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Ministry of Youth and Sports

ministry · verified (verified 2026-05-17)

Profile

Head
Aminul Haque
Role
State Minister
Annual budget
৳24,230,000,000
Staff
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Established
1984
Legal basis
Constitution of Bangladesh, Article 55; Rules of Business 1996; National Sports Council Act 1974; National Youth Policy 2017

Driving the most consequential governance overhaul in Bangladesh cricket history -- BCB board dissolved, Tamim Iqbal leading an ad-hoc committee toward fresh elections within 90 days of April 7 -- while simultaneously managing the T20 World Cup withdrawal controversy (probe committee report due by late May 2026), having launched Notun Kuri Sports 2026 in all 64 districts on May 2, and presiding over youth employment micro-credit programs covering 1.21 lakh trained youth under the FY2025-26 development budget.

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Provenance & notes

State Minister Aminul Haque is a former Bangladesh national football captain and convener of Dhaka North BNP; appointed via technocrat quota on 17 Feb 2026 after losing the Dhaka-16 seat to Jamaat's Colonel (Retd.) Abdul Baten in the 12 Feb 2026 election. Ministry established 1984 when sports and youth were split from the then Ministry of Sports and Culture and Ministry of Labour and Manpower respectively. Annual budget figure (Tk 2,423 crore) is for FY2025-26 as passed in the budget; figures sourced from UNB, TBS, and MoF budget documents -- converted to BDT integer (24,230,000,000). BCB governance crisis is the dominant issue: probe report (5 Apr), board dissolution (7 Apr), Tamim ad-hoc presidency (7 Apr), and Election Commission formation (13 May) all occurred within the 90-day window. T20 World Cup withdrawal probe (formed 11 May 2026) stems from BCB's refusal to play matches in India citing unverifiable security concerns; ICC replaced Bangladesh with Scotland. BFF: Tabith Awal elected BFF president Oct 2025 (123-5 vote margin over AFM Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury), ending Kazi Salahuddin's 16-year tenure; under Tabith, FIFA lifted financial restrictions previously imposed on BFF -- no new BFF governance action by MoYS within the 90-day window. Verification based on 2+ primary sources for every named event, date, and figure.

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