Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her government wants to utilise the youth force for the country's socioeconomic development through providing proper training to them.
The premier made the statement while delivering her introductory speech at a meeting with senior officials of the Ministry of Youth and Sports at the secretariat on Thursday morning.
She also termed the huge youth force as the biggest asset of the nation, BSS reported.
"We want our youth force to maintain distance from militancy and drug addiction, lead a healthy and beautiful life and keep their families in peace and comfort," she said.
The prime minister informed that her government has undertaken various plans to present a better life to the youth community.
She said: "I hope that the Ministry of Youth and Sports would work with utmost efficiency and implement its ongoing projects to achieve the goal."
Sheikh Hasina said the government is constructing new stadiums, gymnasiums and swimming pools side by side with renovating and modernising the sports infrastructures and upgrading the divisional stadiums to international standard for further development of sports and games.
