Anxiety has a massive psychological impact and mental health issues have become a frequently discussed topic in sports. Depression is a mental illness that is impacting an increasing number of athletes. This is related to a variety of clinical issues. Players with mental health issues experience depression and long-term sadness, both of which can have a negative impact on their performance. The main theme of World Mental Health Day 2021 as well as the impact of depression in sports are discussed in this article. What is World Mental Health Day's Purpose? World Mental Health Day is commemorated every year on October 10 with the purpose of raising awareness and disseminating knowledge about anxiety and depression throughout the world.  This day should be taken as an opportunity to raise awareness about mental health and educate people all around the world, particularly those who are depressed. READ: Mental Health: Types of Mental Illness and supporting someone with a mental health problem Depression is a prevalent mental health ailment, and those who suffer from it are at risk of dying young. Mental health should be a concern for everyone, especially in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. World Mental Health Day was first celebrated in the year 1992, by the World Federation for Mental Health. The goal of the day was to encourage mental health advocacy and educate the public on pertinent problems. Given the campaign's popularity, a subject for the day was chosen for the first time in 1994. This year's (World Mental Health Day 2021) theme is "Mental health care for all: let's make it a reality,"

Director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network Jeffrey Sachs has highly appreciated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her leadership in securing “tremendous” gains on different development and human indicators set out under SDGs. “You’ve been in the leadership position during this time of tremendous progress. So, we wanted to give you personal congratulations as well,” said Jeffrey Sachs, a world renowned economist. Lessons from Bangladesh’s progress in UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are something that the whole world is interested to know, Jeffrey mentioned. A video of his remarks made recently at a programme was shared on the Facebook page of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Branding Bangladesh as the “top performing” nation in attainment of SDGs, Sachs urged Hasina to share her perspectives for world leaders to help the world achieve the path of “progress” and “development”. READ: Bangladesh performing well in fulfilling SDGs, but many challenges ahead The Prime Minister was awarded with the ‘SDG Progress Award’ by the UN-sponsored Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) for Bangladesh’s steady progress in achieving the SDGs. “One of the things that makes us so excited and we want to hear from you is the fact that when we analyze as the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network does each year, the country’s progress towards sustainable goals Bangladesh came first in the world in most progress between 2015 and 2020,” Sachs told an international seminar at the UN, according to the video. Highlighting Bangladesh’s progress, the former adviser to three United Nations Secretaries-General, said, “I want to point out for listeners as we welcome you (Hasina). If you look at the facts of Bangladesh’s progress and development, they really are wonderful and striking.” “For that achievement as well as wishing Bangladesh a happy birthday as this is a celebratory year, even though we’re in the midst of a big crisis globally and everywhere, we still want to celebrate Bangladesh’s achievement,” Sachs added. Sachs tossed a few statistics to back his contention. In 1981, he said, the literacy rate was 29% of the adult population, in 2019 75% and in 1998, the completion at the lower secondary school was 50%, now it is 88%. Electrification was only 14% of households covered in 1991 while now electricity access is 92%, he mentioned. Mentioning a “seven-fold reduction” under-five child mortality, Sachs said one that is a particularly clear indicator of the great strides of wellbeing, the mortality rate for the children under 5 at independence was 222 children dying before their fifth birthdays of every 1000 births. READ: UN adopts resolution on rapid technological change's impact on SDGs Crediting Hasina’s leadership, he said, “You (Hasina) have been the prime minister for three consecutive terms and the other during 1996 to 2001, in between leader of the opposition in three parliaments, so you have been in the leadership of your country during this time of tremendous progress.”