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Shafiullah Al Munir
শফিউল্লাহ আল মুনির
Munir in 2025
President of Bangladesh Cycling Federation
In office
12 May 2018 – 2 March 2020
Appointed byMinistry of Youth and Sports
Preceded byMizanur Rahman Manu
Succeeded bySanjida Khanam (acting)
Personal details
BornTangail
NationalityBangladeshi
Websitesamunir.info

Shafiullah Al Munir is a sports organizer from Bangladesh. He served as the President of the Bangladesh Cycling Federation from 12 May 2018, having been appointed by the government, until 2 March 2020.[1] He was also the Chairman of the organizing committee for the 2017 Men's Hockey Asia Cup. Additionally, he served as the Chairman of the Event Strategy and Development Committee of the Asian Hockey Federation, and as Vice-President of the Bangladesh Hockey Federation, Bangladesh Archery Federation, and Bangladesh Weightlifting Federation. He is the founder and CEO of the Index Group.[2]

The Ministry of Youth and Sports appointed him as President of the Bangladesh Cycling Federation (BCF) under the provisions of the National Sports Council Act of 1974 (as amended) on 12 May 2018.[1] He organised the 40th National Cycling Competition on 18 April 2019. A total of 250 athletes representing 21 teams from various districts and corporate groups joined the event.[3] He announced plans for Bangladesh's first international cycling tournament, the Bangabandhu International Freestyle Stunt Cycling Competition, scheduled to be held in Dhaka from 27 to 29 February 2020, with participants from 25 countries.[4] The event was later postponed due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] He resigned from the presidency on 2 March 2020.[6]

He joined national hockey election in 2013 through the Bangladesh Hockey Federation but later boycotted it.[7] He was appointed Chairman of the Event Strategy and Development Committee of the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) on 18 October 2017.[8][9] He was also appointed as an advisor to the federation.[10] He served as the Chairman of the 2017 Asia Cup Hockey.[11] He was later recognized by the Asian Hockey Federation as a member of the High Performance Committee.[12]

He was the Vice President of the Bangladesh Weightlifting Federation and the Bangladesh Archery Federation.[13] He is a member of Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club, Victoria Sporting Club, Wari Club, Bangladesh Sporting Club, and Dipali Sporting Club.[1] He organized the Index Summer Open (Ranking) Badminton Tournament-2017 at the Shahid Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium on 17 August 2017, in collaboration with the Bangladesh Badminton Federation. The event was joined by 300 participants. ATN Bangla was the media partner for this event.[14]

Index group

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He founded a consultancy firm named Index Group in 2006.[15] It later worked on a World Bank-funded water supply project.[16] It also has a gas project under the brand name Index LP Gas.[17][15] Current companies of this group include Index Farm House Ltd, Index Mining and Explorations Ltd, Index Logistics Ltd, Index Project Management Ltd, Index Composite Decor, Index Distilleries & Chemicals Ltd, Index Personal Care Ltd, and Index Eco Ltd.[18]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Shafiullah Al Munir made new BCF president". The Daily Observer. 15 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Industrialist Munir announces candidacy". Prothom Alo. 16 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Nat'l Cycling begins". Dhaka Tribune. 18 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Bangabandhu Int'l cycling meet starts Feb 27". Daily Sun. 10 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "International cycling is not taking place for now". Ittefaq. 14 February 2020.
  6. ↑ Amin, Ali Shahriyar (3 March 2020). "Munir resigns as cycling federation president". Dhaka Tribune.
  7. ↑ "Sajed-Munir boycott hockey election". Dhaka Tribune. 19 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "AHF appoints Munir chairman of Event Strategy & Development Committee". The Daily Observer. 18 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Shafiullah gets new responsibility of Asian Hockey". Banglanews24.com. 17 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "Munir Named First Bangladeshi to Hold Key Asian Hockey Role". Bhorer Kagoj. 18 October 2017. Archived from the original on 30 January 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "AHF honours BHF President and Secretary". Daily Sun. 17 October 2017. Archived from the original on 13 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  12. ↑ "AHF honours BHF President and Secretary". Daily Sun. 17 October 2017. Archived from the original on 13 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  13. ↑ "Shafiullah Al Munir made new BCF president". The Daily Observer. 15 May 2018.
  14. ↑ "Summer Badminton begins Aug 20". Daily Sun. 17 August 2017. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  15. 1 2 "The New Entrepreneurial Standard". Archived from the original on 24 March 2025.
  16. ↑ "The New Entrepreneurial Standard". Archived from the original on 24 March 2025.
  17. ↑ Khokon, Nesarul Haque (18 August 2024). "Monir Trapped in a False Case". Jugantor.
  18. ↑ "Our Company". Index Group. Archived from the original on 2025-04-13. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
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