Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) was founded in 1972 while country’s first hockey stadium -- Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium was built in Dhaka in1987.
Bangladesh men’s hockey team started their journey in international hockey participating in the 1st Junior World Cup for Asia/Oceania zone qualifying round in Kuala Lumpur in 1977 while the recent-concluded Women’s Juniors (U-21) AHF Cup Hockey Qualifiers was the first international tournament for Bangladesh women’s hockey team.[6]