Bangladesh Judo Federation

National federation for judo

Bangladesh Judo Federation
Formation	1972
Headquarters	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region served	Bangladesh
Official 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 bought allegations against the General Secretary AKM Selim. This resulted in an investigation by the National Sports Council.^[4]

References

^ Faroqi, Gofran. "Karate". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
^ Rahman, Anisur (6 December 2019). "Blooming in the dark". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
^ "Japan donates 141 Judo mats to Bangladesh". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
^ "BJF investigation proceeds at snail's pace". The Daily Star. 6 November 2019. Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.

National members of the International Judo Federation

Africa (AJU)

Pinnacle Events

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Winter Olympic Sports	Biathlon Bobsleigh Curling Skating (Figure, Speed & Short Track) Ice Hockey Luge Skeleton Skiing (Alpine, Cross Country, Nordic Combined, Freestyle & Jumping) Snowboarding
Other IOC Recognised Sports	Air sports Auto racing Bandy Baseball Billiard Sports Boules Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Dance sport Floorball Karate Korfball Lifesaving Motorcycle racing Mountaineering and Climbing Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller sports Rugby Softball Sport climbing Squash Sumo Surfing Tug of war Underwater sports Water Ski Wushu
Paralympics and Disabled Sports	Olympics
Others Sports	Carrom Kabaddi Esports Rugby League Rugby Union
Bangladesh Olympic Association