Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin has urged the young generation to commit themselves to nation-building by embracing the ideals of Sheikh Kamal.
The environment minister made this remark while addressing a discussion meeting and prayer ceremony as the chief guest on Saturday.
The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change organized the event to commemorate the 74th birth anniversary of Captain Sheikh Kamal, one of the pioneers of modern sports.
“Sheikh Kamal established himself as an exceptionally talented organizer and entrepreneur in the realms of Bengali culture and sports, all within just 26 years of life. Simultaneously, he was heavily involved in politics,” said Shahab Uddin.
The environment minister expressed hope that if the current generation takes inspiration from Sheikh Kamal's ideals, they can play a significant role in the country's development.
“As an activist and organizer of the Chhatra League, Sheikh Kamal played an important role in the 6-point and 11-point movements, the popular uprising of 1969, and the Liberation War,” he said.
The minister praised Sheikh Kamal's extensive involvement in sports, cultural practices and his establishment of Abahani Krira Chakra, one of the most renowned sports clubs in the country, as reflections of his expansive talent and intellect.
"If Bangabandhu and his family had not been cruelly assassinated on August 15, 1975, Bangladesh would have greatly benefited from this multi-talented leader," he remarked.
Other speakers at the meeting included Deputy Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Habibun Nahar, former Dhaka University vice-chancellor Professor Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Additional Secretary (Administration) Iqbal Abdullah Harun and Additional Secretary (Environment and Climate Change) Sanjay Kumar Bhowmik.
Chief Conservator of Forests Md Amir Hossain Chowdhury provided the welcome address.
Earlier in the day, Md Shahab Uddin, on behalf of his ministry, paid tribute to the brave freedom fighter, Captain Sheikh Kamal, by laying a wreath at his portrait located at the Dhanmondi Abahani Club premises.
