National Sports Council (NSC) will disburse a fund of Tk380m for upgradation and renovation of the sporting infrastructures, including the Paltan Ground.
NSC secretary Shibnath Roy revealed the fact in a press conference at Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
“The government has agreed to provide a purse of Tk500m for renovation and upgradation of various sporting infrastructures. We have pursued the sports ministry to allocate Tk120m for the purpose of training. We have the South Asian Games in India next year and we are focused on repeating the feat of winning 18 gold medals like the edition of 2010 in Dhaka. The money will be spent to prepare the athletes properly.”
Shibnath admitted a number of sporting infrastructures are in shambles. “Yes, I am aware of the situation of the Paltan wooden floor gymnasium. We have allocated Tk17m for the re-installation of the wooden floor.”
Shibnath added that the Mirpur Indoor stadium, the Sultana Kamal Women’s sports complex and several other gymnasiums across the country are also in the list.
The NSC secretary also said the national women’s handball team will be honoured in a felicitation programme following their triumph in the International Handball Federation Challenge Cup recently in Pakistan.
NSC director of development and planning, Ziaul Hasan, director of sports Narayan Chandra Debnath and director of finance Mohammed Shahidullah were also present on the occasion.