GAZIPUR, Jan 20, 2020 -( BSS) – Focusing on the importance of intensifying
the scout movement, President M Abdul Hamid asked the scouts to utilise
scouting activities to serve country and do humanitarian service.
“Scouting helps a learner to become a good citizen through training
simultaneously study . . . Utilise scouting to serve country and do
humanitarian welfare acts,” the President said, inaugurating the ‘Ninth
National Cub Camporee-2020’ at the National Scout Training Centre at Mouchak
in Gazipur.
Abdul Hamid, also the chief scout of Bangladesh, added: “The national
development will be accelerated, if teaching of scouting can be reflected in
personal, family and social lives.”
Appreciating the overall activities of the scout movement across the
world, he said the scouting activities can help new generation to build
themselves as modern, progressive and creative citizens.
The head of the state also stated that scouting also help the society for
its advancement.
“You will lead the nation tomorrow. You will build a hunger and poverty-
free, secular, developed and rich Bangladesh envisioned by Father of the
Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,” President Hamid told cub scouts
and scouters.
Noting that Bangladesh was achieved by dint of huge sacrifices, the
President categorically urged the scouts to build themselves as worthy and
skilled citizens for the country.
“You will play active role in different social services and development
works. Do mass awareness campaign for tree plantation, protecting environment
and bio-diversity and against global warming,” he suggested.
The chief scout also called upon the scouts to come forward during any
rescue campaign or natural calamities including cyclone, building collapse
and devastating fire incidents.
Hoping that the scouts as a patriotic and voluntary organization would
expand its service-oriented activities in the days to come, President Hamid
advised scouts to become active like previous days to create mass awareness
against narcotics, terrorism, militancy, child marriage and fanaticism.
The new generation, who did not see 1971 Liberation War and Bangabandhu,
must take lesson from the history to engage themselves in nation-building
activities, he opined.
Referring to the relentless works of the incumbent government led by Prime
Minter Sheikh Hasina, the head of the state urged to be partners of different
development activities with positive, modern and scientific outlook in line
with the ‘Vision -2021’, ‘Vision 2041’ , ‘Delta Plana 2100’ and ‘United
Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030.
On the occasion, the chief scout handed over the ‘President’s Rover Scout
Award’ to four university students and ‘President’s Scout Award’ to 48
students for their outstanding performance in scout movement.
He also released a commemorative postage stamp at the ceremony.
Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque, Bangladesh Scouts
President Md Abul Kalam Azad, Bangladesh Scouts Chief National Commissioner
and Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Commissioner Dr Md Mozammel Haque Khan,
also spoke on the occasion.