Bangladesh Judo Federation Explained

Bangladesh Judo Federation
Formation:	1972
Headquarters:	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region Served:	Bangladesh
Language:	Bengali

The Bangladesh Judo Federation is the national federation for judo and is responsible for governing the sport in Bangladesh.

History

The Bangladesh Judo Federation was established in 1972 as the Bangladesh Judo and Karate Federation.^[1] In 2001, the Bangladesh Judo and Karate Federation were broken into two, Bangladesh Judo Federation and Bangladesh Karate Federation, by President of Bangladesh Shahabuddin Ahmed and Chief of Bangladesh Army Lieutenant General M Harun-Ar-Rashid.^[2] On 14 March 2020, The Japan Judo Federation donated equipment to the Bangladesh Judo Federation.^[3]

In 2019, President of Bangladesh Judo Federation, Brigadier General (Rtd) SK Abu Baker brought allegations against the General Secretary AKM Selim. This resulted in an investigation by the National Sports Council.^[4]

Notes and References

1. News: Faroqi . Gofran . Karate . 26 March 2020 . en.banglapedia.org . Banglapedia . 17 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201017143806/http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Karate . live .
2. News: Rahman . Anisur . Blooming in the dark . 26 March 2020 . The Daily Star . 6 December 2019 . en . 30 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191230095026/https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/news/blooming-the-dark-1836337 . live .
3. News: Japan donates 141 Judo mats to Bangladesh . 26 March 2020 . Prothom Alo . en . 26 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200326164602/https://en.prothomalo.com/sports/Japan-donates-141-Judo-mats-to-Bangladesh . live .
4. News: BJF investigation proceeds at snail's pace . 26 March 2020 . The Daily Star . 6 November 2019 . en . 26 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200326185340/https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/news/bjf-investigation-proceeds-snails-pace-1823581 . live .