Students take oath to build non-communal Bangladesh

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GAIBANDHA, APRIL 19, 2019 (BSS) – Students of eight schools located at
Indigenous prone area of six unions under Gobindaganj upazila here took oath
on Mahmud Bag Islamia High School ground of the upazila yesterday to build
non-communal and humanitarian Bangladesh.

Abalamban, a local voluntary organisation, arranged the function with the
financial support of UNDP-Human Rights Programme.

Earlier, a discussion was also held with chairman of school managing
committee Zobayer Hasan M. Shafique Ahmed in the chair.

President of Rangpur divisional Umpire Association Waziur Rahman Raphel,
president of Sahebganj-Bagdafarm Bhumi Uddhar Sangram Committee Philimon
Baske, agriculturist Sadequl Islam, human rights works Anjali Rani Devi,
executive director of Abalamban Probir Chakrabartee, project coordinator
Srizol Tigya, head teacher Abdus Samad, and aboriginal leader British Sharen
addressed the function, among others.

The speakers in their speeches said the students would learn developing
human qualities side by side with doing protest against disparity and unfair
activities like drug taking, eve teasing, militancy and terrorism from the
student life through holding the programme.

The students would also learn how to respect the aged persons and love
the juniors of the society to build a happy and prosperous country and take
it towards desired development in the spirit of the Liberation War, they also
said.

The speakers also asked the students to be patriotic and worthy citizens
of the country and lead the nation properly in future by making the best use
of their merits and talent.

Later, more than one thousand students of eight schools took part in the
oath that was administered by head teacher Abdus Samad.

Earlier, debate competitions on different issues including development of
aboriginal people, education for the persons with disabilities, and women
empowerment and cultural function were held in the schools at the arrangement
of the organisation on April 17.