Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ ক্রীড়া শিক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠান, Bangladesh Institute of Sports Education) is the national sports institute of

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. It is residential and is located at

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, about north-west of the capital,

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, and about north of the

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. It is a government-funded autonomous institution.

History and management

Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan was established in 1986 with the objective of developing sports in Bangladesh. BKSP is run by a Board of Governors, which is headed by the Minister of Youth and Sports. Brigadier General Anwar Shadat Abu Md Fuad is the Director General of BKSP.

Education

Students at BKSP receive a general education as well as specialized sports training. The education extends from secondary school level to university degree level. The college is fully residential. Students are accommodated in four hostels for boys and one for girls. They receive food, medical treatment and sports materials. Tuition fees are determined on the basis of family income. Most of the teachers also live at the campus. The sports taught at BKSP are cricket, football, table tennis, archery, athletics, karate, boxing, judo, basketball, swimming, hockey, volleyball, gymnastics, shooting, tennis, taekwondo and wushu. Students must pass tests to be accepted into BKSP.

Cricket team

The institute's cricket team has played in various competitions in Bangladesh since the academy's founding. It began playing

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in the

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and

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in the

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. Many of its players have gone on to represent

Football team

The

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decided to take part in the 2018–19 Dhaka Second Division Football League in 2019. This was the first time the team had participated in a professional football league. On 10 August 2022, BKSP defeated

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season.

Notable alumni

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, first Bangladeshi shooter to win a gold at the

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