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JS body recommends playground in every union, phased biogas plants nationwide
Daily Sun Report, Dhaka
Published: 07 Oct 2026, 04:19 PM
Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Youth and Sports Chairman Md Abul Khayer Bhuiyan presides over the committee’s first meeting of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad at the Parliament Complex on 7 October 2026. Photo: PID
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Youth and Sports has recommended taking necessary initiatives to build at least one playground in every union and establish biogas plants across the country in phases.
The recommendations wereade at the committee’s first meeting of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) held at the Parliament Complex on Wednesday.
Committee Chairman Md Abul Khayer Bhuiyan presided over the meeting, while Youth and Sports State Minister Md Aminul Haque attended as a special invitee.
The committee asked the MPs to take necessary initiatives in their respective constituencies to implement the government’s election pledge of providing a playground in every union.
It also recommended that MPs take initiatives in their respective areas to facilitate the phased construction of biogas plants across the country.
At the meeting, the committee also stressed the need to engage young people in sports and productive activities to protect them from the growing threat of drug abuse.
It recommended bringing unemployed young men and women under various training programmes and organising regular sports events at the upazila level every year across the country.
The committee also recommended extensive publicity for the “Notun Kuri Sports 2026-27 (Season-2)” through electronic, print and online media to increase its reach and participation.
Emphasising accountability in development projects, the committee called on project officials to perform their duties with honesty, sincerity and accountability.
It also recommended ensuring proper monitoring and quality control so that contractors cannot use substandard construction materials in development works.
The committee placed special emphasis on ensuring the safety of female athletes and preventing any form of harassment. It recommended following a “zero tolerance” policy in this regard.
The meeting was attended by committee members Morshed Milton, Advocate Md Jalal Uddin, Mohammad Abu Sufian, Md Fazle Huda, Kamruzzaman Kamrul, Alfaruk Abdul Latif, Sheikh Monjurul Haque (Rahad) and Md Ataur Rahman.
The secretary of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, additional secretaries, joint secretaries, heads of different agencies and directorates, officials of the ministry and relevant officials of the Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat were also present at the meeting.