Govt plans sports villages in all 64 dists

State Minister for Youth and Sports Aminul Haque on Monday told Parliament that the current government has taken a plan to build sports villages in all 64 districts of the country.

"The present government has a plan to build sports villages in 64 districts of the country as per its election manifesto. There will be arrangements for the development of cricket under this plan," he said while replying to a starred question from ruling party lawmaker Mohammed Fakhrul Islam (Noakhali-5) in the House.

Earlier, Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, tabled the question-and-answer session at the outset of Monday's sitting.

The state minister also said the government has initiated the process of undertaking a project titled "Construction of an International Standard Sports Tourism Complex in Cox's Bazar District."

Under this project, an international-standard cricket stadium will be constructed in Cox's Bazar district, he said.

Besides, a plan has been taken to build an international-standard cricket stadium in Purbachal, Dhaka, Aminul Haque added.