National Sports Awards (Bangladesh)

National Sports AwardsDiscipline| athletics and organizers

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Local name| জাতীয় ক্রীড়া পুরস্কার (Bengali)
History
First award| 1976
Final award| 2020

The National Sports Awards are given by the Ministry of Youth and Sports of the government of Bangladesh for specific contributions in the field of games and sports.[1][2] The award was introduced in 1976.[3] As of 2011, total 175 sports personalities won the award.[3]

## Awards

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The awardees include the organisers of games and sports, and the individuals displaying extraordinary performances in football, hockey, cricket, swimming, shooting, chase, and athletics. Each awardee is entitled to a gold medal and twenty thousand taka in cash.[4] Next the amount of cash was increased to tk 50,000 in May 2017 and now tk 1,00,000 each from November 2019.[5]

## Winners

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Year unknown

* Ataul Haq Mallik[6]
* Zafar Imam (organiser)[7][8]
* Mahboob-ul-Huq Payera[9]
* Hamida Ali (handball)[10]

1976

* Abdul Hamid[11]
* Mohammad Shahjahan (football)[7]

1977

* Qazi Abdul Alim[12]
* Sheikh Shaheb Ali (football)[13]

1978

* Nabi Chowdhury (football)[14]
* Lutfunnessa Haq Bakul[15]
* Manzur Hasan Mintu (football)[16]
* Zakaria Pintoo (football)[17]

1979

* Fazlur Rahman Arzu (football)[18]
* Golam Sarwar Tipu (football)[14]
* Wajeed Ali Miazi (football)[14]

1980

* Abdur Rahim (football)[19]
* Bashir Ahmed (hockey)[20]
* Hafizuddin Ahmed (football)[21]
* Rashid Ahmed (football)[22]

1981

* Chinghla Mong Chowdhury Mari (football)[23]

1982

* Dolly Catherine Cruz[24]

1996

* Abdus Sadeque (field hockey)[25]
* Amir Jang Ghaznavi (football)[14]
* Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu (football)
* Arun Nandi (swimming)[26][27]
* Shafique-ul Huque Heera[28]

1997

* Ibrahim Saber (field hockey)

1998

* Akram Khan (cricket)[29]
* Ashraf Chowdhury (football)[7]
* Amalesh Sen (football)[30]
* Monwar Hossain Nannu (football)[31]

1999

* Sheikh Ashraf Ali (football)[32]
* Zobera Rahman Linu (table tennis)[33]
* Raquib Khandaker (organiser)[34]

2000

* Abu Taher Batu (football)
* Sheikh Mohammad Aslam (football)[35]

2001

* Zahirul Haque (football)
* Kabir Ahmed (football)
* Mohammed Kaikobad (football)
* Sheikh Daulat Zaman (cricket)
* Omar Khaled Rumi (cricket)
* Altaf Hossain (athletics)
* Roushan Akhter Chobi (athletics)
* Mohamed Shah Alam (athletics)
* Pratap Shankar Hazra (hockey)
* Hossain Imam Chowdhury Shanta (hockey)
* Havildar Major (retd) Mohammad Solaiman (swimming)
* Ziaur Rahman (chess)
* M Monwar ul Alam Babul (badminton)
* Kismat ul Hakim (badminton)
* ABM Mosaddekul Huq Rochi (table tennis)
* M Abdul Jalil (kabadi)
* Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury (organiser)
* Hosne Ara Khan (organiser)[36]

2002

* Asif Hossain Khan (shooter)[29]
* Maj Gen (retd) Khandoker Mohammad Nurunnabi (football)
* Khairul Anowar Pearu (football)
* Minhajul Abedin (cricket)
* Nasir Ahmed Nashu (cricket)
* M Azizullah Haider Jamal (hockey)
* Mosharraf Hossain Shamim (athletics)
* Mojibur Rahman Mallick (athletics)
* Shahbuddin Ahmed (shooting)
* Naik M Badshah Mia (kabadi)
* Begum Kamrun Nahar Hiru (judo)
* Reefat Bin-Sattar (chess)
* M Gholam Aziz Jilani (badminton)
* KZ Islam (organiser)
* Kutubuddin Ahmed (organiser)[36]

2003

* Kaiser Hamid (football)[37]
* Abdus Salam Murshedy (football)
* Jahangir Shah Badshah (cricket)
* Aminul Islam Bulbul (cricket)
* Mohamed Mahbub Alam (athletics)[38]
* M Abdus Salam (swimming)
* Lt Col (retd) Heshamuddin Ahmad (organiser)[39]

