Bangladesh Government Press Sports and Recreation Club (), also referred as BG Press S&RC, is an association football club based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The club currently participates in the Dhaka Second Division League, the fourth-tier of football in Bangladesh. They were champions of the First Division in 1952, and were relegated from the league while it was still the country's top-tier in 1976.
History Early years The club was founded in 1949 as the East Bengal Government Press Sports and Recreation Club in Dhaka by the East Bengal Government Press (now Bangladesh Government Press), which had been relocated from Calcutta, West Bengal following the partition of India. The club was based in Azimpur. Its founding president, Superintendent N. H. Kahndoker, had served with the Government Press in Calcutta for nearly three decades prior to the partition. The club entered the Second Division of the Dhaka Football League in 1950. Under the captaincy of Ashrafuddin Mallick, it won the Second Division title unbeaten in 1951, securing promotion to the First Division.
First Division triumph and aftermath
In 1952, the club appointed former Kolkata Mohammedan player Abdus Sattar as head coach and signed Rashid Chunna as a player. Under Rashid's captaincy, the Pressmen won the Dhaka Football League First Division title in their debut season following promotion. They secured the championship with a 2–0 victory over defending champions Dhaka Wanderers in their final league match on 1 August, with Rashid scoring both goals despite the team requiring only a draw to clinch the title. Rashid also finished as the league's top scorer that season. The club secured 18 victories, 1 draw, and 1 defeat, scoring 60 goals while conceding 20.
In the same month as their league triumph, the club participated in the IFA Shield in West Bengal, India. Entering the tournament from the second round, they were eliminated after losing the replay 2–1 to Calcutta Football League Second Division side Beniatola on 24 August, following a 1–1 draw in the original match held two days earlier. Abdur Razzak scored in the first match, while Rashid scored in the replay. The club also finished as runners-up in the Ronaldshay Shield, losing the final 2–0 to E.B. Railway on 15 September.
In 1953, the club won the Ronaldshay Shield by defeating Azad 3–0 in the final on 27 September. The goals were scored by Rashid and Razzak, with Razzak netting a brace. The following year, the Pressmen finished as league runners-up, three points behind champions Dhaka Wanderers. In 1955, the club was renamed East Pakistan Government Press Sports and Recreation Club.
On 12 November 1963, then club president A.K.M. Zakaria inaugurated the club ground in Tejgaon.
Relegation Following the independence of Bangladesh, the club was renamed Bangladesh Government Press Sports and Recreation Club. Eventually in 1976, the club was relegated from the First Division after 25 years.
On 10 November 2022, Bangladesh Football Federation found the club guilty of match-fixing following its defeat to bottom-placed Khilgaon SC in the 2021–22 Second Division and imposed a fine of Tk 500,000. The club was also deducted three points, while its general secretary, Shikdar Moshiur Rahman, head coach Md Delowar Hossain, team manager Md Rafiqul Islam Sarkar, and five players—Salman Rahman, Mostafizur Rahman, Shahin Alam Pranto, Swadhin Biswas, and Mehedi Hasan—were banned from all football-related activities for six months. Another player, Md Tanis Mia, received a three-month suspension. Despite qualifying, the club was barred from participating in the Super League round, extending its stay in the Second Division (the fourth-tier since 2012) to 45 years.
Current squad
Team records Coaching records
Head CoachFromToPWDLGSGA%W Md Shahadat Hossain15 April 2026Present
Personnel
Current technical staff
PositionName Head coach Md Shahadat Hossain Team Manager Md Hedayetul IslamTeam Leader Md Abu YunusAssistant Manager Md Zahirul IslamMedia Officer Md Mustafizur IslamEquipment Manager Md Rasel Khan Security Officer Md Abdul Kalam AzadFitness Coach Md Moniruzzaman Mithun
Honours Dhaka First Division League Champions (1): 1952 Dhaka Second Division League Champions (1): 1951 Ronaldshay Shield Winners (1): 1953
See also List of football clubs in Bangladesh History of football in Bangladesh
References