Bangladesh Basketball Federation is the national organization for basketball and is responsible for governing the sport in Bangladesh. Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin is president and Abhijit Sarker is the general secretary. of the federation.

History

Bangladesh Basketball Federation was established in 1972 under the

National Sports Council The National Sports Council (NSC) is the national overseer of the control authorities of 41 different sports in Bangladesh. It is responsible to the Bangladesh Ministry of Youth and Sports and is based in Purana Paltan, Dhaka. History After t ...

. It is an associate member of FIBA (Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur). 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 Sheikh Kamal Sports Complex also known as the Abahani Sports Complex is a sport complex located in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is owned by Abahani Limited Dhaka. The complex is currently under construction. Abahani Limited Dhaka commenced c ...

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

References

Basketball in Bangladesh National members of FIBA Asia 1972 establishments in Bangladesh Sports organizations established in 1972

Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

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