Bangladesh Police Swimming Complex

Bangladesh Police Swimming Complex
23°51′25″N90°24′18″E / 23.856978°N 90.405129°E / 23.856978; 90.405129
Location	Dhaka - 1230
Opened	24 November 2019
Operated by	Armed Police Battalion
Owned by	Bangladesh Police
Type	Olympic pool
Status	Active
Cost	৳ 20 Crore
Length	50 Meters
Width	25 Meters
Depth	8.5 feet
Features
open-air 10-lane swimming pool
Facilities
gymnasium, steam bath and sauna

Bangladesh Police Swimming Complex is a swimming sports competition hosting and training swimming pool operated by Bangladesh Police which open in 2019. It is located inside the headquarters of the Armed Police Battalion in Uttara, Dhaka. ^[1] The sports facility built at a cost of 20 crore Bangladeshi taka. It was inaugurated and opened for use by members of the Bangladesh Police on 24 November 2019. It is also a venue for various swimming sports and water polo. ^[2]

Structure

It is an open-air 10-lane swimming pool. Apart from organizing various swimming events regularly, it is suitable for organizing water polo games. The size of the swimming pool is 50x25 square meters with a depth of six and a half feet to a maximum of eight and a half feet. Both sides of the pool have galleries with seating for a total of 336 spectators. ^[3]

Facilities

Apart from the regular swimming pool, the complex has separate gymnasium, steam bath and sauna facilities for swimmers. ^[2]

References

1. "পুলিশ সুইমিং কমপ্লেক্সের উদ্বোধন". Desh Rupantar (in Bengali). 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
2. "পুলিশ সদস্যদের ফিটনেসের জন্য সাঁতার অত্যন্ত ভালো ব্যায়াম : আইজিপি". ডিএমপি নিউজ (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-10-06.
3. "এপিবিএন হেডকোয়ার্টার্সে পুলিশ সুইমিং কমপ্লেক্স উদ্বোধন করলেন আইজিপি". Amader Shomoy (in Bengali). 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2023-10-06.