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Bangladesh Karate Federation

Bangladesh Karate Federation
Formation	1972
Headquarters	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region served	Bangladesh
Official language	Bengali
Website	Bangladesh Karate Federation

The Bangladesh Karate Federation is the national federation for karate and is responsible for governing the sport in Bangladesh.^[1] Dr Md Mozammel Haque Khan, a commissioner of Anti-Corruption Commission, is the President of Bangladesh Karate Federation.^[2] Kaw Shaw Hla is the Secretary General of the Bangladesh Karate Federation.^[3]

History

The Bangladesh Karate Federation was established in 1972 as the Bangladesh Judo and Karate Federation. Bangladesh Judo and Karate Federation divided into two, Bangladesh Karate Federation and Bangladesh Judo Federation, in 2001 by Lieutenant General M Harun-Ar-Rashid.^[4]

Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers sent Nonka, a karate player, to work with Bangladesh Karate Federation to develop karate in Bangladesh. Mitsuito Yoshido served as the coach of Bangladesh Karate Federation.^[5] In 1982, the federation held the first National Karate Championships in Bangladesh. In 2000s, JICA stopped providing coaches and supporting the karate federation.^[4]

References

^ "Bangladesh finish fourth in South Asian Karate". Dhaka Tribune. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
^ "South Asian Karate Championship begins in Dhaka Friday". UNB. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
^ "Priya injury denies Bangladesh fourth gold in karate". New Age. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Blooming in the dark". The Daily Star. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
^ Faroqi, Gofran. "Karate". Banglapedia. Retrieved 26 March 2020.

National members of the World Karate Federation

Countries, teams, association and federation actively joining WKF World Championships.

Europe (EKF)

ALB
AND
ARM
AUT
AZE
BEL
BGR
BIH
BLR
CHE
CYP
CZE
DEU
DNK
England
ESP
EST
FIN
FRA
GBR
GEO
GRE
HRV
HUN
IRL
ISL
ISR
ITA
KOS
LIE
LTU
LUX
LVA
MCO
MDA
MKD
MLT
MNE
Northern Ireland
NLD
NOR
POL
PRT
ROU
RUS
Scotland
SMR
SRB
SVK
SVN
SWE
TUR
UKR
Wales

Asian (AKF)

South-East	BRU CAM INA LAO MAS MYA PHI SIN THA TLS VIE
West	BRH IRI IRQ JOR KUW LIB OMA PLE QAT KSA SYR UAE YEM
East	CHN PRK KOR JPN TPE HKG MAC MGL
Central	KAZ KGZ TJK TKM UZB
South	AFG BAN BHU IND MDV NEP PAK SRI

African (UFAK)

50 Affiliated countries

Pan America (PKF)

Oceania (OKF)

AUS
FIJ
GUA
NZL
New Caledonia
PNG
Tahiti
VAN
SOL
Wallis et Futuna

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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