RAJSHAHI, Aug 15, 2018 (BSS)-Ensuring leadership training for students and
the youths in particular has become an urgent need for transforming them into
worthy citizens, said speakers at a function in the city on Tuesday.
They viewed role of youths as well as the students is very vital for
creating mass-awareness together with forging a social resistance against
extremism and militancy at higher educational institutions.
As a whole, the students should be groomed as social watchdog so that they
can contribute to society and the nation positively.
The observation came at the closing session of a two-day “youth leadership
workshop for the members of students’ forum” in Postal Academy training room.
Centre for Communication and Development (CCD) organized the workshop in
partnership with Democracy International Bangladesh and project for Engaging
Youth People against Violent Extremism and Religious Militancy.
Some 38 talented students from Rajshahi College attended the programme
which was organized with the main thrust of boosting peace, harmony and
tolerance among the participating youths through enhancing their leadership
and competence.
Partnership and Grant Manager of Democracy International Bangladesh Zahid
Hassan, CCD Director Golam Mourtoza and its Joint Director Shahana Parveen,
Project Coordinator Mehedi Hassan Tanveer and Facilitator Shamsunnahar
addressed the session as resource persons.
The discussants unequivocally called for ensuring safe spaces for youths
for their proper physical and mental grooming so that they could be
transformed into worthy citizens for betterment of the society.
They observed leadership and capacity development among youths in general
is very vital for making them social contributors.
The youths need safe spaces where they can come together, engage in
activities related to their diverse needs and interests, participate in
decision making processes and freely express themselves to attain the
cherished goal.