CCD Bangladesh’s youth conference held in Rajshahi

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RAJSHAHI, March 29, 2018 (BSS)-Speakers at a function here on Wednesday said the youths, particularly the students at higher educational institutions, should be groomed up as active citizens so that they can contribute to society and the nation positively.

Terming the young generation a vital power for the nation, the speakers viewed they must be built as worthy citizens through enhancing their level of confidence. Time has come to generate leadership characteristics among the youths, they said.

They were addressing a daylong youth conference styled “Active Citizens Regional Achievers Summit” in Shilpakala Academy auditorium. CCD Bangladesh organised the event in association with British Council’s Active Citizens Project.

More than 2,000 students both male and female ones from various educational institutions attended the programme comprising various life skill development sessions.

Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation Mosaddeque Hossain Bulbul, Ayen Uddin, MP, former vice-chancellor of Rajshahi University Prof Sayedur Rahman Khan, English Department Chairman of Varendra University Prof Shahidur Rahman and British Council Deputy Director Andrew Newton addressed the meeting.

CCD Joint Director Shahana Parveen chaired the session. “Globally Connected, Locally Engaged” was the main theme of the programme.

Mayor Bulbul stressed the need for arranging leadership training for the students for equipping them with modern knowledge for the sake of cherished national development.

He viewed that there is no alternative to generate community leadership among the students to take forward the nation successfully and that is very important to bring a qualitative change everywhere in the society.

Prof Saidur Rahman Khan disseminated his expertise on various youth development issues and mentioned that each of the youths should have commitment of building a poverty-free and self-reliant Bangladesh.

Lawmaker Ayen Uddin viewed that time has come to generate more and more student leadership in the society for making them time-fitting social actor to free the society from various crimes and malpractices like drug-addiction.