The Bangladesh Taekwondo Federation is the national federation for

Taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean martial arts, Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast k ...

and is responsible for governing the sport in Bangladesh. Kazi Morshed Hossain is the president and Mahmudul Islam Rana is the general secretary of the federation.

History

Bangladesh Taekwondo Federation was established in 1997. In January 2019, the

South Korean government The Government of South Korea is the union government of the Republic of Korea, created by the Constitution of South Korea as the executive, legislative and judicial authority of the republic. The president acts as the head of state and is the ...

donated equipment to the Bangladesh Taekwondo Federation. In December 2019, Dipu Chakma, became the first Bangladeshi to win a gold medal in Taekwondo at the 13th

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References

Taekwondo in Bangladesh National members of World Taekwondo 1997 establishments in Bangladesh Sports organizations established in 1997

Organisations based in Dhaka {{taekwondo-stub