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Build competent leadership through scouting: President
DHAKA, Nov 05, 2018 (BSS) – President M Abdul Hamid today urged scout
leaders, guardians, teachers and public representatives to come forward to
build efficient future leadership through scout movement.
“Scouts are change-makers…inspire the children, teenagers and youths in
scouting as it can play a significant role in grooming new generation as a
modern, progressive and creative nation,” he said while addressing the 47th
Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the National Council of Bangladesh Scouts at
Krishibid Institution Bangladesh (KIB) here.
The President, also the chief of Bangladesh Scouts, said: “Selfishness,
jealousy, greediness and moral degradation are putting negative impact on the
children-juveniles…simultaneously worldwide terrorism, militancy and misuse
of technology are also misleading them. The scout movement can play an
effective role in this regard”.
He emphasised intensifying the institution-based scouting activities at
all vicinities and colonies to make the new generation ideal and worthy
citizens.
Abdul Hamid also stressed making new generation self-confident, patriot,
service-oriented and good citizens with good character, which will help turn
the Father of Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s “Sonar Bangla” into
a science- and ICT-based “Digital Bangladesh”.
Noting that an obliging and volunteer scout can attain affection and love
of all, the President said simultaneously scouting can play an effective role
in different welfare activities, including ensuring safe road, gearing up
anti-militancy and drug campaign, ensuring health services, electricity and
sanitation, tree plantation and saving environment.
He said the scout leaders must inspire children, juveniles and youths to
be educated with moral and practical education, being imbued with the
patriotism.
“Let the scouts know the actual history of country’s struggle of
independent and liberation war.”
Abdul Hamid lauded the initiatives of scouts as work continues to increase
its members to 2.1 million from existing 1.7 million in line with the
‘Bangladesh Scouts National Strategic Plan 2021’.
He expressed his heartiest congratulations to the award recipients who
were conferred with different scout awards for their outstanding contribution
to the recent scout movement.
“Try and leave this world a little better than you found it”, the
President quoted Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, the modern scouting
movement founder, as saying.
He hoped that the scouts would contribute more to the country’s
socioeconomic development in line with the global scout movement.
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid, Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal,
Primary and Mass Education Minister Mostafizur Rahman, Bangladesh Scouts
President Abul Kalam Azad, Chief National Commissioner of Bangladesh Scouts
Dr M Mozammel Haque Khan were, among others, present on the occasion.
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