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RAJSHAHI, April 24, 2026 (BSS) - Four Rover Scouts from the Rajshahi University (RU) Rover Scout Group have set out from the university campus on a 150-kilometre journey to Hili Land Port.

The participants are S M Alfaz Ali Nayan, Rashidul Islam, Taziur Rahman Taj and Proshanto Sarkar.

To mark the start of the five-day journey on Thursday, Professor Md Rezaul Karim, Secretary of the Rover Scout Group Council, met the participants and briefed them on the goals and objectives of the expedition.

Saifuddin, General Secretary of the 45th Unit Council of the RU Rover Scout Group, Md Rintu, General Secretary of the 46th Unit Council, and other Rover Scouts were also present.

The expedition is being undertaken to earn the Rambling Badge, a requirement for the highest honour in Rover Scouting, the President's Rover Scout Award.

During the five-day programme, the participants will travel from Rajshahi to Hili Land Port via Naogaon.

Throughout the journey, they will raise social awareness with four slogans: "Not war, peace is the path of humanity", "If nature survives, life survives-this is the Rover Scout's call", "Stop wasting water, gas and electricity", and "Build a drug-free life".

They will also visit important landmarks, educational institutions, and key government and private offices, and pay courtesy calls on distinguished individuals along the way.