Infrastructural development in sports sector was given priority in the National Budget for the financial year 2016-17 announced on Thursday.
There is allocation for the purpose of development and construction of new stadiums and swimming pools.   
However, allocation for the National Sports Council was reduced in the budge. It was allocated Tk 117 crore and 17 lakh for the fiscal year 2015-16 while in the new budget, it is curtailed into Tk 81 crore and 82 lakh only.
Yet allocation for NSC was reduced, the allotment was raised from Tk 41 crore and 66 lakh to Tk 72 crore and 64 lakh for Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) which is the most renowned institute for producing talented sportsperson in the country.
A total of Tk 154 crore and 46 lakh is allotted for the development purpose in the budget.
The new projects that were listed in the new budget are:
1. Upgrading the district stadiums in Nilphamari, Netrokona and constructing a new women sports complex in Rangpur. These projects got allocation of a total of Tk 21 crore and 45 lakh.
2. Renovation of Syed Nazrul Islam Stadium in Kishoreganj which project got Tk 13 crore and 46 lakh.
3. The construction project of a new stadium in name of Ivy Rahman in Bhairab was allocated Tk nine crore and 18 lakh.
4. The project for construction of two new indoor stadiums in Natore and Gaibandha was allocated Tk six crore and 63 lakh.
5. Building a swimming pool and renovation of the Dhirendranath Dutta Stadium in Comilla was allocated Tk 16 crore.
6. The construction project of Chittagong Divisional Swimming Pool was allocated Tk 11 crore and 35 lakh.
7. A total of Tk 16 crore and 22 lakh was fixed for the project to upgrade the Sylhet District Stadium into an international standard.
8. For the maintenance purpose and to upgrade the existing stadiums across the country, a total of Tk 43 crore and 73 lakh was allocated.
Crisis of quality venue is a long standing problem in sports arena. Especially football arena is suffering for a lot due to the problem. Bangladesh Football Federation was failing to hold different football events and matches of league out of Dhaka as there are very few quality venues out there.
Bangabandhu National Stadium is the premier football venue in the country and indeed it is the only mentionable football venue too.
Few days ago on May 24, Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi M Salahuddin, general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag set with Youth and Sports Ministry acting Secretary Kazi Akhtar Uddin Ahmed and officials of National Sports Council to talk about the matter at the BFF House in Motijheel.
There the BFF officials requested the authorities to take necessary initiative to renovate the stadiums including BNS in Dhaka, Bir Shrestha Shaheed Sepoy Mustafa Kamal Stadium, Kamalapur in Dhaka, MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong, Sylhet District Stadium, Rangpur District Stadium, Rajshahi Stadium, Mymensingh District Stadium, Barisal District Stadium, Khulna District Stadium and Gopalganj District Stadium.
If the allocated money get properly used and the stadiums are expectedly renovated and developed, then the matches of Bangladesh Premier League and Bangladesh Super League would be held in ten venues across the country.