Rangpur: Scout leaders at a multipurpose workshop today called for strengthening scout training programs to enhance their skills and instill a spirit of knowledge, perseverance, and human qualities. They viewed this at the district scouts' multipurpose workshop arranged for all eight Upazila Scout Commissioners, Secretaries, Upazila Scouts, and Cub Leaders of Rangpur district at the District Scout Bhaban auditorium in the city.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the workshop thoroughly reviewed the training and social development programs, planning for the upcoming 2025-26 financial year, and the implementation status of the current year's training programs and social development initiatives. Rangpur District Scout Commissioner Md Mahbubur Rahman conducted the workshop, which saw participation from Bangladesh Scouts Assistant Director Sudhir Chandra Barman, Leader Trainers Siddiqur Rahman, Aleya Khatun, and Shamim Ara Seema, District Scout Secretary Md Abdur Rahim, and Assistant Leader Trainers Nahid Akhtar Parveen and Mahmudul Akash.
The speakers emphasized that young students should receive proper training to enhance their skills for participating in scouting alongside academic and other extracurricular activities, aiming to develop themselves as honest, worthy, and patriotic citizens. Mahbubur Rahman highlighted the disciplined and systematic life of scouts, which can play a crucial role in building a knowledge-based enlightened society free from drugs and all sorts of social curses.
Scouting contributes to the physical, intellectual, social, spiritual, and mental development of boys and girls, enabling scout participants to live as responsible citizens and members of the national and international community. Rahman stated, "The scouts can gain knowledge about scouting methods from the training program to provide services to society and humanity with a dedication to make the scout movement successful."