BSS, Rajshahi :
Substantial and sustainable promotion of volunteerism can be the effective means of bringing a remarkable and meaningful change everywhere in the society.
Apart from this, volunteerism can play a pivotal role towards establishing integrated and equity based society. So, utmost emphasis should be given on generating ideas of volunteerism and its importance among the young generation from their boyhood.
The views were expressed at a virtual dialogue on the issue hosted by the Light House, a non-government development organization, to mark the Global Volunteers Day- 2020, on Saturday evening.
‘Together We Can through Volunteering’ was the main theme of the day.
Light House Chief Executive Harun-Or-Rashid, Assistant Professor Pronob Kanti Dev from the Department of English in Sylhet International University and Urban and Rural Planner Sheikh Mehedi Hassan addressed the dialogue as focal persons. Subrata Kumar Paul from Light House moderated the discussion.
Development activists Rajesh Adhikary and Jamil Akhter, Somunnoy Bangladesh Fellow Dr Mahbub Hassan and youth leaders Monirul Islam and Abdus Salam also spoke sharing their expertise on the issue.
The speakers mentioned substantial and sustainable flourishing of voluntarism can be a vital means of founding a healthy and peaceful society. They also viewed that the volunteers always play an important role towards taking the underprivileged and disadvantaged sections of the society forward besides improving their living and livelihood condition.
Harun-Or-Rashid mentioned that the diverse and dynamic role of volunteerism in promoting the Sustainable Development Goals merits strong support from policy planners along with their implementers and other stakeholders.
He said the role of family and society is very important for boosting the number of volunteers. On this International Day, he thanked volunteers for their efforts to leave no one behind.
Substantial and sustainable promotion of volunteerism can be the effective means of bringing a remarkable and meaningful change everywhere in the society.
Apart from this, volunteerism can play a pivotal role towards establishing integrated and equity based society. So, utmost emphasis should be given on generating ideas of volunteerism and its importance among the young generation from their boyhood.
The views were expressed at a virtual dialogue on the issue hosted by the Light House, a non-government development organization, to mark the Global Volunteers Day- 2020, on Saturday evening.
‘Together We Can through Volunteering’ was the main theme of the day.
Light House Chief Executive Harun-Or-Rashid, Assistant Professor Pronob Kanti Dev from the Department of English in Sylhet International University and Urban and Rural Planner Sheikh Mehedi Hassan addressed the dialogue as focal persons. Subrata Kumar Paul from Light House moderated the discussion.
Development activists Rajesh Adhikary and Jamil Akhter, Somunnoy Bangladesh Fellow Dr Mahbub Hassan and youth leaders Monirul Islam and Abdus Salam also spoke sharing their expertise on the issue.
The speakers mentioned substantial and sustainable flourishing of voluntarism can be a vital means of founding a healthy and peaceful society. They also viewed that the volunteers always play an important role towards taking the underprivileged and disadvantaged sections of the society forward besides improving their living and livelihood condition.
Harun-Or-Rashid mentioned that the diverse and dynamic role of volunteerism in promoting the Sustainable Development Goals merits strong support from policy planners along with their implementers and other stakeholders.
He said the role of family and society is very important for boosting the number of volunteers. On this International Day, he thanked volunteers for their efforts to leave no one behind.
