Newly-elected office bearers of Bangladesh Scouts call on President

DHAKA, Bangladesh Aug 6 (BSS) - A delegation of Bangladesh Scouts today called on President Professor Dr. Iajuddin Ahmed at Bangabhaban.

The delegation, led by newly elected President of Bangladesh
Scouts and Education Secretary Mohammad Momtazul Islam, sought
Professor Iajuddin's cooperation and guidelines in implementing
different programmes of the scouts and strengthening it.

They also apprised President Iajuddin of different activities
of Bangladesh Scouts and its leadership role in Asia- Pacific
region.

They told the President that Bangladesh Scouts has earned
dignity as the organizer of 4th Air Internet Jamboree this year.

The President, who is the chief scout of the country,
welcomed the newly elected office executives and national
commissioners of Bangladesh Scouts, and called upon them to put
their efforts to make the Scouts movement strengthen through
increasing the number of scouts, particularly the girl guides.

He also drew the attention of new scouts officials and
commissioners to ensure quality service of scouts for common
people and play positive role in enriching the youths further.

Professor Iajuddin praised the Bangladesh Scouts for its
post-Sidr rehabilitation programme underscored the need for
including articles on scouts' movement in the textbook curriculum
of primary and secondary level schools.

He also laid stress on scouts exchanging programme among the
SAARC countries to strengthen people to people contract in this
region.

Chief National Commissioner of Bangladesh Scouts Mohammad
Abul Kalam Azad, Vice Presidents of Bangladesh Scouts Mohammad
Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan, and SM Zahurul Islam, Treasurer Abdul
Qaium Thakur and National Commissioners Mohammad Abdus Salam
Khan, Mohammad Abdul Karim and Mohammad Mozammel Haque Khan,
among others, were present.

Secretary of the President's Office Md Sirajul Islam,
Military Secretary to the President Major General Mohammad Ruhul
Amin and Press Secretary Abdul Awal Howlader were present.