# 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. The Bangladeshi junior mixed team competed in the 2011 Asian Junior Badminton Championships.
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. 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. The team were eliminated semi-finals at the next edition of the South Asian Games in 2016 after losing 3–0 to Sri Lanka.

### 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.

## Junior competitive record
### Suhandinata Cup

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

### 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.
| Name | Role |
| Enayetullah Khan | Coach |
| Ohiduzzaman Raju | Coach |

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 2 January 2021

#### Men's team

| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | 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 16) | - | - | - |
| 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 | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | 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 40) | - | - | - |
| Lika Podder | (2002-11-27) 27 November 2002 (age 22) | - | - | - |
| Mst. Nasima Khatun | (2005-12-23) 23 December 2005 (age 18) | - | - | - |