The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Dhaka

Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed on Tuesday called for launching a countrywide sports movement for protecting peoples health and providing recreation for them.

"Children, juveniles and youths from the capital city to the remote villages should be included in this movement", he added. Dr Fakhruddin made this call while distributing National Sports Award-2007 at the Osmani Memorial Hall organised by the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser for the Ministry of Youth and Sports Mahbub Jamil chaired the meeting while joint secretary of the ministry Sadruddin Ahmed gave address of welcome.

Mahbub Jamil presented a crest to the Chief Adviser.

Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser, Chiefs of three services, high civil and military officials, sports personalities and organisers were present.

Ten sports personalities, including eight sports persons and two organisers received awards from the Chief Adviser for their outstanding contributions to the field of sports in national and international level.

The recipients of the National Sports Awards-2007 are Sharmila Roy (Athletics), Ranjit Das (Football), Amir Hossain Patwari (Kabadi), Lt Commander (Retd) M Arshad (Swimming), Aminul Islam (Judo), Nurul Islam (Hockey), Engineer Sheikh Abul Hashem (Badminton), Prof Dr Rashid Uddin Ahmed (Basketball), Ataul Haque Mallik (posthumous) (Sports organiser) and Kazi Anisur Rahman (Sports organiser).

Each recipient got one gold medal and Taka 20,000. National Sports Awards was introduced in 1976 to recognise the contributions of the sports personalities in the fields of games and sports.

Referring to the celebration of the golden jubilee of the independence of Bangladesh in 2021, Dr Fakhruddin said it is now right time to visualise in what level we want to see the development of sports and games in the country.