Sadharan Bima CSC ( bn, সাধারণ বীমা সিএসসি) is a Bangladeshi

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club based in

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...

. It currently competes in the

Dhaka Senior Division League Dhaka Senior Division Football League, also referred as First Division Football League, is the third tier of football league in Bangladesh. Until 2006, it was the top-tier league of the country. It was established in 1948 as Dhaka League, while B ...

, the third-tier of

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History

Founded in 1973 by employees of

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as a recreational program, the club entered the country's First Division Football League, the

Dhaka League Dhaka Senior Division Football League, also referred as First Division Football League, is the third tier of football league in Bangladesh. Until 2006, it was the top-tier league of the country. It was established in 1948 as Dhaka League, while ...

, in 1977 as champions of the Dhaka Second Division League the previous year. In their maiden top-flight season, Sadharan Bima finished 9th among 17 clubs. The club dropped out from the top-flight with the introduction of a Premier Division in 1993 and remained in the First Division until further relegation in 1996 to the Second Division. Nonetheless, the club returned to the First Division in 1999 before again suffering relegation in 2003. During the 2013–14 season, after a decade-long gap, the club returned to the top-flight of Dhaka, now known as the Senior Division League.

Honours

* Dhaka Second Division League **Champions (1): 1976 **Runners-up (1): 1999

Other departments

Field Hockey

The club's

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team currently participates in the Dhaka Premier Division Hockey League, the country's top-division field hockey league. They won the previous top division, the Dhaka First Division Hockey League, in both 1984 and 1985, while also achieving a runner-up finish in the Premier Division in 2014.

Cricket

The cricket team currently competes in the Dhaka Second Division Cricket League, having been relegated from the First Division in 2009.

History

Honours

Other departments

Field Hockey

Cricket

See also

References

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