Sports officer in every district, 24 sports teachers in every upazila to be recruited
One sports officer will be recruited in every district and 24 sports teachers in every upazila, across eight events, State Minister for Youth and Sports Aminul Haque has said.
He gave the information on Monday in Parliament, answering a question from reserved-seat MP Newaz Halima Arli during question hour. Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed presided over the session.
Aminul Haque said the recruitment of sports officers in 495 upazilas under the Ministry of Youth and Sports is under process. In addition, a process is under way to quickly recruit a total of 11,880 sports teachers under the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education — three for each of eight events in every upazila, or 24 per upazila.
He said work to take quick action on the recruitment of sports teachers is continuing.
Answering a question from reserved-seat MP Nazmun Nahar, the state minister said no survey has yet been conducted under the Department of Youth Development to count the number of unemployed young people.
He said that according to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) data, the total number of unemployed people in the country is about 2.6 million.
Answering a question from Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Iqbal, the youth and sports minister said a feasibility study is under way for a project to develop one playground in every union.
Once the project is approved, the playground development work will begin, he said.
Answering a question from Mardia Momtaz, Aminul Haque said the five-member inquiry committee formed over the question-paper leak at the Department of Youth Development has submitted its report.
The report has been sent to an intelligence agency, and the investigation is continuing. Several members of an organised gang have already been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the leak, he said.
Answering a question from reserved-seat MP Sabikunnahar, Local Government Minister Abdul Moin Khan, who is in charge of the President's Office in Parliament, said 41 of the 101 approved posts in the Public Division of the President's Office and 99 of the 238 posts in the Apan Division are vacant.
