Mohammedan Sporting Club

You hardly find anyone who has not heard the name of the famous Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting club. It is best known for popularising different sports, especially football. Few days ago I got an opportunity to visit the club and came to know about it in niceties. The club, not to be confused with Mohammedan SC in Kolkata, is a top sporting club in the country. It is headquartered in Dhaka with local branches throughout the country.
The popular club was formed in 1933; however, some people claimed its establishment was in 1938. Although apparently, Dhaka Mohammedan was a branch of the Calcutta Mohammedan, the club was created through reorganisation of the Muslim Sporting Club at Hazaribag, Dhaka in 1927. After the Partition of Bengal in 1947, a vacuum was created in the sports arena of Dhaka through this club.

During that time, Mohammad Shahjahan, a famous football player of Calcutta Mohammedan came to Dhaka and took charge of the club. He reorganised it and also developed its football team as a very strong one which was liked by the people of all ages across the country. The club extended their participation in other games and sports, including hockey, swimming, athletics, volleyball, table tennis and badminton. The club’s performance in cricket is marked by its becoming champion several times in the Dhaka Premier League and three times in Damal Summer Cricket League. Also the club won the national volleyball tournaments in three consecutive years.

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