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Chittagong Boat Club

Coordinates: 22°15′54″N 91°49′46″E / 22.2651°N 91.8295°E / 22.2651; 91.8295
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Chittagong Boat Club
NicknameCBC
Formation1986; 38 years ago (1986)
FounderSultan Ahmed
Founded atChittagong
Legal statusActive
PurposeClub facilities including aquatic sports
HeadquartersChittagong, Bangladesh
Location
Coordinates22°15′54″N 91°49′46″E / 22.2651°N 91.8295°E / 22.2651; 91.8295
Region
Chittagong District
OwnerBangladesh Navy
President
Admiral Mohammad Nazmul Hassan[1]
Websitewww.chittagongboatclub.com

Chittagong Boat Club (CBC) is a boat club in the port city of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Since 1986 the club provided several facilities for the elite to enjoy the club facilities as an offshore tourist spot.[2]

Location

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CBC is located on 2.1 acres (0.85 ha) of land beside Bangladesh Marine Academy Jetty at East Patenga in Chittagong. The Bangladesh Navy leased the land from the Chittagong Port Authority.[3]

History

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The club was inaugurated by former Chief of Naval Staff Sultan Ahmed on 8 August 1990.[3] In 2012, the CBC bought a river cruise ship from Western Marine Shipyard.[4][5]

Governing body

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The Chief of Bangladesh Naval Staff would be the President of the club, and then Commodore Commanding Bangladesh Navy Flotilla (COMBAN) would be the vice president and later Commodore Commanding Chittagong (COMCHIT) became vice president for the club governing body.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "The President & The Members of Management Committee". chittagongboatclub.com. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  2. ^ "AUW's first commencement ceremony today". The Daily Star. Chattogram. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "History". chittagongboatclub.com. CBC. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Western Marine hands passenger ship to Ctg Boat Club". The Daily Star. 30 January 2012. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  5. ^ "50-passenger ship to be built for Ctg boat club". The Daily Star. 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
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