Bangladesh Krira Shiksha Pratisthan
Bangladesh Krira Shiksha Protishthan (BKSP) (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ক্রীড়া শিক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠান, Bangladesh Sports Education Institute) is the national sports institute of Bangladesh. It is residential and is located at Savar, about 28 km north-west of Dhaka city. The institute was established in 1986 with the objective of developing sports in Bangladesh. It is an autonomous institution managed by a Board of Governors headed by the Minister of Youth and Sports. The Director General is the chief executive of the institute. The Government-funded autonomous institute is located at Savar, near the capital Dhaka. Students are accommodated in four hostels for the boys and one for girls. In addition to accommodation, students are given food, medical treatment and sports materials. However, the students have to pay tuition fees which is determined on the basis of the income of the guardian.
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[edit] Management
BKSP is run by a Board of Governors, which is headed by the Minister of Youth and Sports.[1]
[edit] Training programme
BKSP admits students in different areas of sports such as athletics, basketball, cricket, football, gymnastics, hockey, swimming, shooting and tennis. Basic training programme is of maximum eight years for athletics, basketball, cricket, football, hockey, shooting, tennis. Students under thirteen years of age are admitted to class VII. But in the categories of boxing, gymnastics and swimming students below ten years of age are admitted to class IV. However, the age limit can be relaxed in case of exceptionally promising candidates.
[edit] Affiliation and other services
Alongside sports training, BKSP provides general education to all of its students up to degree level under the syllabi of public schools and colleges. It is affiliated with the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education and the National University. An important aspect of BKSP is its Sports Science Department which offers courses on sports medicine, exercise physiology, sports psychology, nutrition, bio-mechanics, general theory, and method of training. Its main objectives include identifying the sports talents in students and giving them support; to provide prospective coaches, referees and umpires to impart coaching to all national teams participating in international competitions.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Asif Hossain Khan, first Bangladeshi shooter to win a gold at the Commonwealth Games.
- Shakib Al Hasan,Cricketer, Bangladesh cricket team
- Raqibul Hasan,Cricketer, Bangladesh cricket team
- [Musfiqur Rahman, Cricketer (Bangladesh Cricket Team)]
[edit] References
Muhammad Zakir Hossain First PhD. fellow from this Institution.
- ^ Bangladesh Krira Shiksha Pratishthan, by Mohammad Saleh Uddin, from Banglapedia.
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