Published: 12:03 PM, 28 June 2026
‘Registration for the second season of 'NatunKuri Sports' from July 1’
To boost the grassroots level sports in the country, the registration process for the second season of 'NatunKuri Sports' is going to start from July 1. Confirming this information, State Minister for Youth and Sports Md. AminulHaque said that the main event of this competition will start from September from the union level.
He also said that the government is going to make sports mandatory in the country's upcoming national curriculum to keep the youth away from technology addiction and the terrible consumption of drugs and bring them back to the field.
The State Minister said these things at the inauguration ceremony of the Inter-University Swimming and Water Polo Competition organized at the Dhaka University Swimming Pool on Friday. He mentioned that in the current society, children have become confined to their homes due to excessive use of devices. The government is taking this strict yet positive step to bring them back to the field and build a healthy nation. From now on, every student starting from the fourth grade will have to come to the field to pass the exam and participate in training sessions under a specific teacher.
Stating the government's grand plan to spread sports to the grassroots level, Md. AminulHaque said that the first phase of the national phase of 'NatunKuri Sports' will end by mid-July. Then, in the second season starting from September, games will start from more than 4,500 union levels in the country. Thousands of teams of football, cricket, kabaddi, swimming, badminton, chess and martial arts will be formed at the union level with teenagers aged 12 to 14, which will bring a radical change in the family and social structure of the country.
Mentioning the government's special initiatives for the professionalism and future security of players, he said that after next July, 200 more players will be brought under professionalism. As a result, the program of providing regular sports allowances and sports sticks to about 500 players will continue, so that the future generation of the country can choose sports as a permanent profession along with studies and establish themselves.
Emphasizing the coordination of the Ministry of Sports with the country's higher education institutions, the State Minister said that the Ministry of Youth and Sports will create a strong link with all the universities of the country, including Dhaka University. A formal proposal will be sent by the ministry very soon to jointly organize regular sports in educational institutions and he expects initiatives from the universities as well.
Students from six government universities of the country participated in a total of 14 events in this swimming and water polo competition organized by Dhaka University. The university's Pro-Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. Abdus Salam and Professor Kazi Mohammad MahbuburRahman were present as special guests at the opening ceremony.
In addition, the special contribution of Professor Obaidul Sir as a sports personality was remembered with gratitude at the ceremony.
