Desk Report
Publish: 26 Jun 2022, 03:47 pm
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina || Photo: Collected
Highlighting
the current coronavirus situation in the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
said the prevalence of coronavirus has increased slightly. We must all adhere
to health rules.
She
said educational institutions had to be closed for a long time due to the
coronavirus outbreak. The situation is getting a little worse again; therefore,
everyone is being urged to follow the hygiene rules.
The
premier said this while addressing the award distribution ceremony among
nationwide winners of Bangabandhu Talent Hunt Competition-2022 joining
virtually from her official Ganabhaban residence here. This time 15 people
selected at the national level were given the best merit award of the year.
Besides,
she called upon the new generation to be prepared with the knowledge of
science, technology and research to lead the country towards prosperity utilising
their hidden talents.
"Our
worthy children should be prepared with the knowledge of science, technology
and research to lead the country in future. Hope you all will flourish your
hidden talents in every sector and forward the country to make sure that
Bangladesh doesn't lag behind anymore," she said.
Expressing
her heartiest greetings to the winners, she said, "Your hidden talents are
the future of our country."
The
premier asked all concerned to find out hidden talents, saying, "Our
children have plenty of intelligence and they are born in the era of
technology. So, you should focus on searching hidden talents and utilising those
for country's development."
Against
the backdrop of global advancement in science and technology, she said
Bangladesh has to keep pace with the evolution.
"So,
we have to work on education and research of science, health, water resources,
agriculture and others. We are giving most importance to the research,"
she said.
She
also referred to her government's first separate allocation of Tk 12 crore for
research particularly on agriculture to make Bangladesh self-reliant in food
production after assuming power in 1996.
The
premier mentioned that they allocated Tk 100 crore in the budget the next year
(1997) for research, saying, "Research can show us the path (of prosperity
and advancement)."
She
went on saying that innovative thoughts among children can advance Bangladesh
ahead.
"The
new generation can march the country ahead through practice of science and
technology," she said.
The
premier said her government has taken various measures such as establishing
science and technology universities, institutes, maritime university and
medical university across the country mainly to inspire the students in science
education as they found less interest among the children about science after
assuming power in 1996.
Describing
the talent hunt competition as a marvelous system to reach grassroots talents,
the prime minister thanked the organizers to include especially able children
in the competition as it is one of the steps to bring them in the mainstream of
the society.
She
stated that the differently able children have huge talents, saying, "We
have to find out the talents in them and use their potential in country's
development."
Sheikh
Hasina called upon the new generation to prepare their mindset to work with
all, especially the differently able children for the advancement of the
country.
"I
am telling the new generation that we have to mix and work with all of them to
ensure our development," she added.
Mentioning
that her government has transformed Bangladesh into a developing nation and has
been working to make it a developed one by 2041, she said, "You (new
generation) are the soldiers of 2041."
She
also said her government has been implementing Delta plan-2100 to ensure an
improved and secured life for generation after generation.
The
prime minister said the Father of the Nation had given the most importance on
education particularly on science, technology and vocational education in
building the nation immediately after announcing education as the weapon of
reducing poverty.
As part
of his (Bangabandhu's) move, she said Bangabandhu incorporated education as the
basic rights in the country's constitution that was prepared by only nine
months after independence.
Bangabandhu
nationalised 36,165 educational institutions and built and repaired the already
ravaged educational institutes during the War of Liberation, she said.
She
also said the Father of the Nation made free primary education for all and up
to secondary education for female and distributed books free of cost to spread
the light of education everywhere.
The
premier said that Bangabandhu had also prepared an education policy which he
could not implement as he along with most of his family members had been
assassinated on August 15, 1975.
Following
the footsteps of Bangabandhu, she said her government had nationalised 26,993
primary schools across the country and is distributing books free of cost and
giving money to 1.40 crore students directly through their mother's cell phone
alongside providing stipends and scholarship to two crore more students.
Sheikh
Hasina said her government has given the topmost priority on the education
sector as they consider education as the most effective weapon to wipe out
poverty from the country.
Education
Minister Dr Dipu Moni, Deputy Minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury and Technical
and Madrasah Education Board Secretary Md Kamal Hossain spoke at the function
while Secondary and Higher Secondary Division Secretary Md Abu Bakr Siddique
gave the address of welcome.
Fifteen
students out of 7680 participants have been awarded in 2022 with a cheque of Tk
2 lakh each, certificates, crest and medal while 117 others who took part in
the competition also got Tk 30,000 each along with other benefits.
On
behalf of the prime minister, the education minister handed over the awards
among 15 winners in five categories.
Two
students on behalf of 15 awardees also expressed their feelings to win the
competition.
A video
documentary on the Bangabandhu Talent Hunt was screened on the occasion.
At the
directive of the prime minister, the nationwide talent hunt competition started
in 2013 aimed at finding out grassroots level talents among the secondary and
higher secondary students and inspire them to use their intelligence in nation
building activities.
The competition was renamed as Bangabandhu Talent Hunt Competition marking the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and golden jubilee of the country's independence in 2020. The competition was not held for two consecutive years, 2020 and 2021 due to the outbreak of the global Coronavirus pandemic.
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