National Youth Day celebrated in Faridpur : MP Nayab Yusuf urges youth to fight social evils
Mahbub Pial, Faridpur
National Youth Day 2026 was celebrated in Faridpur on Sunday with colorful rallies, a discussion meeting, and cultural performances centered around the theme, "Skilled youth will build the nation, a discrimination-free Bangladesh."
Organized jointly by the District Administration and the Department of Youth Development, the event featured Chowdhury Nayab Yusuf Ahmed, Member of Parliament for the Faridpur-3 (Sadar) constituency, as the chief guest.
The morning program began at 11:00 AM in front of the District Council Office, where MP Nayab Yusuf inaugurated the rally by releasing colorful balloons and festoons. The rally traversed key city roads before concluding at the Bangladesh Shishu Academy premises, where the discussion session took place in the main auditorium.
Presided over by Faridpur District Commissioner Mazharul Islam, the event opened with a welcome speech from A.S.M. Moinul Ahsan, Deputy Director of the Department of Youth Development, Faridpur.
Addressing the gathering, MP Nayab Yusuf and other key speakers emphasized the pivotal role of young people in shaping the country's economic and social future. They stressed the necessity of empowering youth through skill development and self-reliance, while urging them to unite against social menaces including drug abuse, terrorism, corruption, eve-teasing, child marriage, teen gangs, and cybercrime.
Special guests delivering speeches included Md. Sohrab Hossain, Additional District Commissioner, Dr. Mahmudul Hasan, Civil Surgeon, Fatema Islam, Additional Superintendent of Police, Prof. S.M. Abdul Halim, Principal of Government Rajendra College, Belayet Hossain, Inspector at the Department of Narcotics Control and youth entrepreneurs Tania Parvin and young organizer Nirob Imtiaz Shanto
Moderated by Prashanta Kumar Barai, Assistant Director of the Department of Youth Development, the discussion concluded with the presentation of awards to five outstanding youth organizers and the distribution of youth development loans among five recipients.
The day’s celebrations concluded with a cultural program presented by local youth artists.
