Bangladesh Athletics Federation is the national federation for athletics and is responsible for governing the sport in Bangladesh. Abdur Rokib Mantu is the General Secretary of the Bangladesh Athletics Federation. A.S. M Ali Kabir. is the President of the Federation.

History

Bangladesh Athletics Federation was established in 1972 after the

independence of Bangladesh Independence of Bangladesh was declared on 26 March 1971, celebrated as Independence Day, from Pakistan. The Independence Day of Bangladesh is celebrated on 26 March when Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared the Independence of Bangladesh. The Bangladesh ...

by the Sheikh Mujibur Rahman cabinet. The Federation holds practices at the

Bangabandhu National Stadium Bangabandhu National Stadium ( bn, বঙ্গবন্ধু জাতীয় স্টেডিয়াম, ''romanised: Bongobondhu jateeyo stediyaam''), also known as Dhaka Stadium, and formerly known as Dacca Stadium, is the national s ...

. The tracks on the stadium were damaged and in 2020, events were held in Chittagong due to the damage at Bangabandhu National Stadium.

References

Athletics in Bangladesh National members of the Asian Athletics Association 1972 establishments in Bangladesh Sports organizations established in 1972 Athletics Organisations based in Dhaka {{Bangladesh-org-stub