প্রকাশ: 09/11/2022
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (November 09, 2022) put
emphasis on attaining mental strength and self-confidence while training for
excellence in sports.
“Mental strength and confidence along with training are of
utmost importance. The more you train, the more you will attain excellence,”
she said.
The Prime Minister said this while addressing a reception
programme for Bangladesh women’s national football team who won the SAFF
women’s championship 2022 in September. At the event, prize money and financial
honorarium were handed to women footballers for bringing the trophy to
Bangladesh.
The programme was held at the Shapla Hall of Prime Minister
Office (PMO).
Bangladesh women’s team lifted the SAFF championship 2022 by
beating four-times finalist and hosts Nepal 3-1 in Kathmandu on September 19
last.
The Prime Minister said that athletes of the country must
always remember that as a nation Bangalees have attained a hard-earned victory
in the Liberation War.
“We are a victorious nation; we have attained independence
through the Liberation War. You must remember this. We won in the war and we
will win in sports too. You must have this attitude. Only then success will
come,” she said.
Talking about development in sports over the last 14 years,
she said, “We are trying to develop the sports sector from the grassroots
level. There is a stadium in every district and that stadium will be used for
every sport,” she said.
Talking about mini stadium in every upazila, she said that
these stadiums will be used for all kinds of sports, and schools can use the
venues for holding their annual sports events.
Sheikh Hasina said that her government has constructed 125
Sheikh Russel mini stadiums in as many upzilas and work to construct 186 more
such mini stadium has started in the second phase. In the third phase, 173
Sheikh Russel mini stadiums will be constructed.
She also said that the government will construct indoor
stadiums in every district while there will be BKSP in every division for
development of the sports sector in the country.
The prime minister said that besides studies, sports,
cultural activities and literature are crucial to ensure physical and mental
wellbeing of children.
She mentioned that during the 1996-2001 tenure, the Awami
League government sent players in several countries including Brazil, Portugal
and Spain for advanced training.
The PM also said that the government is providing patronage
to different-abled athletes as part of the “sports for all” policy.
The Prime Minister observed that children living in Dhaka
city are growing up like “farmed chicken”, cooped up in apartments, with little
to no physical activity.
She asked parents to pay special attention to their children
in this regard and take them to the playgrounds regularly.
“Schools must have arrangements for regular sports
activities,” she said.
She asked the affluent in the society to come forward and
contribute to the development of local sports. “They can at least appoint
athletes in their organisations so that their livelihoods are ensured,” she
said.
State Minister for Youth and Sports Md Zahid Ahsan Russel,
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) President Kazi Md. Salah Uddin, Sabina
Khatun and Youth and Sports secretary Mesbah Uddin also spoke at the programme.
A documentary was screened at the reception programme for
the SAFF championship winner Bangladesh women’s national football team.
- UNB
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