Staff Reporter:
Ziaur Rahman Foundation Vice-President and physician Dr Zubaida Rahman yesterday stressed the need for creating a supportive environment where children can develop their talents and real-ize their full potential through quality education, healthcare, sports and opportunities to engage with nature.
“Every child’s life is filled with countless dreams and aspirations. What we need is a sound educa-tion system, arrangements for their mental and physical wellbeing, opportunities to play and move freely amid greenery and nature, and assurance of treatment for any illness,” she said.
Zubaida Rahman, also wife of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, was speaking as the chief guest at a cultural program after visiting ‘Blue Sky’, a school for children with special needs run by Bangla-desh Air Force, at Agargaon in the capital this afternoon.
Dr Zubaida said children are the future of the nation and expressed hope that they would move forward with high aspirations and immense potential.
“Coming here, one thought comes to my mind—that the open sky is the ultimate limit for any aspi-ration. So, children and adolescents will move forward with sky-high aspirations and potential as they are the great soldiers who will build today’s Bangladesh. Children are the future of the na-tion,” she said.
Highlighting the importance of initiatives aimed at nurturing children’s talents, she said Bangla-desh Shishu Academy was established for the development of children, while opportunities were subsequently created for girls to pursue higher education free of cost.
She said children are getting opportunities to demonstrate their excellence through cultural and sports competitions like ‘Notun Kuri’.
She said women account for 51 percent of the country’s population and appreciated BAFWWA for undertaking such initiatives to empower them.
She also thanked the students of Golden Eagle School and wished them success in reaching the pinnacle of their potential.
Earlier, Dr Zubaida Rahman visited Blue Sky School and enjoyed a cultural program organized with the participation of children with special needs and students of BAFWWA Golden Eagle Nursery.
The children with special needs performed songs, dances and a fashion show, among other perfor-mances.
BAFWWA and OWCC President Saleha Khan delivered the welcome address, while Blue Sky School Principal Group Captain Mohammad Nur Ullah also spoke.
Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Administration), vice presidents of the BAFWWA Central Committee, representatives of BAFWWA’s AK Khandker and Bashar branches, and senior Bangladesh Air Force officials attended the program.
