Bangladesh national badminton team

The Bangladesh national badminton team (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় ব্যাডমিন্টন দল) represents Bangladesh in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Bangladesh Badminton Federation, the governing body for badminton in Bangladesh.^[1] The Bangladeshi junior mixed team competed in the 2011 Asian Junior Badminton Championships.

Bangladesh

Association	Bangladesh Badminton Federation (BBF)
Confederation	BA (Asia)
President	Abdul Malek
BWF ranking
Current ranking	130 18 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking	70 (5 January 2017)
Asian Men's Team Championships
Appearances	4 (first in 1976)
Best result	Round of 16 (1976, 1983)

Bangladesh has also participated in the South Asian Games. The men's team and women's team both achieved a semifinal bronze position in 2010 and 2016.

History

Badminton was introduced to Bangladesh in the 1900s by the British. At the time, the sport was only played throughout urban areas.^[2] In 1972, the Bangladesh Badminton Federation was formed and the sport started to gain popularity. The national team competed in one of their first international team events at the 2004 South Asian Games.

Men's team

The Bangladeshi men's team first competed in the 2004 South Asian Games but were eliminated in the quarter-finals. In 2010, the team competed at the 2010 South Asian Games as host team and finished in third place.^[3][4] The team were eliminated semi-finals at the next edition of the South Asian Games in 2016 after losing 3–0 to Sri Lanka.^[5]

Women's team

The women's team competed alongside the men's team at the 2004 South Asian Games. The team won bronze consecutively at the 2010 South Asian Games and the 2016 South Asian Games.

Competitive record

Thomas Cup Year Round Pos 1949 Part of  Pakistan 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 Did not enter 1976 1979 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 TBD 2026 2028 2030

Uber Cup Year Round Pos 1957 Part of  Pakistan 1960 1963 1966 1969 1972 Did not enter 1975 1978 1981 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 TBD 2026 2028 2030

Sudirman Cup Year Round Pos 1989 Did not enter 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 TBD 2027 2029

WBF World Championships

Men's team Year Round Pos 1979 Group stage

Women's team Year Round Pos 1979 Did not enter

Commonwealth Games

See also: Badminton at the Commonwealth Games

Men's team Year Round Pos 1998 Did not enter

Women's team Year Round Pos 1998 Did not enter

Mixed team Year Round Pos 1978 Did not enter 1982 1986 1990 1994 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 TBD

Asian Games

Men's team Year Round Pos 1962 Part of  Pakistan 1966 1970 1974 Did not enter 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 TBD 2030 2034 2038

Women's team Year Round Pos 1962 Part of  Pakistan 1966 1970 1974 Did not enter 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 TBD 2030 2034 2038

Asian Team Championships

Men's team Year Round Pos 1962 Part of  Pakistan 1965 1969 1971 1976 Round of 16 1983 Round of 16 1985 Did not enter 1987 1989 Group stage 1993 Group stage 2004 Did not enter 2006 2008 2010 2012 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 TBD 2026 2028 2030

Women's team Year Round Pos 2004 Did not enter 2006 2008 2010 2012 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 TBD 2026 2028 2030

Mixed team Year Round Pos 2017 Did not enter 2019 2023 2025 TBD 2027 2029

South Asian Games

Men's team Year Round Pos 2004 Did not enter 2006 2010 Semi-finals 3rd 2016 Semi-finals 4th 2019 Quarter-finals 2024 TBD

Women's team Year Round Pos 2004 Did not enter 2006 2010 Semi-finals 3rd 2016 Semi-finals 4th 2019 Quarter-finals 2024 TBD

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

See also: BWF World Junior Championships

Year	Round	Pos
2000	Did not enter
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2022
2023
2024	TBD

Asian Junior Team Championships

See also: Badminton Asia Junior Championships

Boys' team Year Round Pos 1997 Round of 32 1998 Round of 32 1999 Round of 32 2000 Round of 16 2001 Round of 16 2002 Round of 32 2004 Did not enter 2005

Girls' team Year Round Pos 1997 Did not enter 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005

Mixed team Year Round Pos 2006 Did not enter 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Group stage 2014 Did not enter 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2023 Group stage 2024 TBD 2025

South Asian Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year	Round	Pos
2019	Group stage

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the national badminton team of Bangladesh.^[6]

Name	Role
Enayetullah Khan	Coach
Ohiduzzaman Raju	Coach

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
		MS	MD	XD
Gourab Singha	(2003-10-13) 13 October 2003 (age 21)	-	665	-
Mohammad Salman Khan	(1995-10-27) 27 October 1995 (age 29)	-	-	-
Zayan Alfat Sporsho	(2008-12-03) 3 December 2008 (age 15)	-	-	-
Md. Abdul Hamid Lukman	(2002-07-15) 15 July 2002 (age 22)	-	665	-
Al Amin Zumar	(1999-08-25) 25 August 1999 (age 25)	-	-	-
Syed Saker Mohammad	(2004-02-16) 16 February 2004 (age 20)	-	-	-

Women's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
		WS	WD	XD
Bristy Khatun	(1995-10-17) 17 October 1995 (age 29)	-	-	-
Urmi Akter	(2003-02-01) 1 February 2003 (age 21)	-	-	-
Rasma Akter	(2000-06-24) 24 June 2000 (age 24)	-	-	-
Alina Sultana	(1984-12-03) 3 December 1984 (age 39)	-	-	-
Lika Podder	(2002-11-27) 27 November 2002 (age 21)	-	-	-
Mst. Nasima Khatun	(2005-12-23) 23 December 2005 (age 18)	-	-	-

References

1. "Badminton Asia". www.badmintonasia.org. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
2. "Badminton - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
3. "11th South Asian Games Dhaka 2010". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
4. "11th South Asian Games Dhaka 2010". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
5. "12th SAG Medal Tally" (PDF). nocban.org. Bangladesh Olympic Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
6. "ব্যাডমিন্টনের বিশৃঙ্খলা দূর করতে বিদেশি কোচ আনছে ফেডারেশন". jagonews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-03-28.