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Dateline Rajshahi

Make Mass Literacy Programme a success: President
RAJSHAHL Sept 16: Pre side nt Abdur Rahman Biswas today called upon all to make the mass literacy programme, initiated by the present democratic government a success through evaluation and pragmatic approach, reports BSS
He said, education is the sine qua non to achieve socioeconomic progress and to build an Ideal nation.
The President was Inaugu rating a day long conference on compulsory primary education of the officials of Rajs hah I division at the local Zila Partshad Hall here
He said the present government had attached priority to education and maximum budgetary allocations had been given In this sector.
The President said Taka 503 crore had been earmarked for universal primary education and for the welfare of the pri mary teachers
President Biswas said sixty per cent of the jobs of teachers had been preserved for the female to be recruited tn the primary schools to ensure their mass tve participation and solve their unemployment problem
He called upon the educated women to come forward to avail this opportunity and help spread education among the posterity
Referring to the mass liter acy programme, the President said that It was essential to In elude the unemployed cdu rated youths tn this Initiative
to ensure Increasing the liter acy rate tn the rural areas
He said, the present gov ernment had undertaken the mass literacy programme in 43 thanas and about 100 thanas were brought under this programme by the Non-Govern ment Organisations
He called upon the well-to-do and educated sections to come forward to make life meaningful for the vast major ity.
He urged the teachers and guardians to help create a congenial atmosphere in the country's educational arena for enabling the students to ac quire proper knowledge.
He said, the primary teach ers were the forerunners In the task of removing the curse of illiteracy and they have to bear the torch of education for enlightening the nation
The President underlined the importa nee of the demo cratlc norms and Ideals to consolidate the hard earned democracy in the country.
President Biswas an nounced that his secretariat would give awards to those teachers engaged In the compulsory primary education for their outstanding perfor mances.
The function was ad dressed, among others, by Mayor of Rajshahl City Corporation Mlzanur Rahman and Divisional Commissioner M Amlnul Islam.
It was Informed thal about 82 per cent school going chll dren have been enrolled In
schools in the division.
Earlier. President Biswas visited the holy shrine of Hazrat Shah Wali Nlamutullah (RA) at Gour in the Shibganj Thana of Chapalnawabganj district and offered Fateha here. He also released fish fries In the ponds of the mazar.
The President also visited the graveyard at the historic Sona Masjid where two bodies of Shahced Captain Mohluddln Jahangir Bir Shrestha and Major Nazmul Haque Tulu who embraced martyrdom during the country's Liberation War. arc laid
Addressing a gathering at the Sona Masjid premises the President called upon all to imbue themselves with the Ideals and sacrifices of the martyrs of the Liberation War.
He said the freedom fight ers sacrificed their life for democracy and country's peace and progress and to enable us to hold our heads erect as an independent nation.
He said democracy had been achieved and now all should dedicate to bring progress and prosperity by strengthening the hands of the democratic government estab llshed through free and fair election.
He also addressed a gather Ing of the local chairmen where he u rged them to work for the upliftment of the rural areas
Professor Shajahan Miah MP also spoke on the occasion
President Biswas Is on a two day visit to northern districts and arrived Rajshahl this afternoon.