Bangladesh Olympic Association

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Bangladesh Olympic Association
Bangladesh Olympic Association logo.svg
Country/RegionFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Code BAN
Created1979
Recognized1980
Continental
Association		 OCA
Headquarters Dhaka, Bangladesh
President Waker-Uz-Zaman
Secretary General Syed Shahed Reza
Website nocban.org OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Bangladesh Olympic Association (Bengali : বাংলাদেশ অলিম্পিক সংস্থা; IOC code: BAN) is the National Olympic Committee representing Bangladesh. It is also the body responsible for Bangladesh's representation at the Commonwealth Games. [1] Its president is the General Waker-Uz-Zaman, OSP SGP psc (born 16 September 1966) a four star general of the Bangladesh Army who is also the current Chief of Army Staff (CAS). Bangladesh is the largest country by population that has not won a single medal at the Olympic Games. [2]

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History

Bangladesh Olympic Association was established on 1979. [3] Saidur Rahman Dawn in 1984 competed in the Los Angeles Olympics becoming the first Bangladeshi to participate in the Games. [2] It held its first annual general meeting in 2017. The General assembly was chaired by the president and 49 members of the assembly. [3]

Affiliated national bodies

  1. Bangladesh Archery Federation [4]
  2. Bangladesh Athletics Federation
  3. Bangladesh Badminton Federation
  4. Bangladesh Basketball Federation
  5. Bangladesh Amateur Boxing Federation
  6. Bangladesh Cricket Board
  7. Bangladesh Cycling Federation
  8. Bangladesh Fencing Association
  9. Bangladesh Football Federation
  10. Bangladesh Golf Federation
  11. Bangladesh Gymnastics Federation
  12. Bangladesh Handball Federation
  13. Bangladesh Hockey Federation
  14. Bangladesh Judo Federation
  15. Bangladesh Karate Federation
  16. Bangladesh Rowing Federation
  17. Bangladesh Shooting Federation
  18. Bangladesh Swimming Federation
  19. Bangladesh Table Tennis Federation
  20. Bangladesh Taekwondo Federation
  21. Bangladesh Tennis Federation
  22. Bangladesh Volleyball Federation
  23. Bangladesh Weightlifting Federation
  24. Bangladesh Amateur Wrestling Federation
  25. Bangladesh Rugby Federation Union
  26. Bangladesh Chess Federation
  27. Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation
  28. Bangladesh Wushu Federation

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bangladesh at the Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  2. 1 2 Sadi, Mahmood. "Bangladesh: country with the highest population that never wins the Olympics". dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 "BOA holds 1st AGM". The Daily Star. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Bangladesh Olympic Association". nocban.org. Retrieved 4 January 2018.


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