East Pakistan Sports Federation

In 1947, the East Pakistan Sports Federation (EPSF) was formed in Calcutta with Khwaja Nooruddin and Mohammad Shahjahan, both members of Kolkata Mohammedan, elected as its general secretary and assistant secretary, respectively.^[3] However, the organisation initially existed solely on paper.^[4] Following the partition of India, the Dhaka Sports Association (DSA) in Dhaka, East Pakistan, was renamed the East Pakistan Sports Association (EPSA) in January 1951. On 20 May 1951, EPSF was merged with the EPSA and reintroduced, with Habibullah Bahar Chowdhury and Siddikur Rahman serving as its president and general secretary, respectively.^[5] EPSF served as the province's primary sports body from 1951 to 1971. It was affiliated with the District Sports Associations, Inter-University, Police, Eastern Command and Railway Sports Board. It operated sports activities in Dhaka alongside the Dhaka District Sports Association (DDSA), while supervising the other DSAs and Sports Boards. The EPSF was also responsible for forming teams for inter-provincial competitions. In both 1958 and 1969, the EPSF governing body was dissolved by Martial Law Administration.^[6][7]