Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday said that every girl child had to be ensured safety, quality education and nutrition and transformed into skilled human resources as they would be the future mothers, future citizens.聽
鈥楢bout 45 per cent of the total population of Bangladesh is children, almost half of whom are girls. Therefore, our future mothers, future citizens - these girls must be ensured safety, quality education and nutrition and must be transformed into skilled human resources,鈥� he said.
The chief adviser said this in a message on the eve of National Girl Child Day-2025.
He said that these girls were the dream of the future who would work fearlessly for the welfare of the motherland, and would stand with Bangladesh with their heads held high before the world.
Yunus said that National Girl Child Day-2025 would be observed nationwide with the theme 鈥業 am a girl child 鈥� I build dreams, I fight with courage, I work for the welfare of the country鈥�.
He extended his heartfelt greetings to all the girl children of Bangladesh and their guardians.
The chief adviser expressed his thanks and gratitude to everyone involved in the implementation of the programmes organised on the occasion of this day.
With a view to make democratic transformation of Bangladesh, adolescent girls and women were at the forefront of the mass uprising of the students-workers-people. They showed us the dream of building a new Bangladesh, he said.
Yunus said that the current interim government was working to ensure the rights and dignity of all citizens of the country, regardless of gender.
鈥榃ith the aim of ensuring equality between girls and boys in our society, the government is implementing several constitutional and structural reform programmes, including the recommendations of the Women鈥檚 Affairs Reform Commission,鈥� he said.
He wished success of all the programmes organised on the occasion of National Girl Child Day-2025.