Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Former national football team captain Aminul Haque has been appointed as the State Minister for the Ministry of Youth and Sports under the technocrat quota.

Aminul, a leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has been active in politics following his retirement from professional sports.

His appointment comes after a period of political struggle; during the previous Awami League government, he faced imprisonment and harassment. In the recently concluded 13th National Parliamentary Election, Haque contested from the Dhaka-16 constituency but lost by a narrow margin.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) officially welcomed the appointment on Tuesday.

In a media statement, BCB President Aminul Islam congratulated t...