2004

* Mohamed Hossain Milzer (athletics)
* Enayetur Rahman Khan (football)
* Shahidur Rahman Shantoo (football)
* ASM Farooq (cricket)
* Abdul Malek Chunnu (hockey)
* Mahbubur Rahman (swimming)
* Laila Nur Begum (swimming)
* Nasimul Hasan Kachi (table tennis)
* Khurshida Aktar Khushi (judo)
* Abdul Halim (boxing)
* Sadeque Hossain Khoka (organiser)[40]

2005

* Monem Munna (football)
* Golam Ambia (athletics)
* Nazrul Islam Rumi (athletics)
* Major (retd) Shahab-uddin Chakladar (hockey)
* Setara Begum (swimming)
* Bidyut Kumar Roy (weightlifting)
* Mahbub-ul Alam (judo)
* Ziaur Rahman (kabaddi)
* Siddiqur Rahman (golf)
* SA Sultan (organiser)
* Shah Nurul Kabir (organiser)[41]

2006

* Hasanuzzaman Khan Bablu (football)
* Khandoker Wasim Iqbal (football)
* Mohammad Rafique (cricket)[29]
* Begum Sharmin Akhter (shooting)[29]
* Mohammad Ehetesham Sultan (hockey)
* Foujia Huda (athletics)
* Mahmuda Sharif (swimming)
* Azad Abul Kalam (body-building and weightlifting)
* Nayana Chowdhury (judo)
* MA Hamid (organiser)[42][43][44]

2007

* Sharmila Roy (athletics)
* Ranjit Das (football)[45]
* Amir Hossain Patwari (kabaddi)
* Lt com (retd) M Arshad (swimming)
* Aminul Islam (judo)
* Nurul Islam (hockey)
* Sheikh Abul Hashem (badminton)
* Rashiduddin Ahmad (basketball)
* Ataul Huq Mollik (organiser)
* Kazi Anisur Rahman (organiser)[46]

2008

* Moeen U Ahmed (organiser)
* Sunil Krishna Dey Chowdhury (football)
* Lt (retd) Mohammad Amzad Hossain (athletics)
* Senior Warrant Officer (retd) Mohammad Lutfur Rahman (swimming)
* Mohammad Ruhul Amin (weightlifting)
* Khondokar Abul Hasan (volleyball)
* Brig General Mohammad Shawkat Hossain, PSC (bodybuilding)
* Mohammad Saidul Haque Sadi (table tennis)
* Syed Abdul Majid (cricket)
* Mohammad Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (kabaddi)[47]

2009

* Dewan Shafiul Arefin Tutul (football and organiser)
* Badal Roy (football)
* Shamsul Alam Manju (football)
* Naimur Rahman Durjoy (cricket)
* Anjan Chowdhury Pintu (organiser)[48]
* Shahed Ashgar Chowdhury (organiser)
* Hamida Begum (athletic and organiser)
* Shamim Ara Tolee (athletic)
* Mohammad Mohsin (hockey)
* Mostafa Kamal (volleyball)[49]

2010

* Mashrafe Mortaza (cricket)[50]
* Harun-ur-Rashid (swimming)
* Atiqur Rahman (shooting)
* Mahmuda Begum (athletics)
* Dewan Nazrul Hossan (gymnastics)
* Mizanur Rahman Manu (organiser)
* ASM Ali Kabir (organiser)
* Takbir Hossain (swimming)
* Farid Khan Chowdhury (athletics)
* Nelly Jesmin (athletics)
* Nipa Bose (athletics-mentally challenged)[51]

2011

* Rowshan Ara Chobi (gymnastics)
* Kanchan Ali (boxing)
* Ashraf Ali (wrestling)
* Helena Khan Iva (volleyball)
* Khaled Mashud Pilot (cricket)
* Rabiul Islam Fatik Dutta (bodybuilding)
* Jumman Lusai (hockey)[52]
* Kutubuddin Ahmed Chowdhury Aksir (organiser)
* Ashiqur Rahman Miku (organiser)
* Sheikh Kamal (sportsman/sports organiser)[51]

2012

* Shakib Al Hasan (cricket)
* Mohammed Mohsin (football)[53]
* Khurshid Alam Babul (football)[53]
* Abdul Gaffar (football)
* Ashish Bhadra (football)[53]
* Satyajit Das Rupu (football)
* Firoza Khatun (athletics)
* Nazia Akhter Juthi (badminton)
* Mamun-ur-Rashid (hockey)
* Nurul Alam Chowdhury
* Kazi Rajibuddin Ahmed Chapal (organiser)[51]

