3] It is an associate member of FIBA (Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur). [4] The federation owns the Dhanmondi Wooden Floor Gymnasium, the only active basketball gymnasium in Bangladesh. It is set to lose the ground to the proposed Sheikh Kamal Sports Complex. [5]

Bangladesh Olympics Association suspended Sabuj Miah, national women's basketball team coach, over allegations him assaulting a female player in November 2019. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Bangabandhu Inter-School Basketball begins". Dhaka Tribune. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Ad-hoc committees declared for nine sports feds, dissolving formers".
  3. ↑ Anwar, Shafiq. "Games and Sports". Banglapedia. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  5. ↑ Banna, Rashad (9 June 2016). "Basketball in Bangladesh heading nowhere". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Basketball coach Sabuj suspended". New Age. Retrieved 25 March 2020.


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