MP Ishrak Hossain Named President of Martial Arts Confederation

MP Ishrak Hossain has been appointed president of the new ad hoc committee of the Bangladesh Martial Arts Confederation. Mahfuz Hasan, a gold medal-winning athlete in the National Sando and Kurash Championships and a sports organiser, has been appointed general secretary.

The National Sports Council (NSC) has instructed the new committee to hold an election within the next three months and hand over responsibilities to the elected committee.

A 27-member ad hoc committee was announced through an order signed by NSC Executive Director Md. Daulatuzzaman Khan on Tuesday (November 3). The new committee’s activities will take effect from the date of the order, issued with the approval of the authorities.

According to the NSC order, the previous ad hoc committee failed to properly fulfil its responsibilities regarding the organisation of elections under the constitution of the Bangladesh Martial Arts Confederation and the transfer of responsibilities to an elected committee. As a result, the previous committee was dissolved and a new ad hoc committee was formed.

The order further stated that the decision was taken under the powers vested in the chairman of the National Sports Council under Section 21, along with Sections 2(4) and 2(8) of the National Sports Council Act, 2018, including its 2026 amendments. The new committee was formed in accordance with Section 14(3) of the same law.

Six people have been appointed vice-presidents of the new committee. They are Jasmin Nahar, secretary of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education; sportsman and organiser Md. Monirul Islam; Mallik Group Chief Executive Officer Engineer Md. Abdul Halim; sports organiser Mohammad Tarikul Alam; industrialist and sports organiser Md. Shahidul Islam; and sports organiser Shahed Wahed Ali.

General Secretary Mahfuz Hasan is a gold medal-winning athlete in the National Sando and Kurash Championships. He has also served as a referee and sports organiser.

Sports organisers Md. Shahadat Hossain Khan and Saeed Md. Alvi have been appointed joint secretaries. Md. Habibullah Parvez, chairman of RBFC Fight Promotion and managing director of Champion Edge Limited, has been appointed treasurer.

The other members of the committee are Advocate Md. Taifur Rahman (Sumon), Md. Babul Ahmed Rubel, Md. Mohiuddin, Taslima Chowdhury Rita, Parveen Akter, Amirul Islam, Hasna Hena Happy, Md. Arif Hossain, Md. Selim Mahmud, Md. Nazmus Sakib, Nadim Mahmud, Manzur Hossain Badal, Jewel Rakkhit, Md. Khairul Hasan, Md. Asrar Ahmed, Armanul Karim Abir, Hossain Ankur Andalib and Md. Palash.

According to the NSC’s directive, the new ad hoc committee must complete the confederation’s election within three months of taking charge. After the election, it must hand over responsibilities to the newly elected committee.

Organising the election within the stipulated timeframe and transferring responsibilities to the elected committee will be the new committee’s primary tasks.