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CHATTOGRAM, Oct 8: Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) Commissioner Hasan Md. Shawkat Ali has stressed that sports are essential for keeping the young generation away from drugs, terrorism, and social decline.
He said sports, including cricket, play a vital role in young people’s physical and mental development, and that competitive sports build discipline, leadership, mutual harmony, and a healthy competitive spirit.
Shawkat Ali made these remarks as chief guest at the inauguration of the Rafi Smriti Metropolitan Junior (Under-18) Cricket League 2026, held at 11:00 AM on Thursday (October 8) at the Dampara Police Lines ground in the city.
The league organised the Chattogram Metropolitan Sports Association. The commissioner noted that holding competitive cricket at the Under-18 level will help produce talented cricketers for the future and create opportunities for young players to represent Chattogram at the national level.
Osman Gani Mansur, Editor and Publisher of The Daily People’s View and father of the late Rafi, attended the event as a special guest.
Additional Commissioner (Traffic) Hossain Mohammad Kabir Bhuiyan, Additional Police Commissioner (Crime and Operations) Muhammad Faisal Ahmed, Deputy Police Commissioner (Headquarters) Md. Ferdous Ali Chowdhury (BPM), and Deputy Police Commissioner (DB-South) Sheikh Shariful Islam, among other senior CMP officials, were present at the inaugural function.
