Bangladesh Table Tennis Federation Explained

Bangladesh Table Tennis Federation
Formation:1976
Headquarters:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region Served:Bangladesh
Language:Bengali

The Bangladesh Table Tennis Federation is the national federation for table tennis and is responsible for governing the sport in Bangladesh.[1] National Professor Jamilur Reza Choudhury was the founder president of the federation.[2]

History

The federation was established in 1972, and became an affiliate of the Asian Table Tennis Federation and World Table Tennis Federation.that year. It is the third most popular sport in the country, after football and cricket.[3] In November 2019, top table tennis players of Bangladesh demanded the resignation of the vice-president of the Bangladesh Table Tennis Federation, Khandokar Hasan Monir, with allegations of mismanagement.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: National TT from Feb 22 . 25 March 2020 . The Independent . Dhaka.
  2. News: 30 June 2021. Gregorian become champions in first ever inter-club table tennis. 14 November 2021. Dhaka Tribune.
  3. Web site: Faroqi . Gofran . Table Tennis . Banglapedia . 25 March 2020.
  4. News: Table tennis players versus Monir . 25 March 2020 . The Daily Star . 1 August 2019 . en.