Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan

Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ক্রীড়া শিক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠান, Bangladesh Sports Education Institute) is the national sports institute of Bangladesh. It is residential and is located at Savar, about 28 km north-west of the capital, Dhaka. The Government-funded autonomous institution was established in 1986 with the objective of developing sports in Bangladesh. The Director General is the chief executive of the institute. 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.

Management

BKSP is run by a Board of Governors, which is headed by the Minister of Youth and Sports. At this moment Brig Gen Ali Mortuza Khan, ndc, afwc,psc is the Director General of BKSP. Present management is bringing lot of changes in this institute.

Training programme

BKSP admits students in different areas of sports such as athletics, basketball, cricket, football, gymnastics, hockey, swimming, shooting and tennis. Basic training programme is of maximum eight years for athletics, basketball, cricket, football, hockey, shooting, tennis. Students under thirteen years of age are admitted to class VII. But in the categories of boxing, gymnastics and swimming students below ten years of age are admitted to class IV. However, the age limit can be relaxed in case of exceptionally promising candidates.