Bangladesh Olympic Association (; IOC code: BAN) is the

National Olympic Committee A National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, NOCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games ...

representing

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

. It is also the body responsible for Bangladesh's representation at the

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. Its president is the General Waker-Uz-Zaman, OSP SGP psc (born 16 September 1966) a four star general of the Bangladesh Army who is also the current Chief of Army Staff (CAS). Bangladesh is the largest country by population that has not won a single medal at the Olympic Games.

History

Bangladesh Olympic Association was established on 1979. Saidur Rahman Dawn in 1984 competed in the Los Angeles Olympics becoming the first Bangladeshi to participate in the Games. It held its first annual general meeting in 2017. The General assembly was chaired by the president and 49 members of the assembly.

Affiliated national bodies

# Bangladesh Archery Federation # Bangladesh Athletics Federation # Bangladesh Badminton Federation # Bangladesh Basketball Federation # Bangladesh Amateur Boxing Federation #

Bangladesh Cricket Board The Bangladesh Cricket Board (; abbreviated as BCB), formerly known as Bangladesh Cricket Control Board, is the governing body of cricket in Bangladesh. It became an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1977, and a Lis ...

# Bangladesh Cycling Federation # Bangladesh Fencing Association #

Bangladesh Football Federation Bangladesh Football Federation (, ''Bānglādesh fūṭbôl fēḍārēshôn'') is the governing body that administers the sport of association football in Bangladesh. It is in charge of running the country's men's and women's national teams, ...

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