Social welfare and women and children affairs adviser Sharmeen S Murshid at a programme in Dhaka on Saturday said that the youth would build a new Bangladesh.
She made the remarks after inaugurating a youth rally titled Involvement of the Youth Community in the Protection of Children and Women at the auditorium of Bangladesh Film Archive at Agargaon in the capital, said a press release.聽
Praising the youth for their resilience and leadership, she said, 鈥楢mid the hardships of the July uprising, I see new leadership in the wounded faces of the youth. We will build a new Bangladesh by developing the power of the youth.鈥�
A local youth delegation officially began its journey from Dhaka to combat child and women abuse across Bangladesh through the inauguration.
Calling for a united effort to build a humane, equal and violence-free nation, the adviser said, 鈥榃e will create a state where power means love and responsibility means service. From homes to workplaces and cyberspace, we will ensure the safety of women and children everywhere.鈥�
Organised in collaboration with Nirapad Alliance and Dreams on the Way, joint secretary of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Prakash Kanti Chowdhury, Nirapad Alliance vice-chairman Tahmidur Rahman, general secretary Hatim Sadab Liyan, treasurer Masum Muhammad, AGM Bayzid, Kotha Bolo Nari founder Narayan Nusrat Haque, and July fighter Tamim, among others, spoke at the event.