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PM Sheikh Hasina Urges Children to Prepare for Future Moon Missions
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today encouraged children to start preparing for the future, envisioning a time when they could travel to the moon.
“We will go to the moon one day. So, you have to take preparation from this moment,” she stated during the inauguration of the “Bangabandhu Corner” at Gimadanga Tungipara Government Model Primary School.
The Prime Minister also unveiled a picture album titled “Eso Bangabandhuke Jani” (Let’s Know Bangabandhu), featuring artwork by children with special needs from the school, which was founded in 1912.
Sheikh Hasina urged the students to study diligently, aspiring to roles such as prime minister, ministers, scientists, and other prominent positions.
“Study attentively to be great human beings. We will build Smart Bangladesh. You will be really smart. You will run the state one day. You will be prime minister, minister, and scientist, reaching greater heights and conducting research,” she said.
The Prime Minister offered her prayers and blessings for the children’s success in their endeavors.
As the elder daughter of the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Sheikh Hasina reflected on her father’s vision for a better life for children.
Discussing the album of historical pictures created by children with special needs, she emphasized its role in educating about the country’s history.
She noted that her father never sought personal luxury, instead dedicating himself to improving the lives of the people.
“He (Bangabandhu) had only one target: to rid the people of poverty and give them an improved life,” she added.
Upon her arrival at the school, students warmly welcomed the Prime Minister. The school holds significant memories of Bangabandhu, who studied there as a child.
Sheikh Hasina interacted with the students, inquiring about their well-being, and spent time at the Bangabandhu Corner, which houses various books on the Father of the Nation.
Following her school visit, she toured the Tungipara Multipurpose Pouro Market.
Earlier in the day, the Prime Minister offered prayers at the mausoleum of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Tungipara. She had arrived at her ancestral home on Friday afternoon after attending a civic reception at Mawa in Munshiganj, marking the completion of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge construction.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty winds at most places across the Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions. Some areas may experience moderately heavy to very heavy rainfall, according to their latest weather bulletin released on Thursday.
Day and night temperatures are expected to remain nearly unchanged across the country.
The highest rainfall in the country over the past 24 hours was recorded in Kumarkhali, with 104mm of rain by 6 a.m. on Thursday.
The axis of the monsoon trough extends from India’s Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal to Assam, passing through Bangladesh, with one of its associated troughs stretching into the North Bay of Bengal.
The monsoon remains active over Bangladesh and moderate to strong over the North Bay region.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted that the mild heat wave currently affecting parts of the country, including the capital, is expected to subside in most areas within the next 24 hours, starting from 9 am today.
“A mild heat wave is sweeping across the divisions of Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, and Sylhet, as well as the districts of Jashore, Chuadanga, and Kushtia. It is likely to ease in most regions,” the department reported.
In addition, BMD predicted light to moderate rainfall or thundershowers, accompanied by temporary gusty winds, across most of Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions. Some areas are expected to experience moderate to very heavy rainfall.
Temperatures across the country may drop by 1-2 degrees Celsius during both day and night.
On Monday, Dinajpur in the Rangpur division recorded the country’s highest temperature at 38.6°C, while Bandarban in the Chattogram division saw the lowest temperature at 24.6°C early today.
Meanwhile, rainfall recorded in the past 24 hours, ending at 6 am today, reached 66 mm in Nikli of Dhaka Division.
The sunset in Dhaka is at 5:53 pm today, and sunrise is expected at 5:49 am tomorrow.
Two separate murder cases were filed today in connection with the deaths of a private service holder and a Madrasa student during the anti-discrimination student movement.
The first case was lodged by Ridwan Ahmed with Panchlaish police station, accusing former ministers Dr. Hasan Mahmud, Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Naufel, and 127 others for the death of his nephew Sujan, 14. Sujan, the son of Belal Hossain from Beramara village in Noakhali’s Sadar Thana, was a student at Al Jamirul Hayat Madrasa in the city’s Chandgaon area. He was fatally shot in the Muradpur area on July 18.
The second case was filed by Jamal Uddin at Doublemooring police station, accusing 225 individuals, including Dr. Hasan Mahmud and Education Minister Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Naufel, for the killing of his elder brother Alam, a private service holder, on August 5.
