On 16 November 2025, the National Bodybuilding Championships confirmed the top 18 finalists in the Men’s Physique category across its three height divisions, along with six more athletes in the Masters division. The selection round took place on Sunday at the National Sports Council Auditorium, where bodybuilders from leading fitness centers across the country competed with impressive physiques and stage confidence.

In the 170 cm Men’s Physique category, Arian Aziz of Sylhet Gym, Shahin Ahmed of Sylhet X Men Fitness, Md. Robiul of Pro-X Fitness Gym, Zahedul Alam of Olympia Fitness, Shaker Uddin Shawon of Bangladesh Ansar, and Sabuj Hossain of Elite Fitness Center were selected for the final. The 166 cm category produced six finalists as well, including Abdur Rahman of Future Fitness, Taskin Ahmed of Gold’s Gym, and four Bangladesh Ansar representatives, Md Russell, Rakib Ahmed, Abdul Karim, and Abdullah Rafi from Raihan Fitness.

In the above 170 cm division, the finalists are Mahdi Sadik Chowdhury from Big Barbell Gym, Kazi Sakib from Pro-X Fitness Gym, Syed Rashed Turjo of Dhaka Gym, Biplob Manda of Raihan Fitness, Suman Madbor of BD Power Fitness, and Al Amin of Bangladesh Ansar. The Masters category also confirmed six contenders: Ihsan Ullah from Fit by Fitness, Shahidur Rahman, Suman Hossain, and Ibrahim from Bangladesh Ansar, along with Motahar Hossain of Joya Fitness and Noren Hossain of Gym Zone.