The Ministry of Youth and Sports of Bangladesh has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Ethnosport Confederation to enhance cooperation in promoting traditional games and cultural exchange. The agreement was signed on Friday in Istanbul, Turkey, by Bangladesh advisor Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan and Turkey’s representative Necmettin Bilal Erdoğan. The two sides agreed to work together on the global promotion of traditional Bangladeshi sports such as kabaddi, wrestling (bolikhela), and boat racing. Turkey also expressed interest in establishing schools in Bangladesh, offering scholarships, and organizing sports programs in Rohingya camps. Both parties highlighted the importance of cultural unity and condemned the ongoing genocide in Gaza.