Newly appointed Youth and Sports Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul on Sunday said action will be taken against corruption or irregularities in the Youth and Sports Ministry if there is any scope to act.

“Two months is a very short time, yet I have set two priorities. One of them is to take steps against any form of corruption or irregularity if I get scope,” he told journalists during an introductory meeting with the ministry officials at its conference room at the Secretariat.

Adviser Asif Nazrul was appointed to lead the Youth and Sports Ministry after the resignation of its adviser Asif Mahmud.

Asif Nazrul said he was supposed to take charge on his first day with great enthusiasm and interest. “But now I could not say I am assuming responsibility with a joyful mind due to the shooting of Osman Hadi and the overall situation prevailing in the country afterward.”

The adviser praised his predecessor Asif Mahmud saying he was a very successful adviser who did a lot of work, especially in the sports sector.

He said the country has achieved several rare successes in sports under Asif Mahmud’s leadership that had not been achieved before.

The adviser also mentioned the Youth Festival Fair as a very good programme and said he would maintain the continuity of the work done earlier while also looking into what new initiatives could be taken.

He said he would try to activate stadiums outside Dhaka as well as various offices of the ministry in different districts.