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Vol. 4 Num 186 Wed. December 03, 2003  
   
Sports


Rahman under fire


The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Youth and Sports Ministry yesterday decided to get directly involved in the affairs of the National Sports Council (NSC) instead of looking into reports provided by the highest sports body.

The body chaired by Jainal Abedin Faruque MP took the decision after a heated discussion in the presence of State Minister for Youth and Sports Fazlur Rahman, who is also a member of the committee.

The eight-member JS body asked the NSC secretary Masud Elahi to furnish complete reports on seventeen controversial issues by November 15.

But it was learnt that the NSC secretary failed to satisfy the Parliamentary committee with his 32-page report, where he was supposed to clarify various allegations like financial irregularities on NSC Tower, purchasing footballs and allocation of shops at different stadiums in the capital.

A reliable source said that Rahman, who did not show up for the previous meeting on October 23, faced a volley of questions and only managed to appease the committee about a matter related to the BKSP.

Rahman, who is also the chairman of the NSC, regretted his absence in the last meeting and assured the committee members that a complete report would be submitted before the next meeting.

The committee also reprimanded Nurul Haq Pradhan, NSC's director of planing, for skipping the last meeting.