Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday met three exceptional individuals at his Bangladesh Secretariat office, praising their selfless contributions to education, social welfare and environmental protection.
The premier met Nayla Sharaf is a BUET graduate who declined government service to teach disadvantaged children, Md Altaf Hossain is a man born without hands who built a school and Rezaul Kibria Babul is an imam who spent three decades planting thousands of trees.
Listening attentively to their life struggles, PM Tarique Rahman commended their dedication also assuring them of full government backing to expand their social welfare initiatives.
“Nation-building becomes easier when citizens step forward like you. People with such vision and commitment are vital for our country” the Prime Minister noted also encouraging them to continue their noble pursuits.
Nayla Sharaf: After graduating from BUET, working at LGED and passing the 34th BCS exam, Sharaf chose primary school teaching over lucrative career paths. For seven years, she has taught at Panchananpur Government Primary School in Netrokona, creating digital learning aids for underprivileged students.
Md Altaf Hossain: Born without hands, Hossain learned to write using his feet. In 2007, he sold ancestral land to set up Protibha Dukhu Mia Kindergarten in Narsingdi, which now educates 145 students. The Prime Minister promised full support to construct a new building for his school.
Rezaul Kibria Babul: A mosque imam from Bhola, Babul sold his property to start a nursery and has planted thousands of roadside trees over nearly 30 years, creating green shelter for commuters.
PM’s Deputy Press Secretary Hasan Shiplu said the meeting deeply moved all three individuals as the government reaffirmed its pledge to support grassroots changemakers.
