State Minister for Textile* Major (retd) Abdul Mannan yealerday called upon the people to unite under the leader ship of Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zta for building a , happy and prosperous Bungin desh. reports BSS

He was speaking as chief guest at the annual general meeting and scholarship awarding ceremony, organised by the Dhaka based SonagazT Thana Saintly at Bangladesh Shtsu Academy auditorium here.

The meeting was addressed. among others, by Mosarraf Hossain, a noted In dustriallst and president of Greater Noakhall SanUty. Glas Kamal Chowdhury, a noted journalist. Sahadat Hossain Selim and Anwarul Kader

He called upon the student community lo acquire proper education and build themselves as future leaders of the country. He laid stress on the maintenance of peaceful atmosphere In the educational in stltutfons.

Dhaka-based Sonagazi Sam-ily award scholarships lo the poor and brilliant students every year. This year ifi slu dinu received s< bt'lM|£# Taka orfe thousand each