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TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2025
AL, BNP, JaPa leaders take part in fair to encourage youth to participate in politics

Bangladesh

TBS Report
20 May, 2023, 03:55 pm
Last modified: 20 May, 2023, 04:02 pm

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AL, BNP, JaPa leaders take part in fair to encourage youth to participate in politics

TBS Report
20 May, 2023, 03:55 pm
Last modified: 20 May, 2023, 04:02 pm
AL, BNP, JaPa leaders take part in fair to encourage youth to participate in politics

Central leaders of the country's three major parties showed up in a youth fair to encourage the young generation to participate in politics. 

The Multi-Party Advocacy Forum-MAF Dhaka, a platform engaging young-mid level leaders of Awami League, BNP, and Jatiya Party, organised the Youth Fair, under the USAID-funded 'Strengthening Political Landscape' project, implemented by Democracy International, reads a press release. 

Members of Chhatra League, Chhatra Dal, and Jatiyo Chatra Somaj, and politically aware students from four educational institutions participated in the fair featuring the theme of 'political discussion must continue'.

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Speakers at the programme said the political parties should be more proactive in increasing political participation of talented youth. 

This project aims to enhance the internal capacity of political parties, particularly youth and women leaders and promote political harmony. 

MAFs held 16 Youth Fairs in various districts across the country prior to today's event in Dhaka. 

Participating youth took part in various sessions including debates, quiz, and online courses on the www.politicsmatters.com.bd e-learning platform, to enhance their political knowledge and skills. 

Central leaders of three major political parties, including Jatiya Party's Joint Secretary General Golam Mohammad Raju, Bangladesh Awami League's Organising Secretary Sujit Roy Nandi, Bangladesh Nationalist Party BNP's Organising Secretary Syed Emran Saleh Prince attended the youth fair and spoke at the concluding ceremony. 

Jatiya Party Joint Secretary General Golam Mohammad Raju said, "First of all, democracy must be practiced within the party, otherwise how can democracy be established in the country?" 

Referring to the need to get out of dynastic political party practices, he said, the current chairman of his party has started working towards that goal. 

He urged the youth to come forward in politics.

Syed Imran Saleh Prince, Organising Secretary of BNP, said, "We sometimes use youth for our own interests. Because we cannot use the power of the youth properly; they are drifting away from politics." 

Pointing out that politics has both good and bad sides, he said "if we only talk about the negative sides then we will never move forward." 

He urged the youth not to say, "I hate politics."

Awami League Organising Secretary Sujit Roy Nandi said that even if there is a difference in ideology, everyone should be united on the issues of transparency, accountability, good governance, fundamentalism and militancy for the sake of the country. For the youth we have three parties united on one stage today; It is a demonstration of democratic practice. 

Thanking the Multi Party Advocacy Forum he said, "We will hold such programs ourselves in the future with all the parties."

At the closing of the Youth Fair, the Chief of Party of Democracy International, Dana L. Olds thanked the organizers and said that such a program was a shining example that political harmony was possible despite different political ideologies. She also thanked the guests and said that encouraging young people in politics means investing in future policy makers. Seeing the presence of these politicians together, shows young people the importance of tolerance in politics. She also thanked USAID for supporting this program in Bangladesh.

At the end of the youth fair organizers awarded certificates to individuals who successfully finished all the courses on the Politics Matters e-learning platform, and winners of the debate, quiz, and video message competitions. 

President of Multi-Party Advocacy Forum Dhaka, and BNP's Dhaka South Joint Convener Tanveer Ahmed gave the welcome remarks and, MAF Dhaka's general secretary and member of Awami League's central sub-committee Noorjahan Akter Shabuz moderated the youth fair.

About USAID: Since Bangladesh's independence, the United States government has provided more than eight billion dollars in development assistance to Bangladesh through USAID. In addition, the United States has provided more than 70 million dollars to fight against COVID-19 in Bangladesh through various departments of the government. In 2020, USAID provided more than 20 million dollars to improve the quality of life of the people of Bangladesh. Programs that USAID supports in Bangladesh include strengthening democratic institutions and practices, expanding food security and economic opportunities, developing and adapting health and education services, and adapting to climate change conditions through environmental protection.

Youth fair / USAID Bangladesh

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