Sport in Bangladesh is a famous type of amusement and in addition a fundamental piece of Bangladeshi culture. Kabaddi is the national game of Bangladesh. Then again, cricket and football are considered as the most prominent games in Bangladesh. traditional games like Kabaddi, kho kho, Boli Khela, Lathi Khela are for the most part played in the village areas while foreign games like cricket, football, hockey, volleyball, handball, golf, badminton and so on are more well known among the urban people.  The National Sports Council (NSC) is the administering body to control all the games alliances and committees in the nation and is capable to the service of youth and sports. There are a total of 42 separate games alliances associated with the NSC. Bangladesh Games is the biggest local multi-sport competition in the nation where competitors and sports groups from all the areas take an interest.

There are two games in Bangladesh that are commended by youth and old, rich and poor – cricket and football (soccer). It is not surprising to see gatherings of kids playing these games with natural, home made instrument as you advance through the towns. Numerous seek to join one of the best Bangladeshi sporting clubs when they are more older. While Bangladesh has not made any waves in the wearing scene, certain people from this nation have exceeded expectations in their picked sports and made the nation proud. For example: Bangladeshi cricket player Shakib Al Hasan become the number #1 All-Rounder in all the formats of International Cricket Game.

Bangladesh is a cricket crazy nation. Numerous Bangladeshis are enthusiastic about the game and the nation has a solid domestic league. Bangladesh has the capacity to play Test Cricket against other national groups and ranked in 9 both test and ODI formats now. The national cricket team is  called the Tigers. They are named after the Royal Bengal Tiger, the nation’s national animal. Cricket was introduced with Bangladesh during British lead about two centuries back. While British pioneers played the game in the nation, it was generally blocked off to the basic individuals. This changed, in any case, when Bangladesh picked up freedom in 1971. For the first time the game was interested in anybody and everybody yet despite the fact that it developed gradually in its early stages, it soon picked up energy and turned into the mostly played game in the nation. The success of last Cricket World Cup 2015 increased the craze more.

Besides cricket, there are numerous organized games, for example, football, hockey, tennis, badminton, volleyball, handball, chess, carom, wrestling, weightlifting, squash, billiards and snooker. However, many of these games are not as well known as cricket. The greater part of the nation’s sportsmen and ladies contend at locale levels and there are college, military and open area sporting groups. In light of the nation’s enthusiasm for sporting activities, an extensive number of sporting clubs have been created. Probably the most renowned clubs are the Dhaka Wanderers, the Abahani Krirachakra, the Dhaka Mohammedan, the Arambag, the Ajax, the Brothers Union, the Azad, the Dilkusha, the GMCC, the Muktijoddha Sangsad, the Suryatarun, the Kalabagan, the Victoria and the Wari sporting clubs. Regularly these clubs host national and in some cases even international competitions, so a number of their offices are kept in the best condition conceivable. By and large, Bangladeshis are interested with game and there is a decent sporting foundation in the nation.

Source: Wikipedia, bangladesh.com