, June 11 -- The government will build Sports Villages in all 64 districts for the development of the sports sector, said Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, while unveiling the proposed national budget for 2026-2027 fiscal year in Parliament on Thursday.

"To establish sports as a profession, sports allowances have already been provided to 300 athletes. We have undertaken an initiative to construct Sports Villages in all 64 districts, and as part of this initiative, preliminary designs for Sports Villages have already been prepared in 10 districts," he said.

The finance minister in his budget speech also said planned and effective measures are being taken with the goal of enabling Bangladesh to secure a recognized position in...