Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan

{{Short description|Sports institution}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox organization | name = Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan | native_name = বাংলাদেশ ক্রীড়া শিক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠান | native_name_lang = bn | logo = Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) Logo.svg | logo_size = 300px | logo_caption = Crest of Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan | image_border = | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | map = | map_size = | map_alt = | map_caption = | abbreviation = BKSP | formation = {{start date and age|1986|df=yes}} | extinction = | status = | headquarters = Zirani Bazar, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh | coordinates =  | region_served = Bangladesh | num_members = | language = Bengali | leader_title = Director-General | leader_name = Brigadier General Muhammad Munirul Islam | affiliations = Ministry of Youth and Sports | num_staff = | num_volunteers = | website = {{URL|bksp.gov.bd}} }} '''Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan''' ('''BKSP''') ({{langx|bn|বাংলাদেশ ক্রীড়া শিক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠান}}, Bangladesh Institute of Sports Education) is the national sports institute of Bangladesh. It is residential and is located at Savar, about {{convert|28|km}} north-west of the capital, Dhaka, and about {{convert|8|km}} north of the National Martyrs' Memorial. It is a government-funded autonomous institution.

==History and management== Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan was established in 1986 with the objective of developing sports in Bangladesh.<ref name="bpedia" /> BKSP is run by a Board of Governors, which is headed by the national Minister of Youth and Sports.<ref name="bpedia">{{cite book |last=Islam |first=Md. Ashraful |year=2012 |chapter=Bangladesh Krira Shiksha Pratisthan |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bangladesh_Krira_Shiksha_Pratisthan |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh |access-date=21 September 2015 |archive-date=3 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703150608/http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bangladesh_Krira_Shiksha_Pratisthan |url-status=live }}</ref> Brigadier General Muhammad Munirul Islam has been the Director General of BKSP since August 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Director General|url=https://bksp.gov.bd/site/office_head/91e81a24-2527-4b6c-90ab-6afbbaa1728b/Details|access-date=24 July 2025|website=BKSP}}</ref>

==Education== Students at BKSP receive a general education as well as specialized sports training. The education extends from secondary school level to university degree level.<ref name=CB>{{cite web |title=College branch |url=http://www.bksp.gov.bd/site/page/7ec03569-dcad-46fe-a495-bec5d44c3e9f/- |website=BKSP |access-date=6 December 2019 |archive-date=6 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206004415/http://www.bksp.gov.bd/site/page/7ec03569-dcad-46fe-a495-bec5d44c3e9f/- |url-status=live }}</ref> The college is fully residential. Students are accommodated in four hostels for boys and one for girls. They receive food, medical treatment and sports materials. Tuition fees are determined on the basis of family income.<ref name="bpedia" /> Most of the teachers also live at the campus.<ref name=CB/>

The sports taught at BKSP are cricket, football, table tennis, archery, athletics, karate, boxing, judo, basketball, swimming, hockey, volleyball, gymnastics, shooting, tennis, taekwondo and wushu.<ref>{{cite web |title=Training activities |url=http://www.bksp.gov.bd/site/page/69055812-53c8-4602-86d1-fa6db79273a5/- |website=BKSP |access-date=6 December 2019 |archive-date=6 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206004251/http://www.bksp.gov.bd/site/page/69055812-53c8-4602-86d1-fa6db79273a5/- |url-status=live }}</ref> Students must pass tests to be accepted into BKSP.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bdteletalk.com/bksp-admission-notice-result/ |title=BKSP Admission Notice |work=Bdteletalk.com |access-date=December 5, 2019 |archive-date=6 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606021107/https://bdteletalk.com/bksp-admission-notice-result/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Public School == BKSP established a public school in 1987 at Zirani Bazar, Savar, Dhaka to provide education to its staff and the local community. The school is named BKSP Public School & College. The college section started in 2023, offering education from pre-school to 12th grade.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JeKECtlUfo |title=নবীন শিক্ষার্থীদের ফুল দিয়ে বরণ করে নেয় বিকেএসপির শিক্ষার্থী ও শিক্ষকরা {{!}}{{!}} BKSP {{!}} Savar |date=2023-10-08 |last=Independent Television |access-date=2024-07-29 |via=YouTube}}</ref> The school has an English version from nursery to 3rd grade.

The campus includes a six-story academic building on the east side and a three-story building under construction on the north side, which will serve both nursery and college sections. Additionally, there is a ground-floor building on the south and west sides, housing the teachers' room and administrative offices.

