National Sports Council dissolved the executive committees of nine sports governing bodies and announced ad-hoc committees for each of them following recommendation of the search committee.
The sports disciplines are athletics, tennis, hockey, kabaddi, basketball, chess, bridge, squash and billiard & snooker.
Except hockey, the presidents of these federations were removed around two months ago.
The decision to dissolve nine federations was taken with NSC’s designated power under article 21 of National Sports Council Act 2018, said a statement from the NSC Thursday.
New president and general secretary of nine federations:
Athletics
President: Major General Dr. Naeem Ashfaq Chowdhury, CEO, Prime Bank Foundation
GS: Mohammad Shah Alam, former national athlete and coach
Tennis
President: Abdul Hai Sarkar, chairman, Dhaka Bank
GS: Ishtiaq Ahmed, former player and director of Shelter Architects & Engineers Ltd
Hockey
President: Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan, Chief of Bangladesh Air Force
GS: Lt. Colonel Riazul Hasan (retd), former player
Kabaddi
President: Mohammad Mainul Islam, Inspector General of Police
GS: SM Newaz Shohag, businessman and sports organizer
Basketball
President: Shamim Newaz, doctor and former national player
GS: Major Mohammad Atiqul Hafiz (retd), former player and coach
Chess
President: Syed Suja Uddin Ahmed, former player and sports organizer
GS: Dr Tayabur Rahman Suman, FIDE Master
Bridge
President: Syed Mahbubur Rahman, MD, Mutual Trust Bank Ltd
GS: Naimul Hasan, Deputy MD, Hasan & Associates
Squash
President: Major General Mohammad Hasan Uz Zaman
GS: Brigadier General GM Quamrul Islam, former player
Billiard & Snooker
President: Brigadier General Sarkar Muhammad Shamsuddin, adviser, US Bangla Group
GS: Riasat Karim Bhuiya, player and businessman
