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Dhaka Day by Day

For Joy and Health

by Tulip Ibrahim
Enthusiastic children line up beside the swimming pool of the Bangladesh Mahila Krira Sangatha. Their swimming lessons begin with freehand exercises under the guidance of a well trained coach. Once In the water, the children receive expert Instructions They receive hand to hand demonstrations on how to move their hands, feet and to stay afloat. The training course goes on for a month. At the end of the month the children swim quite well. They enjoy the newly acquired skill very much.
Swimming Is a much needed life-saving skill In Bangladesh, a country with a network of rivers, takes and ponds. Natural disasters such as floods, cyclones and tornados are quite frequent. One would be on the safer side to learn swimming tn this land of waters. BMKS Is safe for children to learn, swimming.
Bangladesh Mahila Krira Sangstha is located in Dhanmondl. Road No 1 1/A Dhaka. It is a beautiful and well protected place for women and children. It offers lessons to girls and women in lawn tennis, judo, table tennis, badminton. gymnastics, athletics and freehand exercise. The coaches and refe are well trained. The cost of the training courses arc is reasonable. The place offers an excellent opportunity to achieve freshness of body and the mind.
There was a time when women here or elsewhere did not participate in sports. It was an event for men only. It was towards the twentieth century that women started to take part in different sports. Al the early years of the history of sports women did not take part in games which Included violence. They took carriage races and runnings. As time moved .on women began taking over in different sports.
A nation can progress when Its people are healthy and hard working. One way to keep a healthy body and mind is to participate In sports.
More than half of the total population of Bangladesh are women. This immense working force cannot remain unutilized.
The Bangladesh Mahila Krira Sangstha aims at encouraging women to come forward to the world of sports. They train women in many
games to increase their participation of the worten from all over the country. Through its branches at district and upazila level It reaches out to the women at different sections of the land Bangladesh Mahila Krira Sangstha arranges occasional tournaments to rise the standard of the games. However it has to take permission from any of the existing 29 federations in the country to arrange any tournament*
After the liberation, a "Women’s Complex" for swimming and sports was set up with the government's assistance. Since then, women began forming different teams for handball, hockey, volleyball, badminton etc. They moved on to the international world of sports in. International chess. SAAF games. Aslan swimming competition. Asian Junior tennis competitions. The name of Rani Hamid in International chess has earned well-deserved distinction. In 1976, Bangladesh "Womens Complex" was renamed Bangladesh Mahila Krira Sangstha.
How do the women respond to this excellent opportunity of learning different sports at the Bangladesh Mahila Krira Sangstha? Responding to this question one of the referees hinted that women have been rather slow to come out of their homes to play. Only those who have been playing from their early age earn on active participation. Women teams from schools and colleges receive training here. Yet, after finishing training courses only a few of them remain. These dropouts occur mainly from lack of awareness of the need for physical exercise.
In this crowded city of Dhaka, the Bangladesh Mahila Krira Sangstha is an excellent place to play and relax. The complex Is exclusive for women only. It feels great to go in twice or thrice a week to join other's in some games. Unwanted fat could be-cut down by the freehand exercises offered there. The well kept swimming pool is great for a swimming. With the first visit to the complex one feels encouraged to learn some games. Sports help to fight the every day stresses of life. In this busy wheel of life, a round of tennis or badminton is welcome at the Bangladesh Mahila Krira Sangstha.