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Bangladesh Olympic Association

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Bangladesh Olympic Association
Bangladesh Olympic Association logo
Country/Region Bangladesh
CodeBAN
Created1979
Recognized1980
Continental
Association
OCA
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
PresidentWaker-Uz-Zaman
Secretary GeneralSyed Shahed Reza
Websitenocban.org Edit this at Wikidata

Bangladesh Olympic Association (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ অলিম্পিক সংস্থা; IOC code: BAN) is the National Olympic Committee representing Bangladesh. It is also the body responsible for Bangladesh's representation at the Commonwealth Games.[1] Its president is the General Waker-Uz-Zaman, OSP SGP psc (born 16 September 1966) a four star general of the Bangladesh Army who is also the current Chief of Army Staff (CAS). Bangladesh is the largest country by population that has not won a single medal at the Olympic Games.[2]

History

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Bangladesh Olympic Association was established on 1979.[3] Saidur Rahman Dawn in 1984 competed in the Los Angeles Olympics becoming the first Bangladeshi to participate in the Games.[2] It held its first annual general meeting in 2017. The General assembly was chaired by the president and 49 members of the assembly.[3]

Affiliated national bodies

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bangladesh at the Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  2. ^ a b Sadi, Mahmood. "Bangladesh: country with the highest population that never wins the Olympics". dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "BOA holds 1st AGM". The Daily Star. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh Olympic Association". nocban.org. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
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