<div style="text-align: justify; "><b><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked the youth to  grow as the worthy citizens of the country acquiring education and technological knowledge for the coming fourth industrial revolution.</span><br></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 1rem;">“Youth folks are most important for any nation. I want that the youth of the country will be the worthy citizens by getting education, training and acquiring technological knowledge,” she said.</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The prime minister said this while addressing an event to mark the distribution of Sheikh Hasina Youth Volunteer Award 2022 in the city.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Youth and Sports Ministry organised the programme at Osmani Memorial Auditorium where she joined virtually.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">She said that the government has taken steps to prepare the youth of the country to be ready for Fourth Industrial Revolution which will be mostly technology based.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">She described the young people as the builder for 2041 where the government has set a target to make the country developed and prosperous.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">She also termed the youth of the country as the valuable strength of the nation.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Many countries around the world are suffering from not having required youth folks in their population, she added.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">She briefly described various steps of the government to develop the youths as the worthy citizens of the country.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">State Minister for Youth & Sports Md. Zahid Ahsan Russel and Youth & Sports Secretary Mesbah Uddin also spoke at the programme.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on Youth & Sports Abdullah Al Islam Jacob was present on the dais.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Award recipients Md masud Alam and Meghna Khatun expressed their feelings at the programme.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The state minister on behalf of the prime minister, distributed the awards among the recipients.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A documentary on the development of the country was also screened at the programme. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>