Name of Department: | Directorate of Sports |
Location: | Moulana Bhashani Stadium 1st Floor) ,Dhaka. |
Notification of Creation: | Dhaka. the 7th September,1976 No. 4E-5/76/6622- C7S-The Government have been pleased to create a "Directorate of Sports as an attached Department of the Cultural Affairs and Sports Division with immediate effect with a view to promoting Sports activities in the country. |
Functions of the Directorate: | The functions allocated to the Directorate of Sports are given bellow. |
| (A). Responsibility to prepare development schemes as well as their execution in respect of extension and improvement of sports in primary and secondary schools at Division, District, Upazilla and Union levels. |
| (B). Responsibility of management and planning of coaching programmes and holding Competitions for, schools and college students and for
development of sports at Division, District, Upazilla level. |
| (D). Motivation and stimulation for the growth of sports mentality among the youths including school and college Student, and thereby strengthening of the sports movernent by introducing various programmers arid tournaments. |
| (E). Supervision organizational and development activities of Youth Sports Clubs from Village to District level. |
| (F). Taking active part in observance of Sports Week in co-ordination with National Sports Council. |
| (G). Allocation of fnartcial grants to the educational institutions and youth sports clubs for oTmmg and financial sports activities . |
| (H). Rendering services to the Scout Associations in respect of all thoseactivities which were previously done by the Directorate of Physical Education of
the Education Directoratc. |
| (I). Arrangement of Training programmes and holding of Sports competition for School, College and Madrasha students |
| (J). Extending full co-operation to the Children and
Youth in sports activities throughout the country. |
| (K). All arrangements in respect of children and youth rallies on the occasion of National Independence, Victory and other important days. |
| (L). Proper implementation of all the development
projects given to the Directorate of Sports by the
Sports and Culture Division. |
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