Bangladesh Scouts
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| Bengali: বাংলাদেশ স্কাউটস | |||
| Headquarters | 60 Anjuman Mufidul Islam Road, Kakrail, Dhaka-1000 | ||
| Location | 23°44′15.40″N 90°24′38.50″E / 23.7376111°N 90.4106944°ECoordinates: 23°44′15.40″N 90°24′38.50″E / 23.7376111°N 90.4106944°E | ||
| Country | Bangladesh | ||
| Founded | 1972 | ||
| Membership | 1,474,460 | ||
| Chief Scout | Md. Abdul Hamid | ||
| Chief National Commissioner | Dr. Md. Mozammel Haque Khan | ||
| Affiliation | World Organization of the Scout Movement | ||
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The Bangladesh Scouts (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ স্কাউটস]) is the national Scouting organization of Bangladesh. Scouting was founded in 1914 in East Bengal now Bangladesh as part of the British Indian branch of The Scout Association, and continued as part of the Pakistan Boy Scouts Association until the country's divided sections split in 1971 during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Following its independence, in 1972, the Bangladesh Boy Scout Association was officially formed as successor of the Pakistan Boy Scouts Association. Bangladesh became an independent member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1974. The organization changed its name to "Bangladesh Scouts" in 1978. The organization has 1,474,460 members as of 2015.
Scouting in modern Bangladesh started as part of the British Indian branch of The Scout Association. After the partition of India, the "East Pakistan Boy Scout Association" was formed as a regional association within the Pakistan Boy Scouts Association.
Scouting was officially founded in British India in 1909, first starting at the Bishop Cotton Boys' School in Bangalore. Scouting for native Indians was started by Justice Vivian Bose, Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, Pandit Hridayanath Kunzru, Girija Shankar Bajpai, Annie Besant and George Arundale, in 1913. Prior to this date, Scouting was open only for British and foreign Scouts. On February 4 of 1914, Sir Robert Scallon, British Commander of the Concentration at Dhaka, visited St. Gregory's School in Dhaka - at that time purely European and Eurasian (Anglo) School. As the Boy Scouts were unknown in Dhaka—for that matter, only four Troops existed down in Calcutta. Sir Robert invited the boys to try and establish a troop.
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