DHAKA, Aug 20, 2024 (BSS) - After football, volleyball and cricket, there is 
a call for change in hockey as the present and former star hockey players and 
organisers demanded to reform the country hockey.

They also gathered at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium today (Tuesday) 
and took part a human chain by placing a seven point demand. The former stars 
who participated in the human-chain program have urged to dissolve the 
current hockey committee within the next three days and form an ad-hoc 
committee with qualified organizers, including those who were deprived at 
different times. 

They also demanded the resignation of the entire committee, including the 
general secretary of the current illegal committee and later presented the 
memorandum to the National Sports Council. 

Hockey's former hockey player Rafiqul Islam Kamal and another legend Mamun-
ur-Rashid, who took part in the human chain, express their concern over the 
hockey's fragile state and urged to form ad-hoc committee in hockey as early 
as possible. 

Kamal said: "I pray for the salvation of the souls of those who were martyred 
in the anti-discrimination movement of the student-people. The current 
context in hockey in the country needs to change and I have come here to 
demand that change. We'll request the Sports Advisor to dissolve the present 
committee and form a new committee with everyone."

In this regard, Mamun-ur-Rashid said: "For the last 10-15 years, a group has 
deprived the players and organizers. Hockey did not improve as it was 
supposed to be. We want it to end."

He said the federation would run by its own rules. There would be a healthy 
environment and everyone can play freely. There should be no tyranny or 
arbitrariness and qualified people will never be evaluated there. 

Mamun also emphasized to evaluate the qualified organizers so that the 
federation can run smoothly.