Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) reconstituted its "Athlete Commission" with current and former national players of Bangladesh, following the tenure of previous commission. The BOA formed its first athlete commission in 2019 for a four- year term as per the prescription of the International Olympic Committee to serve interest of the athletes inside and outside the playing arena. 32nd National Swimming: 3 more new national records on Day-3;  Navy maintain supremacy After the expiry of the previous commission recently,  the BOA formed a seven-member BOA Athlete Commission for next four years. Members of the BOA Athlete Commission  are- Farhad Jesmin Lity  (former national athlete), Mahfuza Khatun Shila (former national swimmer), M Siddikur Rahman ( national golfer), Shakil Ahmed ( national shooter), Sur Krishna Chakma (national boxer), Mabia Akter Simanta ( national weightlifter) and Diya Siddiqui (national archer). Novak Djokovic wins the US Open for his 24th Grand Slam title by beating Daniil Medvedev Meanwhile, Farhad Jesmin Lity made the chairman of the newly formed commision in its first meeting held on Sunday (December 24) where BOA secretary general Syed Shahed Reza was also present. 240-member contingent to represent Bangladesh in 19th Asian Games in China

The Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) has hoped that the country would do better in the 22nd Commonwealth Games 2022 in the UK's Birmingham and the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games in Turkey's Konya. Despite the exclusion of shooting, the discipline which brought all eight medals in the Commonwealth Games for Bangladesh, from the upcoming Birmingham edition, BOA Secretary General Syed Shahed Reza hoped that athletes would put up a better performance in the multi-sport event. "Bangladesh is doing well in shooting and archery at the international level. But this time, shooting has been excluded from the Commonwealth Games. Also, the discipline has been included in the Islamic Solidarity Games as skeet events, in which Bangladesh is not very strong," Reza said at a pre-games press conference in Dhaka Sunday. "However, I believe that the athletes will deliver their best in the international sports competitions and bring laurels for the nation." Read: NZ Rugby calls series loss to Ireland "not acceptable" A 50-member team will represent Bangladesh in seven disciplines – athletics, boxing, gymnastics, swimming, weight-lifting, wrestling, and table tennis – at the Commonwealth Games, scheduled to be held from July 28 to August 8. Weight-lifter Mabia Akther Simanta, who clinched gold medals in the last two South Asian Games, will carry the national flag during the march past of the 22nd edition multi-disciplinary sports event. An 84-member Bangladesh team will participate in the Islamic Solidarity Games 2022, set to be held from August 9 to 18, in 11 disciplines – athletics, archery, fencing, gymnastics, handball, karate, shooting, swimming, table tennis, wrestling, and weight-lifting. Fencer Fatema Mujib, who won a gold medal in the last South Asian Games, will carry the red and green flag in the 5th edition of the multinational, multi-sport event, to be held during August 9-18. Bangladesh Archery Federation President Lieutenant General Mohammad Moinul Islam (retired); BOA Vice-President Sheikh Bashir Ahmed and Information, and Media Committee Member Secretary Sirajuddin Mohammad Alamgir were also present at the press conference.

Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) will observe Olympic Day 21, a global program on the occasion of the 127th founding anniversary of International Olympic Committee (IOC) in the capital on Wednesday (June 23) . On the occasion, the BOA, as a member of IOC, has arranged a brief program this time cancelling the traditional 'Olympic Day Run' to celebrate the day due to Covid-19 pandemic. The day's BOA program includes hoisting of flag at Olympic Bhavan in the city at 11 am, seminar at Dutch- Bangla auditorium of BOA at 12 noon and Anti Doping Workshop at 4 pm at the same venue.

The ongoing edition of Bangabandhu Bangladesh Games will continue although the government is set to enforce a 7-day lockdown from Monday to stem the spread of Covid-19. This sports event kicked off on April 1 and will continue until April 10 , says the organizer of Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) Also read: BOA ready to arrange Bangabandhu Bangladesh Games in April While talking to the media in this regard, BOA Secretary General Syed Shahed Reza said they are going to continue the event until any further instructions from the government. “For now, the games will continue,” he said. “We have to see what instructions come from the government. We will make a final decision once we get the government’s instruction.” The chairman of the steering committee of the event, Sheikh Bashir Ahmed Mamun, said that the event will continue. Also read: Bangabandhu Bangladesh Games: Blue Team beat Red Team “The event will continue before the government issues a gazette. Once the notice gazette is issued, we will discuss the matter with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. And the finals of many events are scheduled to take place on April 4, so the event must go on,” he told the media.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina opened multi-sport extravaganza Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games on Thursday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the capital. She joined the inaugural ceremony from her official residence Ganobhaban virtually in the evening. Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) is organising the Bangladesh Games at 29 separate venues across the country. Addressing the opening ceremony, Prime Minister Hasina urged all athletes of 31 sports disciplines of the Games to make themselves fit enough to compete in the Olympics in the future. “Alongside showing your skills in (9th Bangladesh Games), make yourselves properly fit to participate in the Olympic Games anywhere in the world in the future,” she said. She said the government will take steps to arrange international training to make sportspersons prepared so that they can take part in some events of the Olympic Games. “We want to develop our athletes in such a way,” she said. The PM urged all the athletes to follow the health protection rules as it is being held amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Also read: Avoid public gatherings, wear masks to fight Covid surge, PM urges all She also asked the organiser to pay attention so that health rules are maintained during the Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games. Sheikh Hasina said sports are absolutely needed, particularly for our small children and youths.

Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA ) has postponed the multi-sports Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games that was scheduled to be held from April 1-10 due to global crisis of new Coronavirus.

Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) is prepared to arrange 13-sports of the 9th Bangabandhu Bangladesh Games on April 1-10.