Bangladesh Carrom Federation is the national federation for

carrom Carrom is a tabletop game of Indian origin in which players flick discs, attempting to knock them to the corners of the board. In South Asia, many clubs and cafés hold regular tournaments. Carrom is commonly played by families, including c ...

and is responsible for governing the sport in

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

Zunaid Ahmed Palak Zunaid Ahmed Palak (; born 17 May 1980) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He is a former Minister of State for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, and served as a member of the Jatiya Sangsad, representing the constitu ...

, Former Member of Parliament and State Minister of Information and Communication Technology, is the President of the Bangladesh Carrom Federation.

History

Bangladesh Carrom Federation was established in 1990. In 1998, Bangladesh Carrom Federation started receiving funding from the National Sports Council under the

Ministry of Youth and Sports A ministry of sports or ministry of youth and sports is a kind of government ministry found in certain countries with responsibility for the regulation of sports, particularly those participated in by young people. It is led by the minister of s ...

. It also received space for its headquarters at the government-owned Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium. It is a member of the Asian Carrom Confederation and

International Carrom Federation The International Carrom Federation (ICF) is the international Sports governing body, governing body for the game of carrom. Such an organisation was first proposed in the 1950s, but the ICF was not formed until October 1988, when delegates from ...

References

Carrom in Bangladesh Carrom organisations 1990 establishments in Bangladesh Sports organizations established in 1990

Carrom Carrom is a tabletop game of Indian origin in which players flick discs, attempting to knock them to the corners of the board. In South Asia, many clubs and cafés hold regular tournaments. Carrom is commonly played by families, including c ...

Organisations based in Dhaka {{Bangladesh-org-stub