The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

A week-long 6 th SAF Scout Friendship Camp begins at Mouchack in Gazipur on October 12. The main theme of the camp is ' Scouting for Peace and Friendship'.

Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed will inaugurate the camp. President Prof Dr Iajuddin Ahmed will be present in the youth parliament to be held on October 16 as chief guest.

Md Abul Kalam Azad , Chief National Commissioner of Bangladesh Scouts, outlined the programmes of the camp to the media at the national headquarters of Bangladesh Scouts at Karkrail in the city.

Md Mozammel Haque Khan, Chairman of the SAF Scout Friendship Camp organising committee and National Commissioners, Deputy National Commissioners and Executive Secretary of Bangladesh Scouts among others, were present at the press conference.

Abul Kalam said that Rover Scouts and the leaders from 8 SAARC countries are expected to participate in the camp.

The Chief Commissioner of the National Scout Organisations in the SAARC countries and the official of the World Scout Bureau of Asia and Pacific region will visit the camp.

A total of 350 Rover Scouts and leaders from member countries of SAARC are expected to attend the SAF camp ending on October 18.