Youths vow to do good for society

While disabled persons face neglect in society, 13 youths from Jagannath University have come forward to raise awareness among people on ensuring disability rights.

After participating in a four-day Active Citizen Youth Leadership Training from November 1 last year, they formed human chains and conducted signature campaigns and research and observed the International Day of People with Disability in the last four months.

Udoy and 10 similar groups working on sectors including social enterprise, health and education yesterday participated in "Active Regional Achievers' Summit-2015", organised jointly by British Council and The Hunger Project in the capital's Institute of Diploma Engineers. 

Wearing green T-shirts, over 100 youths aged mostly between 20 to 25 years came together for the day motivated with the thought of doing something for society.  

"There is a common tendency to leave everything upon the government to develop the country. We should give up this practice and do our work by ourselves," Munir Hasan, general secretary of Bangladesh Math-Olympiad Committee, told the summit's inaugural ceremony.

"Ethics, responsibility and empathy are not taught in the curriculum and education is not fulfilled without these," said Dr Manzoor Ahmed, senior adviser, Institute of Educational Development, Brac University.

Justice Kazi Ebadul Hoque said persons being neglected benefitted when youths engaged for society's development.

The Hunger Project Country Director Dr Badiul Alam Majumder presided over the session.

Active Citizens is a social leadership training programme organised by British Council, promoting intercultural dialogue and community-led social development.