15 meritorious schoolgirls honoured in Kushtia

On the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child, Bashundhara Shuvosangho honoured 15 meritorious girl students at Chand Sultana Secondary Girls' School in Kushtia town on Sunday morning.

The program was attended by Tarikul Haque Tarik, adviser to the Kushtia District Branch of Bashundhara Shuvosangho and staff correspondent of Kaler Kantho; Shakil Ahmed, acting president; and Priyata Akter, acting general secretary; Asma Ansari Miru, president of TIB-run Committee of Concerned Citizens’ (CCB) Kushtia chapter; Shirina Akter, headmistress of the school; and teacher Bashir Ahmed.

At the event, Bashundhara Shuvosangho honoured 15 meritorious students, selecting three top-ranking students from each class from Grade Six to Grade Ten. Each student received gifts of notebooks, pens, pencils, and a geometry box. The young students were overwhelmed with emotion upon receiving the honors and gifts and expressed their gratitude to Bashundhara Shuvosangho.

Speaking at the event, Asma Ansari Miru said that girls are not merely members of their families or society; they are the “driving force of the world's future.”

“Today's girls will become tomorrow's teachers, doctors, scientists, entrepreneurs, and leaders of the country,” Asma Ansari said.

Asma Ansari said that, according to United Nations data, a child marriage still takes place somewhere in the world every three seconds.

“Child marriage, malnutrition, lack of quality education, and security challenges continue to undermine the potential of girls around the world before they have a chance to flourish.”

“We must remember that holding back a girl child means holding back an entire society and country,” Asma Ansari further said.