Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation

Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation is the national federation for Kabaddi and is responsible for governing the sport in Bangladesh.[1][2] Mohammad Javed Patwary, Inspector General of Bangladesh Police, is the President of Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation [3] and General secretary is Dhaka Range DIG of Bangladesh Police Habibur Rahman [4][5][6][7]

Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation
Formation1973
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali

History

Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation was established in 1973 as the Bangladesh Amateur Kabadi Federation. It held the first international match against India in 1973. In 1978, it joined the Asian Amateur Kabadi Federation as a founding member. The 1990, Asian Games were the first to have Kabaddi in them. Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation organizes the National Kabadi Competition.[8]

References
  1. "BKF announces men's, women's squad for SA Games". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  2. "Army retain V-day kabaddi title". New Age. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  3. "President of Bangladesh Kabaddi". The New Nation. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  4. "Kabaddi is Bangladesh's national sport". ESPN. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
  5. "Army, Ansar retain Victory Day Kabaddi, Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation general secretary Habibur Rahman said". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
  6. "President of Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation and Inspector General of Bangladesh Police Dr Mohammad Javed Patwari inaugurating". The New Nation. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
  7. "Bangladesh Krida Shiksha Prothistan wins 59th edition of Subroto Cup football tournament". Indian Express. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
  8. Faroqi, Gofran. "Kabadi". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
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