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Beach Handball Beach handball is a team sport where two teams pass and bounce or roll a ball, trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team. The game is similar to standard handball, but it is played on sand instead of on a solid floor. Because the ball ...

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International Handball Federation The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball C ...

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, chiefexec= , secretarygeneral= Assaduzzaman Kohinoor , financetitle=Finance , companystatus= , operatingincome= , sponsors= The Bangladesh Handball Federation (BHF) ('' bn, বাংলাদেশ হ্যান্ডবল ফেডারেশন'') is the governing body of

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in the

. Founded in 1983, BHF is affiliated to the

and

. BHF is also affiliated to the

and South Asian Handball Federation. It is based in

History

Handball game was launched in Bangladesh in 1982 under the leadership of the then vice-president of National Sports Control Board

MA Hamid MA Hamid (died on 25 July 2008) was a Bangladeshi sports organiser and a Bangladesh Army lieutenant colonel. He was the founder of the Bangladesh Handball Federation, the president of the Army Sports Control Board and the vice chairman of the Nat ...

. The then assistant director of

, Siddiqur Rahman Munshi, and the general secretary, Asaduzzaman Kohinoor, were the facilitators for the overall management. Hamid, organized a founding congress of BHF on 30 September 1983 along with some of the most prominent sports organizer and benevolent. The meeting was held at the office of the then DCMLA Secretariat (Present Prime Minister's Office) and was chaired by the Chief of Naval Staff

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Mahbub Ali Khan Mahbub Ali Khan ( bn, মাহবুব আলী খান; 3 November 1934 – 6 August 1984) was a Bangladesh Navy rear admiral and the Chief of Naval Staff from 1979 till his death in 1984. He is known for his heroic actions done for hi ...

. Under the leadership of

an ad-hock committee was formed with him as chief patron, Hamid as president, General Secretary Ali Akbar, Joint Secretary Asaduzzaman Kohinoor. On 1 May 1984, BHF received formal recognition by the then National Sports Control Board. BHF being incorporated with

, by their affiliation in 1985. The

(IHF), also given the affiliation in 1986,

in 1990 and South Asian Handball Federation incorporated as an affiliate member in 1995.

National teams

Bangladesh men's national handball team The Bangladesh national handball team is the national handball team of Bangladesh and is controlled by the Bangladesh Handball Federation. Asian Championship record *2018 – 13th place References External links *IHF profile {{National sports ...

* Bangladesh men's national junior handball team * Bangladesh men's national youth handball team * Bangladesh women's national handball team * Bangladesh women's national junior handball team * Bangladesh women's national youth handball team

Competitions hosted

* 2000 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship *

2010 South Asian Games The 2010 South Asian Games, officially the XI South Asian Games, was a major multi-sport event that took place from 29 January to 8 February 2010 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This was the third time that the Bangladeshi capital hosted the South Asian ...

References

External links

Official website

Bangladesh Handball Federation
at IHF site

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1983 establishments in Bangladesh

Sports organizations established in 1983 Handball governing bodies Handball in Bangladesh {{Bangladesh-sport-stub