Bangladesh, Oct. 23 -- President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said that sports are the best way to protect the younger generation from drug addiction, mobile phone addiction and frustration.Get Sports Gear

" Sports teach young people discipline, perseverance and self-confidence," the President told the inaugural function of the 18th Arafat Rahman Koko National Summer Athletics Competition 2026.

The President formally inaugurated the competition by releasing balloons and festoons at the National Stadium this evening.

He said that expanding sports facilities and ensuring access to playgrounds are essential to protecting the younger generation from destruction and building a healthy nation.

"Athletics is called the mother of sp...