2013

* Mozaffar Hossain Poltu (organiser)
* Kazi Mahtab Uddin Ahmed (organiser)
* Wing Cdr (Rtd) Mohyuddin Ahmed (organiser)
* Shamsul Haque Chowdhury (organiser)
* M Shahjahan Miji (swimmer)
* Rokeya Begum Khuki (athlete)
* Munira Morshed Khan Helen (table tennis player)
* Elias Hossain (footballer)
* Josna Akhtar (athlete)
* Bhola Lal Chowhan (squash player)
* Khaled Mahmud (cricketer)[54]

2014

* Shamsul Bari (hockey player/organiser)[54]
* Enayet Hossain Siraj (organiser)
* Fazlur Rahman Babul (organiser)
* Syed Shahed Reza (organiser)
* Imtiaz Sultan Johnny (footballer)
* Mohammad Ehsan Namim (hockey player)
* Kamrunnesa (Athlete)
* M Shamsul Islam (Swimmer)
* Murel Gomes (Athlete)
* Jobaidur Rahman Rana (Badminton player)

2015

* Professor Dr Sheikh Abdus Salam (organiser)[54]
* M Ahmedur Rahman (gymnast/organiser)
* Ahmed Sajjadul Alam (organiser)
* Khaza Rahmatullah (hockey player)
* Mahtabur Rahman Bulbul (basketball player/organiser)
* Farhad Jesmin Lity (athlete)
* Barun Bikash Dewan (footballer)
* Rehana Jaman (swimmer)
* Mohammed Jewel Rana (footballer)
* Jesmin Akhter (multiple sports)
* Sheuli Akhtar Sathi (badminton player)

2016

* Mohammad Moniruzzaman (swimmer)[54]
* AK Sarkar (organiser)
* Sultana Parveen Lovely (athlete)
* Shamim-al-Mamun (organiser)
* Arif Khan Joy (footballer)
* Khandaker Rakibul Islam (footballer)
* Mohammad Jalal Younus (organiser)
* M Tofazzal Hossain (athlete)
* Kazal Datta (weightlifter)
* M Tabiur Rahman Paloan (organiser)
* Z Alam (organiser)
* Abdur Razzak Sona Mia (hockey player)
* Habibul Bashar (cricketer)

2017

* Shahria Sultana (weightlifter)[54]
* Awlad Hossain (karate)
* Wasif Ali (basketball player)
* Sheikh Bashir Ahmed Mamun (organiser)
* M Selim Mia (swimmer)
* M Khorshed Alam (organiser)
* Abu Yusuf (footballer)
* ATM Shamsul Alam (organiser)
* Rahima Khanm Juthi (athlete)
* Asaduzzaman Kohinoor (organiser)
* M Mahabub Harun (hockey player)

2018

* Farida Akter Begum (organiser)[54]
* Josna Afros (athlete)
* M Rafiqul Ullah Akter Milon (organiser)
* Kazi Anwar Hossain (footballer)
* Shawkat Ali Khan Jahangir (organiser)
* Mir Robiuzzaman (gymnast)
* Mohammad Alamgir Alo (hockey player)
* Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (referee)
* Nibedita Das (swimmer)
* Mahmudul Hasan Rana (organiser)

2019

* Tanvir Mazhar Islam Tanna (organiser)[54]
* Arun Chandra Chakma (organiser)
* Lt Gen (Rtd) Md Mainul Islam (organiser)
* Dipu Roy Chowdhury (cricketer)
* Kazi Nabil Ahmed (organiser)
* Enthekhabul Hamid Apu (organiser)
* Mahfuza Rahman Tania (swimmer)
* Farhana Sultana Shila (cyclist)
* Tutul Kumar Nag (hockey player)
* Mahbubur Rob (shuttler)
* Sadia Akter Urmi (table Tennis player)

2020

* Shaheed Lt Sheikh Jamal (organiser)[54]
* Afzalur Rahman Sinha (organiser)
* Nazmul Abedeen Fahim (cricket coach)
* Mohammad Mohsin (footballer)
* M Mahbubul Ehsan Rana (hockey player)
* GM Abdullah Al Rakib (chess player)
* Nilufa Yeasmin (athlete)
* M Abdul Kader Smaran (shuttler)

## See also

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* Sport in Bangladesh

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