Bangladesh Fencing Association

Bangladesh Fencing Association

Abbreviation	BFA
Formation	2007
Headquarters	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region served	Bangladesh
Official language	Bengali
Website	https://fencingbangladesh.org/

Bangladesh Fencing Association is the national governing body of Fencing in Bangladesh. ^[1] It is affiliated with the Bangladesh Olympic Association and the International Fencing Federation. ^{[2] [3]}

History

Bangladesh Fencing Association was established in 2007. ^[4] The president was Lieutenant General ATM Zahirul Alam and the general secretary was Major Qamrul Islam. ^[5] The first participants were from Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party Club. ^{[5] [6]}

President of the association, A.T.M. Zahirul Alam led the 23 member delegation of Bangladesh to the Rio Olympics in 2016. ^[7]

In September 2017, Shoeb Chowdhury was appointed President of Bangladesh Fencing Association; he was serving as the vice-president of the association. ^[8] Sheob is the chairman of Daily Asian Age and a director of Special Olympics Bangladesh. ^[9]

National Sports Council made an ad-hoc committee for the Bangladesh Fencing Association with 27 members on 12 August 2021. ^[4] Shoeb Chowdhury was the president and Selim Omrao Khan was the general secretary of the association. ^[10] They met the State Minister for Youth and Sports, Zahid Ahsan Russell, to inform him about the activities of the Bangladesh Fencing Association. ^[11]

In March 2022, the Bangladesh Fencing Association held the 4th Bangabandhu Independence Cup Fencing Competition at Shaheed Sohrawardi Indoor Stadium which was won by a team from Bangladesh Navy. ^[12] It held the Bangabandhu 7th President Cup Fencing Championship in November. ^[13]

In March 2023, the Bangladesh Fencing Association held the 5th Sheikh Kamal National Fencing Competition at the Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium at Mirpur. ^{[14] [15]}

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