প্রকাশ: 01/11/2022
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the youths to
engage in producing and processing food to tackle impending global famine and
food crisis forecast by international organisations due to the ongoing Covid-19
pandemic and Russia-Ukraine war.
"I call upon the youth folk to concentrate on producing
more food by cultivating each inch of our land and processing those so that we
can save Bangladesh from the looming global famine and food crisis," she
said.
She said this while distributing the National Youth Award
among 21 winners in various categories for their outstanding contribution to
youth development and inaugurating the National Youth Day-2022 being observed
across the country in a befitting manner.
The prime minister joined virtually the programme organised
by the Youth and Sports Ministry at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium here, from
her official Ganabhaban residence in the city.
She said they have to ensure maximum use of the fertile land
and manpower they have to ward off the global crisis.
"The entire world has been suffering from economic
meltdown because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The situation is worsening further
due to the Russia-Ukraine war for which many developed countries are facing
economic crisis," she said.
The youths can work in their own localities in growing more
food and processing those to effectively fight the situation, she added.
"We can meet our growing local demand alongside helping
other countries affected by possible famine through growing more food and
ensuring their processing," she said.
Describing the youths as the main driving force for
Bangladesh's development, she said, "You (youths) have to make your
country a developed and prosperous one by 2041 utilising your own strength and
merit."
The prime minister said her government is working tirelessly
to build the youths with the up-to-date knowledge of science and technology to
make them worthy to compete with the ever-changing world and capable for the fourth
industrial revolution.
She praised the initiative of the Youth and Sports Ministry
to give firm based training to 64,000 youths both male and female in 64
districts and provide them with loans to set up biogas plants.
"I consider the initiative is timely one and very
important considering the present global state while the energy price is
increasing globally due to the war. We can save our country, if we can
establish biogas plants and solar energy," she added.
State Minister for Youth and Sports Md Zahid Ahsan Russel,
its Secretary Mesbah Uddin and Director General of the Department of Youth
Development Md Azharul Islam Khan, spoke at the function.
On behalf of the prime minister, the state minister
distributed the awards among the winners of the National Youth Award.
A video documentary on the National Day and its theme song
was also played at the function.
The National Youth Day is observed every year on November 1.
This year's theme of the day is "Proshikhito Jubok Unnat Desh:
Bangabandhur Bangladesh (Trained youths developed country, Bangabandhu's
Bangladesh)”.
- BSS
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