State Minister for Youth and Sports Zahid Ahsan Russell said the country’s youths should prepare themselves to become an entrepreneur, decreasing dependency on the job market.    He made the remarks while addressing a programme as the chief guest at a city hotel on Tuesday.  Save the Children organised the research report sharing event highlighting the experience of the last ten years of their 'EYE (Education for Youth Empowerment)' programme. The report shows that the rate of easy entry into the workplace of the technically skilled youth is much higher. Zahid Ahsan said, “Development agencies and private sector cooperation with the government is very much needed to prepare the youth for the future. In addition to employment, we also need to create entrepreneurs. We have to work together to create a smart generation for smart Bangladesh.” Also Read: PM to police: Earn public trust as the last resort for their safety At the event, the youths also gave suggestions and opinions on the development of the strategy paper for the 'EYE' programme. Director-General of the Department of Youth Development Md Azharul Islam Khan, Youth and Sports Secretary Mesbah Uddin, senior economist of World Bank Syed Rashed Al Zayed Josh, Save the Children Country Director in Bangladesh Onno van Manen and Director of Food Security and Livelihood Tania Sharmin and other officials from government and private sector were also present at the event.

Ismail Hossain and Shirin Akhter retained their titles of the country's fastest man and woman on the opening day of the three-day Bangabandhu 44th National Athletics Championship at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Friday.

State Minister for Youth and Sports Zahid Ahsan Russell on Tuesday said that government is working to create employment for youth who have become jobless due to coronavirus outbreak in the country.

The logo and jerseys unveiling ceremony for the upcoming Bangabandhu National School Hockey Tournament’2020 held at the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) Falcon Hall in Tejgaon on Wednesday.

A youth exchange programme with Qatar will start through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on youth and sports, State Minister for Youth and Sports Zahid Ahsan Russel said.