After football, volleyball and cricket, there is
a call for change in hockey as the present and former star hockey players and
organisers demanded to reform the country hockey.
They also gathered at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium today (Tuesday)
and took part a human chain by placing a seven point demand. The former stars
who participated in the human-chain program have urged to dissolve the
current hockey committee within the next three days and form an ad-hoc
committee with qualified organizers, including those who were deprived at
different times.
They also demanded the resignation of the entire committee, including the
general secretary of the current illegal committee and later presented the
memorandum to the National Sports Council.
Hockey’s former hockey player Rafiqul Islam Kamal and another legend Mamun-
ur-Rashid, who took part in the human chain, express their concern over the
hockey’s fragile state and urged to form ad-hoc committee in hockey as early
as possible.
Kamal sa
id: “I pray for the salvation of the souls of those who were martyred
in the anti-discrimination movement of the student-people. The current
context in hockey in the country needs to change and I have come here to
demand that change. We’ll request the Sports Advisor to dissolve the present
committee and form a new committee with everyone.”
In this regard, Mamun-ur-Rashid said: “For the last 10-15 years, a group has
deprived the players and organizers. Hockey did not improve as it was
supposed to be. We want it to end.”
He said the federation would run by its own rules. There would be a healthy
environment and everyone can play freely. There should be no tyranny or
arbitrariness and qualified people will never be evaluated there.
Mamun also emphasized to evaluate the qualified organizers so that the
federation can run smoothly.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha