Plan to build 1,000 new playgrounds across the country to keep youths away from drugs: Relief minister
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The government has taken up a plan to build one thousand new playgrounds across the country. Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu gave this information.
The minister said the plan has three aims: to establish sports as a profession, to keep the young generation away from drug addiction and to bring dynamism to the country’s sports arena.
He visited Lalmonirhat Stadium today, Saturday. The minister made these remarks at a briefing for journalists after the visit.
He said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has already given a number of directives to overcome the long-standing stagnation in the country’s sports arena. As part of that, an initiative has been taken to develop all playgrounds from villages to towns. In the minister’s words, a section of the young people and youth has long fallen into drug addiction for want of playgrounds.
The minister said the ‘Prime Minister Gold Cup Football Tournament’ will start again at the prime minister’s initiative, and there is also a plan to continue the event on a regular basis. He further said a decision is being taken to build stadiums in the upazilas where stadiums have not yet been built.
On establishing sports as a profession, the minister said importance must be given to developing talented players in order to fulfil the expectation the prime minister has expressed. If due attention is paid to sports, the country’s players will get the opportunity to develop their talent at the national and international levels.
Present during the briefing were Lalmonirhat Zila Parishad administrator AKM Mominul Haque, superintendent of police Md Asaduzzaman, additional deputy commissioner (general) Md Rasel Mia, upazila nirbahi officer Mononita Das and district sports officer Md Kamruzzaman, along with students, guardians and leaders of political parties.
