The New Nation - Internet Edition

Our Correspondent, Comilla

A twelve-day long civic education programme for the students concluded in Comilla on Wednesday under the program 'Institutionalising Democracy in Bangladesh: Civic Education Program for the High School and Madrasa Students.'

One thousand five hundred students from twenty institutions representing class eight to ten received school bags and different materials on civic education through the program. Change Makers, a civic education and human rights organization ran the program supported by the American Center, US Embassy, Dhaka.

The program was inaugurated by noted social worker and Ekushey Padak winner Dr Zobaida Hannan at the Nawab Fayjunnesa Govt. Girls' High School while senior citizens, teachers, journalists, legal professionals, doctors and religious leaders attended as guest speakers at different institutions. Change Makers' president advocate Tanbir ul Islam Siddiqui moderated the programs.

Aim of the programme is to influence the society to spread civic education as an important step towards institutionalizing democracy in the country with the objectives to demonstrate the impact and usefulness of civic education on young citizens, develop students' knowledge about civic life and shape character and commitments and help to create an atmosphere for taking nationwide civic education program.

Among other issues, constitution of the people's republic of Bangladesh, fundamental rights, state of emergency, human rights, civic duties, national parliament, corruption, terrorism as a global threat, human trafficking etc. were discussed with the students. Later, the guests received questions from the students on the above mention subjects.