Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today distributed Sheikh Kamal National Sports Council (NSC) Award-2023 to 10 sports personalities and two organizations in recognition of their outstanding contribution to sports.

She handed over the awards to the recipients at a function in city’s Osmani Memorial auditorium this morning.

Ministry of Youth and Sports organized the ceremony on the occasion of the 74th birth anniversary of Freedom Fighter Shaheed Captain Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Abdus Sadek, the legendary hockey player and the first captain of the Bangladesh national hockey team, was adorned with the lifetime achievement award.

Women’s football team captain Sabina Khatun, cricketer Taskin Ahmed and South Asian gold medalist weightlifter Ziarul Islam got the award in the sportsman category.

Table tennis player Muhtasin Ahmed Hridoy and hockey player Amirul Islam received the emerging athlete award, while grassroots hockey organiser Fazlul Islam and Kalsindur Govt. School and College’s principal Mala Rani Sarker were given the awards in sports organiser category.বিস্তারিত