Prime minister to inaugurate 'Notun Kuri' in 503 upazilas on November 5; sports state minister inspects Khulna preparations
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will inaugurate the second edition of 'Notun Kuri' simultaneously in 503 upazilas across the country from Khulna District Stadium on November 5.
To that end, State Minister for Youth and Sports Aminul Haque visited Khulna District Stadium on Sunday afternoon (October 25) to observe preparations for the inauguration of 'Notun Kuri Sports 2026-27' (Season-2).
Earlier the same day, the state minister visited Khulna Divisional Stadium, the BKSP regional training centre and the Divisional Women's Sports Complex.
After the inspection, the state minister said: 'This Notun Kuri event is meant to bring out the talented players scattered at the grassroots of the country. Many athletes who won in the first edition of Notun Kuri are now training at BKSP. We do not want to let them be lost; rather, the government will bear the responsibility of building them into established players and of their studies.'
He added: 'Through the Notun Kuri event, radical change will come to the country's sports arena, and change in the country's social system is possible through sports. The prime minister believes that to change the existing social management, the current generation needs to be drawn toward sports.'
The state minister said there is a plan to turn Khulna District Stadium into a complete and self-sufficient stadium, and that under a calendar to be prepared, sports will run throughout the year from next January at Khulna District Stadium, the Divisional Stadium and the Divisional Women's Sports Complex.
Later, State Minister Aminul Haque joined, as chief guest, a views-exchange meeting held at the Khulna Divisional Commissioner's conference room on the inauguration ceremony of 'Notun Kuri Sports 2026-27' (Season-2).
The meeting, chaired by acting secretary of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Md Mahfuzul Alam Khan, was attended by Whip of the Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad Rakibul Islam, Khulna-1 MP Amir Ejaz Khan, Divisional Commissioner Md Abdullah Harun and district and divisional-level officials.
About 1.623 million online registrations have already been completed to take part in the second edition of Notun Kuri, whereas the number of registrations in the first edition was only 168,000.
From the players registered for the second edition, teams will be formed in 4,599 unions, through which about 1.4 million athletes will take part in this edition of Notun Kuri; the organisers plan to finish its final round in May or June next year.
