Chittagong Boat Club

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Chittagong Boat Club
Guest House, Chittagong Boat Club (01).jpg
Guest House, Chittagong Boat Club
NicknameCBC
Formation1986; 36 years ago (1986)
FounderSultan Ahmed
Founded atChattogram
Legal statusActive
PurposeClub facilities including aquatic sports
HeadquartersChattogram, Bangladesh
Location
Coordinates22°15′54″N 91°49′46″E / 22.2651133°N 91.8294605°E / 22.2651133; 91.8294605Coordinates: 22°15′54″N 91°49′46″E / 22.2651133°N 91.8294605°E / 22.2651133; 91.8294605
Region
Chattogram
OwnerBangladesh Navy
President
Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal[1]
Websitewww.chittagongboatclub.com

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

Location[]

Guest house of CBC
Guest house of CBC

CBC is located on 2.1 acres (0.85 ha) of land beside Bangladesh Marine Academy Jetty at East Patenga. The Bangladesh Navy leased the land from the Chittagong Port Authority. Besides the Karnaphuli river on the East and Khal No–11 on the north, Shah Amanat International Airport on the south-west and Bangladesh Air Force Zahur on the west.[3]

History[]

Chittagong Boat Club
Chittagong Boat Club

The CBC was first conceived by Late Rear Admiral Sultan Ahmed, the then Chief of naval staff of Bangladesh Navy. The initial idea was to develop a Club to facilitates elites of Maritime Agencies, Civil Industries, Bureaucrats and Military services with the normal Club facilities including aquatic sports. In 1986, it was registered in the Joint Stock Companies Act. The club was inaugurated by former Chief of Naval Staff Sultan Ahmed on 8 August in 1990.[3] In 2012, Chittagong Boat Club bought a river cruise ship from Western Marine Shipyard.[4][5]

Governing body[]

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) took over the duty of Vice President for the club governing body as per Article of Association and Memorandum of Understanding 1913. Alongside 17 members from the Civil Elites and Military Officers formed the Management Committee called "The Committee".[3]

Club facilities[]

Several club facilities guest house, restaurant, convention centre, mini hall room, Ballroom, bar, swimming pool, cruise vessel, club house, water sports, holiday resort, coffee and cream Corner.

Gallery[]

  • Convention Hall

  • Convention Hall

  • Chittagong Boat Club

References[]

  1. ^ "CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF". Bangladesh Navy. Bangladesh Navy. July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. ^ Staff Correspondent, Ctg (18 May 2013). "AUW's first commencement ceremony today". Chattogram: The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 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. ^ Staff Correspondent, Ctg (30 January 2012). "Western Marine hands passenger ship to Ctg Boat Club". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 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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