UNB, Dhaka :
Stressing ideology-based student politics, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists to keep it in mind so that its image is not dented in any way and asked councillors to elect meritorious and regular students in its council putting aside selection culture.
“No one will select the leadership, the councillors will elect their future leaders whoever they want…I urge you to elect those who will be able to provide right leadership-brilliant and regular students,” she said.
The Prime Minister was inaugurating a two-day council of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student associate body of the ruling Awami League and oldest student organisation of this subcontinent, at historic Suhrawardy Udyan.
Hasina said, “Our independence came based on an ideology…so the Liberation War spirit, education and sacrifice have to be adopted
by future leaders.” Sheikh Hasina, also the Awami League President, said each and every BCL leader and activist has to grow up with the ideal encompassing education, peace and prosper, and that will be the BCL ideal.
“Chhatra League [members] must remember study should always come first…you have to pay attention to yours study first, this is how while electing leadership you should elect those who are meritorious, regular students and attentive to study who will be able to give appropriate leadership to it,” she said adding that education is the only way to build a poverty-free nation.
The Awami League chief termed BCL a historic organisation of this subcontinent which is related with every democratic movement of the country. “So, the image of this organisation shouldn’t be tarnished in any way.”
Talking about BCL’s next leadership, Hasina said the leadership will come through an election with transparent ballot boxes introduced by this organisation first in the country.
About the 27-year age limit for the BCL leaders, she said as the council could not be held in due time the age limit should be 29 years. “But you must stick to it — 29 years,” she said.
The last council of the BCL was held on July 2011. The Prime Minister said the BCL council could not be held in due time because of movements by some political parties in the name of foiling election in 2013 that lasted for one year and also for a three-month anti-government movement in 2014-15.
At that time, she said, the administration and law-enforcement agencies were engaged in maintaining the law and order situation and protecting the public life and property. “Activists and leaders of our organisations also played their role in protecting the lives and property of the common people.”
To do that, Hasina said, many leaders and activists of BCL and Juba League were killed in their hands.
Held with BCL president HM Badiuzzaman Sohag in the chair, the council was addressed, among others, by Commerce Minister and former BCL president Tofail Ahmed, AL general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam and Road Transport and Bridges Minister and former BCL president Obaidul Quader.
BCL general secretary Siddique Nazmul Alam read out the organisation’ s report, while office secretary Sheikh Rassel placed the condolence proposal.
Earlier in the morning, the Prime Minister hoisted the national flag with the national anthem being played, while the BCL president hoisted the organisation flag. Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the council by releasing pigeons and balloons.
Stressing ideology-based student politics, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists to keep it in mind so that its image is not dented in any way and asked councillors to elect meritorious and regular students in its council putting aside selection culture.
“No one will select the leadership, the councillors will elect their future leaders whoever they want…I urge you to elect those who will be able to provide right leadership-brilliant and regular students,” she said.
The Prime Minister was inaugurating a two-day council of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student associate body of the ruling Awami League and oldest student organisation of this subcontinent, at historic Suhrawardy Udyan.
Hasina said, “Our independence came based on an ideology…so the Liberation War spirit, education and sacrifice have to be adopted
by future leaders.” Sheikh Hasina, also the Awami League President, said each and every BCL leader and activist has to grow up with the ideal encompassing education, peace and prosper, and that will be the BCL ideal.
“Chhatra League [members] must remember study should always come first…you have to pay attention to yours study first, this is how while electing leadership you should elect those who are meritorious, regular students and attentive to study who will be able to give appropriate leadership to it,” she said adding that education is the only way to build a poverty-free nation.
The Awami League chief termed BCL a historic organisation of this subcontinent which is related with every democratic movement of the country. “So, the image of this organisation shouldn’t be tarnished in any way.”
Talking about BCL’s next leadership, Hasina said the leadership will come through an election with transparent ballot boxes introduced by this organisation first in the country.
About the 27-year age limit for the BCL leaders, she said as the council could not be held in due time the age limit should be 29 years. “But you must stick to it — 29 years,” she said.
The last council of the BCL was held on July 2011. The Prime Minister said the BCL council could not be held in due time because of movements by some political parties in the name of foiling election in 2013 that lasted for one year and also for a three-month anti-government movement in 2014-15.
At that time, she said, the administration and law-enforcement agencies were engaged in maintaining the law and order situation and protecting the public life and property. “Activists and leaders of our organisations also played their role in protecting the lives and property of the common people.”
To do that, Hasina said, many leaders and activists of BCL and Juba League were killed in their hands.
Held with BCL president HM Badiuzzaman Sohag in the chair, the council was addressed, among others, by Commerce Minister and former BCL president Tofail Ahmed, AL general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam and Road Transport and Bridges Minister and former BCL president Obaidul Quader.
BCL general secretary Siddique Nazmul Alam read out the organisation’ s report, while office secretary Sheikh Rassel placed the condolence proposal.
Earlier in the morning, the Prime Minister hoisted the national flag with the national anthem being played, while the BCL president hoisted the organisation flag. Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the council by releasing pigeons and balloons.