The school also features a large library, a computer lab, and a prayer hall for Muslim students. There is a medium-large playground in the center of the campus. BKSP Public School & College organizes various cultural events such as Peetha Utsav,<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wzKTaOlWg0 |title=বিকেএসপি পাবলিক স্কুল এন্ড কলেজে দুই দিনব্যাপী পিঠা উৎসবের আয়োজন {{!}} cake festival {{!}} Independent TV |date=2024-02-17 |last=Independent Television |access-date=2024-07-29 |via=YouTube}}</ref> Book Utsav, and cultural performance, yearly sports event,<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pSqqzVLznc |title=বিকেএসপি অ্যাথলেটিক্স মাঠে হয় প্রতিযোগিতা {{!}}{{!}} BKSP sports |date=2023-02-13 |last=Independent Television |access-date=2024-07-29 |via=YouTube}}</ref> among others. It is a popular school among its neighboring schools.

As usual the Director General of BKSP is the chairman of this public school. The principal is retired Bangladesh Army Major Muhammad Kamrul Hassan. He has been serving as principal since 2022.

==Cricket team== The institute's cricket team has played in various competitions in Bangladesh since the academy's founding.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/10/10220/10220.html |url-access=subscription |title=Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=25 February 2019 |archive-date=25 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225161951/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/10/10220/10220.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It began playing List A cricket in the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League and T20 cricket in the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/cricket/2019/02/21/abahani-pitted-in-tough-group-in-dpl-t20 |title=Abahani pitted in tough group in DPL T20 |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=21 February 2019 |access-date=25 February 2019 |archive-date=24 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224231517/https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/cricket/2019/02/21/abahani-pitted-in-tough-group-in-dpl-t20 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.unb.com.bd/category/Sports/premier-cricket-league-players-draft-completed/12944 |title=Premier cricket league players draft completed |work=United News of Bangladesh |access-date=25 February 2019 |archive-date=24 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224231343/https://www.unb.com.bd/category/Sports/premier-cricket-league-players-draft-completed/12944 |url-status=live }}</ref> Many of its players have gone on to represent Bangladesh.

==Football team== The BKSP football team has taken part in the lower divisions of Bangladeshi football since the mid-2000s. The football team has also won international trophies such as Gothia Cup from Sweden and Subroto Cup from India.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E2%80%98%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%81%E2%80%99|script-title=bn:'এভাবে চলে যেতে নেই বন্ধু'|first=Nair|last=Iqbal|work=Prothom Alo|language=bn|access-date=28 May 2023|archive-date=5 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305170734/https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E2%80%98%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%81%E2%80%99|url-status=live}}</ref> They took part in the 2021–22 Dhaka Second Division Football League.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/online/sport/2022/08/10/1171565|script-title=bn:শুরু হল প্রথম ও দ্বিতীয় বিভাগ ফুটবল লিগ|date=10 August 2022|work=Kaler Kantho|language=bn|access-date=5 March 2023|archive-date=10 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810133513/https://www.kalerkantho.com/online/sport/2022/08/10/1171565|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, the institution began operating a women's football team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bksp.gov.bd/site/page/cae9b8da-9a64-4be5-9487-d805283bd461/http%3A%2F%2Fbksp.gov.bd%2Fsite%2Fpage%2Fcae9b8da-9a64-4be5-9487-d805283bd461%2F-|title=বাংলাদেশ ক্রীড়া শিক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠান|website=bksp.gov.bd|access-date=15 August 2022|archive-date=28 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528152029/http://bksp.gov.bd/site/page/cae9b8da-9a64-4be5-9487-d805283bd461/-|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==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 * Mushfiqur Rahim, cricketer, Bangladesh cricket team * Abdur Razzak, cricketer, Bangladesh cricket team * Soumya Sarkar, cricketer, Bangladesh cricket team * Anamul Haque, cricketer, Bangladesh cricket team * Mominul Haque, cricketer, Bangladesh cricket team * Nasir Hossain, cricketer, Bangladesh cricket team * Naeem Islam, cricketer, Bangladesh cricket team * Suhrawadi Shuvo, cricketer, Bangladesh cricket team * Shafiul Islam, cricketer, Bangladesh cricket team * Litton Das, cricketer, Bangladesh cricket team * Mamunul Islam, footballer, Bangladesh football team * Mohamed Masoud Rana, footballer, Bangladesh football team * Sohel Al-Masum, footballer, Bangladesh football team * Hassan Al-Mamun, footballer, Bangladesh football team * Firoj Mahmud Titu, footballer, Bangladesh football team * Maksudul Amin Rana, footballer, Bangladesh football team * Zahid Hasan Ameli, footballer, Bangladesh football team * Hemanta Vincent Biswas, footballer, Bangladesh football team * Mohammad Jewel, footballer, Bangladesh football team * Maraz Hossain Opi, footballer, Bangladesh football team * Foysal Ahmed Fahim, footballer, Bangladesh football team

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{commons-inline}} * [http://bkspbd.com Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan website]

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