President, PM convey love to children marking Nat’l Daughters Day

City Desk :
President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday conveyed their love and sincere affection to all children, specially the girls, on the occasion of the National Daughters Day to be celebrated today.

The National Daughters Day is observed every year in the country on September 30 to show the importance of daughters, reports BSS.

This year’s theme of the day is ‘Investment Priority, Daughter’s Rights’ (Biniyogey Ogradhikar, Konya Shishur Odhikar).

In separate messages on the eve of the day, they wished the overall successes of all programmes taken marking the day.

In his message, President Mohammed Shahabuddin said due to various government and private measures, the rate of child marriage and taking-dowry has decreased along with the increase in the female education rate in the country.

The head of the state added that the girls’ participation in sports and cultural activities is an enviable success now-a-days.

Besides, they are taking the country forward by performing their duties competently in various fields and, as a result, Bangladesh is now a role model for the world in terms of gender equality.