Scouts can play vital role for peace, friendship in SAARC region

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Law Adviser Mainul Hosein Friday expressed the hope that the members of Bangladesh Scouts would play a vital role in establishing peace and friendship in the South Asian region through the scout movement, reports BSS.
Referring to the last 14th Summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) he highlighted the decision of the regional leaders for identifying exchange of visitors among the member states as the key to establish understanding within the bloc.
He said this while inaugurating as the chief guest "Jamboree on the Train" of the Bangladesh Scouts at Kamlapur Railway Station in the city. President of Bangladesh Scouts Shah Mohammad Farid chaired the function.
Communications Secretary Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman and Belayet Hossain, Director General of Bangladesh Railway and Md Mahbub-uz-zaman, adviser of Bangladesh Scouts spoke on the occasion while Chief National Commissioner of the Bangladesh Scouts Mohammad Fazlur Rahman delivered the address of welcome. The SAARC leaders recognised the importance of inter-regional tourism, especially the exchange of youths within the region, which was a correct direction, the Adviser said.
During last few SAARC summits, emphasis was given on simplifying the movement of people within the SAARC countries for boosting regional understanding, Mainul added.
"The members of scouts, in future, would reach Afghanistan, the new member state of SAARC by the friendship train," the adviser expected welcoming the scouts of SAARC states who are participating in the jamboree.
The adviser said the jamboree on train programme would inspire passengers to travel by train and the social welfare activities and principles of scouting would influence the people waiting nearby the jamboree routes.
Besides, it would help achieve the goal of the programme 'Thrill, Knowledge and Friendship,' the Adviser said.
The five-day Jamboree on train of the Bangladesh Scouts started from Chittagong Thursday. A total of 3000 scouts and officials under 11 zones of the Bangladesh Scouts are participating at the jamboree on train for the first time in Bangladesh to mark the 100 years of scouting movement across the globe.
The Bangladesh Scouts, as other parts of the world, has undertaken various programmes to mark the event.
As part of the programme, the Bangladesh Scouts jamboree will travel 800 kilometres from Chittagong to Dinajpur. Scouts from India and Nepal are participating in the jamboree.