Published: 10:50 PM, 13 November 2026
Sports can spark a true social revolution: Aminul Haque
State Minister for Youth and Sports Md. Aminul Haque has said that positive social change and a true social revolution are possible through the expansion of sports.
He made the remark while speaking as a special guest at the final match and prize-giving ceremony of the 'AKM Abu Taher Memorial Inter-Upazila Football Tournament' held at the Kadba Talagram Tarini Charan Laha High School ground in Barura upazila in Cumilla on Friday, BSS reports.
Housing and Public Works Minister Zakaria Taher attended the prize distribution ceremony as the special guest.
In the thrilling final of the 19-team tournament, Cumilla Adarsha Sadar Upazila emerged champions after defeating Chandina Upazila in a in penalty shoot out.
Speaking on the occasion, the State Minister said sports strengthen discipline, mutual harmony, and family bonds among people, helping build a healthy, talented, and disciplined generation.
Expressing his determination to keep the youth away from drugs and ensure a healthy future for them, he announced initiatives to establish playgrounds in every union and stadiums at the upazila level across the country.
He added that steps to construct the Barura Upazila Stadium will be taken very soon.
He further stated that sports activities will not remain confined to specific times of the year, rather competitions in various disciplines-including football, cricket, volleyball, and table tennis-will continue year-round.
Aminul also expressed hope to establish a Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) center in Cumilla soon, alongside making Dhaka and other existing BKSP centers more self-sufficient. Urging everyone to rise above party lines, he called for united efforts to build a disciplined nation guided by the spirit of 'Bangladesh First'.
Minister for Housing and Public Works Zakaria Taher said the participation of teams from every upazila of Cumilla made the tournament deeply encouraging.
He hoped that the AKM Abu Taher Foundation would continue organizing such sporting events in the future and also announced plans to develop and modernize existing playgrounds alongside creating new ones in every union of Cumilla to ensure a proper sporting environment for the new generation.
