Utfal Barua, Sylhet
Sylhet Metropolitan BNP Acting President and former Panel Mayor of Sylhet City Corporation Rezaul Hasan Kayes Lodi said, "A healthy mind in a healthy body. Sports are strength, sports are strength. Sports and physical education are a medium through which physical and mental perfection, health and development can be achieved. Unfortunately, the playgrounds in our country's educational institutions are gradually decreasing. Students and parents are losing interest in sports. However, sports play a role in the development of intelligence along with education. Sports help in learning in various ways including physical, mental and social development. The role of physical education and sports in building a healthy nation is undeniable."
He also said, "The way our students are currently addicted to mobile phones, we have a physically and mentally ill nation waiting ahead of us. Students now do not want to go to the field. They now spend more time on screens, which is not desirable in any way. On the one hand, sports and physical education are decreasing in our country, while on the other hand, various physical and mental diseases including diabetes and heart disease are increasing. Therefore, we need to spread the need for sports everywhere."
He made the above remarks as the chief guest at the award distribution ceremony of the Ponitula Badminton Premier League-2025 final game in Sylhet city on Wednesday (February 12).
Under the chairmanship of Haji Faizul Islam, president of the Panitula Jame Mosque Management Committee, and under the joint management of Ehteshamul Haque Kamil and Khaled Raja, the special guests included District BNP Joint Secretary Siddiqur Rahman Paplu, former APP Advocate Abdul Mukit Jahangir, District BNP Joint Secretary Anwar Hossain Manik, Metropolitan BNP Cooperative Secretary Abdul Habib Masum, former General Secretary of the Panitula Mosque Management Committee Abdul Jalil, Faizul Haque, Jubo Dal leader Osman Gani, Aziz Khan Sajeeb, Tahsin Mehedi Prince, Ahmed Ferdous Saker, Jueb Ahmed, Kabir Ahmed, Junaid Ahmed Chowdhury, Mohammad Musa, Ehia Ahmed, etc. Redwan and Naqib emerged as champions in the game, while Al-Amin and Huzaif were runners-up.
