Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Youth Development’s name is going to be changed to “Bangladesh National Institute of Youth Development,” said Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan.
He came up with the announcement on Sunday while exchanging views with reporters at the Secretariat in Dhaka on his first office day.
The youngest adviser said they have taken three decisions at the ministry on Sunday, adding, “We want to change its name (institute) since Sheikh Hasina’s name is linked to a massacre in Bangladesh. We are renaming the institute to Bangladesh National Institute of Youth Development.”
“As you (reporters) know, we are going through a difficult time nationally. Maintaining law and order has become a big challenge. Due to the law and order situation, the Women’s T20 World Cup is facing uncertainty as Bangladesh is a venue. We have discussed this with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB),” he said.
The sports adviser said the BCB is an autonomous federation. “I can advise them. The BCB president is absent. We have requested the BCB directors to look into how they can solve the problem within the legal framework of the ICC and whether anyone can be appointed as BCB president for an interim period. They (BCB) will report about this later,” he said.
