Work to make youths worthy residents, President asks scout leaders – Bd24live

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President Mohammed Shahabuddin at present requested the scout leaders to work for making new generations as worthy residents to succeed in the advantages of independence at folks’s doorsteps.

“To maintain tempo with the quickly altering world, we should encourage our youths to amass sensible abilities in info know-how (IT), computer systems, and worldwide languages,” he mentioned.

The president mentioned this on the inaugural perform of the 52nd annual normal assembly (AGM) of the Bangladesh Scouts because the chief visitor on the Osmani Memorial Auditorium right here.

He mentioned scout coaching can play a major function in guiding younger people to grow to be ‘sensible residents’, emphasising the necessity for taking efficient initiatives to contain kids, youngsters, and youths in scouting actions.

The president, additionally the chief scout, urged the scout leaders to transcend conventional scouting actions and contribute actively to fixing social issues and shaping public opinion on varied people-centric welfare points.

“Selfishness, violence, greed, and ethical degradation erode the values of our society. The unfavorable affect of satellite tv for pc tradition, drug abuse, and misuse of IT has extreme affect on youngsters. The rise of Juvenile gang tradition in city and suburban areas is a transparent manifestation of the problems,” the pinnacle of state added.

With the intention to develop worthy residents and create ‘sensible Bangladesh’ free from medication, terrorism, and corruption, the chief scout suggested scout leaders to be extra proactive of their efforts to nurture kids, youngsters and youths.

The president expressed his gratitude to all of the council members, scouts, and people concerned within the scout motion for his or her dedication in empowering the longer term technology and fostering good citizenship.

He mentioned the scout motion is well known and an efficient instructional program worldwide, aimed toward turning younger people to trustworthy, morally upright, very best and accountable residents.

Noting that the variety of scouts is 25.87 lakh, he mentioned it’s nonetheless inadequate in comparison with the nation’s complete inhabitants.

“In line with the Nationwide Strategic Plan-2030 of the Bangladesh Scouts, the scout membership will improve to 5 million . . . Nevertheless, it’s essential to make sure high quality as nicely. Each girls and boys ought to have equal alternatives to take part in scouting,” he continued.

The president expressed his hope that the folks would additionally get profit from the scouts’ companies, together with tree plantation, sanitation, well being training, EPI (Expanded Program on Immunization), selling power conservation and elevating environmental consciousness.

He additionally counseled the scouts for his or her function in offering help to the injured and affected folks throughout varied calamities, together with fires.

A video documentary on the actions of Bangladesh Scouts within the earlier years was screened on the perform.

In recognition of the excellent contributions of Bangladesh Scouts to the growth of scouting, together with coaching, applications, social improvement, and health-related actions, the president additionally introduced awards for 2022 and 2023.

These awards included the distinguished ‘President’s Rover Scout Award,’ the best award in scouting generally known as the ‘Silver Tiger,’ and the second-highest award within the ‘Silver Hilsa’ class.

The chief scout additionally took half in a photograph session with the awardees.

He emphasised the united work of the youths to develop themselves as ‘sensible residents’ with the spirit of the Nice Liberation Battle and patriotism, to implement the ‘Imaginative and prescient 2041’ by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

The pinnacle of state known as upon the scouters to actively contribute to the general scouting programme, which performs a significant function within the well timed and sustainable socio-economic improvement of the nation.

Bangladesh Scouts President Md. Abul Kalam Azad, MP, presided over the perform.

Chief Nationwide Commissioner of Bangladesh Scouts Md Mozammel Haque Khan additionally spoke on the event.