Ministry of Youth and Sports

The Ministry is focused on transitioning sports into a professionalized industry while addressing youth unemployment through market-oriented skills training.

State Minister Aminul Haque is a former Bangladesh national football captain and convener of Dhaka North BNP; appointed via technocrat quota on 17 Feb 2026 after losing the Dhaka-16 seat to Jamaat's Colonel (Retd.) Abdul Baten in the 12 Feb 2026 election. Ministry established 1984 when sports and youth were split from the then Ministry of Sports and Culture and Ministry of Labour and Manpower respectively. Annual budget figure (Tk 2,423 crore) is for FY2025-26 as passed in the budget; figures sourced from UNB, TBS, and MoF budget documents -- converted to BDT integer (24,230,000,000). BCB governance crisis is the dominant issue: probe report (5 Apr), board dissolution (7 Apr), Tamim ad-hoc presidency (7 Apr), and Election Commission formation (13 May) all occurred within the 90-day window. T20 World Cup withdrawal probe (formed 11 May 2026) stems from BCB's refusal to play matches in India citing unverifiable security concerns; ICC replaced Bangladesh with Scotland. BFF: Tabith Awal elected BFF president Oct 2025 (123-5 vote margin over AFM Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury), ending Kazi Salahuddin's 16-year tenure; under Tabith, FIFA lifted financial restrictions previously imposed on BFF -- no new BFF governance action by MoYS within the 90-day window. Verification based on 2+ primary sources for every named event, date, and figure. [2026-06-08 audit correction] Established year corrected 1984 -> 1991 (formed June 1991).