Ripon Marma Rangamati:
It is not enough to just dream, to realize the dream, one has to develop oneself as an educated person through self-education. Along with education, one has to bring up one's mother tongue, social customs and culture. If one cannot present them in front of the country, those cultures will lag behind in the hilly areas in the future. Therefore, he called for bringing up one's own language and culture in the future.
Uttamalangkar Mahath, former organizer of Bangladesh Marma Student Council Kaptai Upazila branch, said all these things in his chief guest speech at the biennial conference organized by Kaptai Upazila and Karnaphuli Government College branches at the Kaptai Baruichhari Marma Student Council (BMSC) hostel auditorium in Rangamati on Friday (February 14) morning. Former organizing secretary of the 14th Central Committee (BNSC) Sachingu Marma was the main speaker.
The special guests were Bangladesh Marma Student Council (BNSC) Central Committee former Vice President Chingsaithui Marma, General Secretary Ramrachai Marma, Rangamati District Committee Organizing Secretary Bathoyching Marma. The speakers at the conference said that Bangladesh Marma Student Council Committee was formed in 1989. This non-political organization follows the four basic principles of education, equality, friendship and progress. This organization has now completed 35 years. Which is a matter of pride for this organization. Principal Batta Sachingu Marma said, "When I was young, I used to save money for tiffin and buy books to read. Like me, thousands of other indigenous people in the Chittagong Hill Tracts do not get this opportunity due to financial uncertainty. However, due to the current internet facilities, now there is an opportunity to read many types of books if you want. He believes that in addition to textbook knowledge, it is necessary to have knowledge of our own language, culture and the traditions of the indigenous people."
After the conference, a full-fledged committee of 19 members was formed with Khamew Marma of Karnaphuli Government College branch as president, Uthoyagya Marma as general secretary and Uchaipru Marma as organizing secretary for a two-year term. Later, in the second session, the four posts of Bangladesh Marma Student Council of Kaptai Upazila branch including Usaimong Marma as president, Pruhlaong Marma as general secretary, Chosingmong Marma as organizing secretary and Messingnu Marma as women's affairs secretary were announced.
Student leaders of the Upazila Marma community were present at the event. Earlier, at 10 am, they hoisted the national and organizational flags.
