Bangladesh is able to compete on world sports stage: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said her government would establish a sports education institute in each division aimed at facilitating the sportsmen of each game with proper training, as she believes that Bangladesh has the capability to compete on the stage of world standard sports.

“We will build a Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) in each division of our country to ensure proper training in all types of sport. Approval has already been given in setting up two such organizations while the rest will also be done,” she said.

The Prime Minister said this while distributing trophies and prizes among runners-up and champions of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman National Gold Cup Football Tournament for boys (U-17)-2021 and Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib National Gold Cup Football Tournament for girls (U-17)-2021, BSS reports.

The Ministry of Youth and Sports has organized the programme at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepahi Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur.

Sheikh Hasina said, “We hope that we will appear before the world with more developed sports in future.”

She called upon all concerned to devote themselves to sports as the government is ready to support them in their every need.

Describing today’s children as the future of tomorrow, the Prime Minister said that the government wants to develop them as worthy citizens as they could lead the nation with dignity.

Sheikh Hasina asked the children to engage themselves in sports and culture and creative activities saying that if the children remain busy with sports, they will stay away from militancy, drug taking and other bad habits.

Mentioning that sports and physical exercise are very important for building sound physical and mental health, she said that her government has been establishing a mini stadium in each of the upazila across the country to this end. Sheikh Hasina said she has already directed the concerned authorities to ensure a place at each of the union for sports.