The Bangabandhu Krirashebi Kalyan Foundation (Bengali: বঙ্গবন্ধু ক্রীড়াসেবী কল্যাণ ফাউন্ডেশন) is a welfare foundation, owned and supported by the Bangladesh government, for athletes in Bangladesh. It is under the Ministry of Youth and Sports.[1]

History

The formation of Bangabandhu Krirashebi Kalyan Foundation was approved by President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 6 August 1975.[2] For a brief while it was called Bangladesh Krirabid Kalyan Trust. In 2009, the Government led by Sheikh Hasina changed the name back to Bangabandhu Krirashebi Kalyan Foundation.[3] The foundation provides athletic scholarships.[4]

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