Nani Bashak Explained

Nani Bashak
Birth Date:17 November 1917
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Years1:1950s–?
League1:Dhaka League
Role1:Referee
Internationalyears1:1975–?
Confederation1:FIFA listed
Internationalrole1:Referee
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Manageryears1:1971
Managerclubs1:Shadhin Bangla
Manageryears2:1972
Managerclubs2:Bangladesh XI

Nani Bashak (bn|ননী বসাক; 17 November 1917 – 25 October 1996) was a Bangladeshi football referee and coach. He was the coach of the Shadhin Bangla football team, the national team of Bangladesh, during the Bangladesh Liberation War.[2]

Career

Bashak, born on 17 November 1917, was the only son of a noble family residing on Madan Mohan Basak Lane in Dhaka, a location historically tied to his lineage.[3] He began his refereeing career in the Dhaka League in the mid-1950s and also officiated in cup competitions such as the Aga Khan Gold Cup, Sher-e-Bangla Cup, and the Independence Day Cup.[1]

Bashak was the coach of the Shadhin Bangla football team, formed during the Bangladesh Liberation War.[4] However, according to the team's captain, Zakaria Pintoo, Bashak was only a coach on paper, as Ali Imam, one of the team's founders, usually carried out the coaching duties.[5] The claim was later confirmed by the team's official, Saidur Rahman Patel.[6]

On 13 February 1972, in the first football match held in post-independent Bangladesh, between the Bangladesh XI and President XI, Bashak served as the coach of the Bangladesh XI team, which mainly consisted of players from the Shadhin Bangla football team. The team lost the game, held at Dhaka Stadium, by 0–2.[7]

In 1975, he refereed at the Merdeka Cup held in Malaysia.[1]

Personal life

Bashak's daughter, Jharna Basak Shabnam, was a famous movie star in Pakistan.[8] He was married to Usha Basak.[9]

Death

Bashak died on 25 October 1996 in Kolkata, India.[1]

Legacy

Bashak's character in Damal, a movie about the Shadhin Bangla football team, was renamed to Arun Bashak.[10]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Book: Mahmud, Dulal . bn: খেলার মাঠে মুক্তিযুদ্ধ . Bishhoshahitto Bhobon . 2020 . 978-984-8218-31-0 . bn.
  2. Web site: 2008-12-15 . BFF to honour war heroes . 2024-06-05 . The Daily Star . en.
  3. Web site: Sajen . Shamsuddoza . How Partition impacted the Dhaka book trade. 2024-06-08. 2022-08-19 . The Daily Star.
  4. Web site: Masood . Hasan . Swadhin Bangla: More than a football team . 2024-06-05 . The Daily Star.
  5. News: I am luckier than Pele: Zakaria Pintoo . New Age . 2022-03-26 . 2022-02-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220218173354/https://www.newagebd.net/article/133717/i-am-luckier-than-pele-zakaria-pintoo . live.
  6. Web site: স্বাধীন বাংলা ফুটবল দলের ইতিহাস বিকৃতকারীরা রাজাকারের চেয়েও অধম. bn. 2016-12-22. 2024-06-08. Kaler Kantho. 2024-06-08. https://archive.today/20240608174224/https://www.kalerkantho.com/feature/khalar-ghor/2016/12/22/443984. live.
  7. Web site: বঙ্গবন্ধু বলেছিলেন, ‘তোরা ভালো খেল’. Masud. Alam. Prothomalo. 2022-08-30. 2022-09-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20220929080043/https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%81-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B-%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2. live.
  8. Web site: Shabnam. 2024-06-05 . The Asian Age . en.
  9. Web site: 2020-05-19 . সিনেমার জগৎটাকে মনে রাখতে চাই না . 2024-06-05 . Prothomalo . bn.
  10. Web site: প্রশংসা আদায়ে ব্যর্থ ‘দামাল’, ইতিহাসও উপেক্ষিত! . 2024-06-05 . www.ajkalerkhobor.net.

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