The Army chief, who is the chairman of National Sports Council, made the call while addressing a meeting with Deputy Commissioners, Police superintendents and representatives of District Sports Associations of Tangail and five districts of the greater Mymensingh area at the Ghatail Shaheed Salahuddin Cantonment yesterday afternoon.

General Commanding Officer of Ghatail Cantonment Major General AKM Mujahiduddin, National Sports Council Secretary Aminul Islam and senior army officers were present. Describing sports as part of education, General Moeen said, "One can become a good student by only studying, but he must take part in sports and cultural activities to become a real human being."

He noted that sportsmen represent the country abroad by carrying the national flag. "So, we have to stress on improving quality of our sports arena," he said.