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State Minister for Youth and Sports Md Aminul Haque has criticised the mini stadiums built at the upazila level during the previous government, describing them as merely “two-room structures” rather than proper sports facilities.
He said the previous government had constructed small structures with a toilet and a dressing room and presented them as mini stadiums.
The current government does not recognise such projects as mini stadiums and will not allow the construction of similarly inadequate facilities in the future, he added.
The state minister made the remarks in parliament on Monday (November 9) while replying to a question from Shafiqul Islam Masud, MP for Patuakhali-2 (Bauphal).
Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, Bir Bikram, chaired the session.
Aminul Haque said that since assuming office, the government had taken initiatives to ensure that every upazila stadium had the facilities required for a modern sports venue, including a pavilion, gallery and press box.
Construction work on around 201 upazila stadiums is currently underway across the country, he said.
He added that the stadiums were being developed in phases, subject to land acquisition or the availability of government-owned land.
The state minister also informed parliament that the relevant authorities had been instructed to investigate alleged irregularities and corruption in projects undertaken in the name of upazila stadiums during the previous government.