The club transformed with the appointment of general secretary Saifuddin Ahmed as they won their first and only First Division League title in 1958.

[5][6] The most notable player to have represented the club is their all-time top scorer Tajul Islam Manna, who played for them from 1954 to 1963, scoring 77 league goals including 10 hat-tricks in the process.

[7] The East Pakistani striker also represented the Pakistan national team in 1955, scoring the only goal of the game against India in a Non-FIFA Friendly.

[20] Sheikh Monsur Ali Lalu who later played for the Shadhin Bangla football team also began his First Division career with the club.

They have had national cricket team captains Akram Khan and Shakib Al Hasan represent them in the domestic competitions.

In 2015, they became champions in the first open Women's Beach Kabaddi Competition, defeating Judain Janata Club by 53-51 points in the final held in Cox's Bazar.