National Sports Council to relocate BFF technical centre from reserved forest of Cox’s Bazar

With the special initiative of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan, the National Sports Council has proposed constructing the Bangladesh Football Federation’s (BFF) technical centre in Ramu instead of using reserved forest land in Cox’s Bazar.

The National Sports Council sent a letter to the deputy commissioner of Cox’s Bazar and the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) today (1 September) to take necessary steps in this regard, reads a press release.

Earlier, the environment advisor wrote to the youth and sports advisor requesting an alternative site for the BFF technical centre. The youth and sports adviser promptly issued instructions to the relevant authorities to take necessary actions.

The 4,710.64-acre reserved forest in Cox’s Bazar has undergone various plantation and social forestry initiatives. Constructing the BFF technical centre at this location would destroy the habitat of Asian wild elephants, forest resources, wildlife, and biodiversity, causing severe environmental damage, reads the press release.