Dhaka: The government has issued a gazette notification concerning the National Sports Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, introducing several changes to the National Sports Council Act, 2018 (Act No. 49).
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the ordinance has been promulgated with the purpose of revising and updating the existing law, and it has come into effect immediately.
The amendments impact sections 2, 4, 7, 8, 12, 13, and 14 of the original act. Additionally, a new clause, 8(Ka), has been incorporated into the ordinance, replacing the previous clause 9.
As stipulated in the new clause 8(Ka), the Secretary of the Ministry of Youth and Sports will assume the role of Vice-Chairman of the National Sports Council.