Moeen clears rumours

Chief of Army Staff and National Sports Council (NSC) chairman General Moeen U Ahmed said that the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) has been solely allotted to the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) for training and matches.
Gen Moeen said this during a MoU signing ceremony between BFF and Bashundhara Group at the Kurmitola Golf yesterday.
"Let me make it absolutely clear that the BNS has been given only to the BFF for practice and match usage although we may use it for hosting opening ceremonies of some special events, like the upcoming Cricket World Cup," said Moeen, who is also the president of Bangladesh Olympic Association.
Moeen hinted that just as the BNS can be used for other special events, the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, which has been assigned to cricket only could also be used to host a football spectacle if the need arises.
He also remarked about NSC's budget mismanagement prior to his appointment.
"When I took over, only 5 percent of the NSC's budget was used to buy sports equipment and now I have brought that up to 28 percent. It's a pretty simple equation, if you are not going to invest in your country's sports then you cannot bring out good sportsmen and your standards will never improve."