Describing the communal harmony as a decades-old tradition of Bangladesh, President Abdul Hamid has urged the scouts to play due role in building awareness among the young people about zealotry, fundamentalism, extremism and militancy.
“You have to inspire the young people with patriotism, aware them about the Bangladesh’s decades-old tradition of communal harmony . . . there is no room for zealotry, fundamentalism, extremism and militancy in this country,” the President said while speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the 44th national council of Bangladesh Scouts here yesterday.
He said scouting is an appropriate platform to prepare the country’s youths as worthy citizens. Highly appreciating the Bangladesh Scouts to declare the 2015-16 financial year as “Muktadal Basar” to bring the country’s youngsters under the umbrella of scouting, he urged all concerned to constitute ‘Open Scout Group’ in every locality to reach the fruits of scouting at all levels of the society.
Abdul Hamid said the present government has been extending all-out cooperation for intensifying the scout movement in Bangladesh.
The government is constituting teams of cub scouts and scouts in the most of the public and private primary, secondary and equivalent schools, colleges and universities across the country under “Cubing Expansion Project” of Primary and Mass Education Ministry and “Human Resources Development through Scouting Project” of the education ministry, he added.
President Hamid urged all to take sincere efforts to introduce these programmes in all educational institutions. It will help turn the country’s children and youths into a self-reliant and well- educated nation for building a “Golden Bengal” as dreamt by father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, he said.
The President highly appreciated the members of the scout for their role in facing the country’s natural disasters and said the activities of scouts during cyclone, flood, and also their caring help for cold-affected people during winter were praised by all.
Urging the members of the scout to build a social movement against drug addiction, he said the deadly drug addiction is derailing the country’s youths and creating social troubles.
President Hamid said he came to know that a 436-member tram of Bangladesh Scouts participated in the 23rd World Scout Jamboree in Japan and some scouts carried out the responsibility of leader jamboree. “I think that it has brightened the image of Bangladesh in the world and I hope our scouts contribute more to the world scout,” he added.
