Contentment is necessary for happiness and peace of mind. Without contentment, success will never come. It is important to be so noble in thought and consciousness.
ICT State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak said this at the ‘Moner Bandhu’ ( Friends of Minds) app launch ceremony at ICT Tower’s conference center on Tuesday.
He said, Moner Bandhu is not only a startup, but every one of our families and future generations of the country is playing an important role in building a safe, healthy and ideal citizen.
Palak, the chief guest of the program, opened his mind and brought up some sad memories of his life. Mentioning that every person may have some defects in their mind, the state minister said that sports, literature and music are more necessary to take care of mental health. Practicing these can remove mental disorders. By involving our children in these matters, it is possible to raise a healthy, strong and beautiful generation.
‘ ‘Bangabandhu’ was the Friend of the soil and people of Bangladesh. Today is his homecoming day. On this day, we will all be friends next to Moner Bandhu’ – added Palak.
Fiction writer Anisul Haque said, I forget my own sorrow by seeing the happiness of others. This is the greatest power of keeping them in mind. And smartness is not in clothes; but in knowledge, and wisdom.
Psychiatrist Dr. Helal Uddin Ahmed said, if mental health is not good, it will not be possible to achieve the third goal of the Sustainable Development Goals. To build a smart Bangladesh, love for others must be held in the heart; Patriotism should be awakened.
Although there are laws and policies on mental health in the country, he pointed out that there is no specific database, and he suggested service mapping in this regard.
Touhid Shiropa, a like-minded entrepreneur with a dream of becoming a unicorn, said that they have taken services to more than 4 million people with different services. 75,000 people have registered for the service. 54 percent of them are women. 4.5 lakh hours of counseling have been done. They have a presence on every social media platform.
Deputy Resident Representative of UNDP Van Veen, Policy Advisor of Netherlands Embassy Mushfika Zaman Satira, iDEA Project Director Altaf Hossain, Chirkut Vocal Sharmin Sultana Sumi, Model Actress Opi Karim, Startup Bangladesh Managing Director Sami Ahmed spoke at the event.
The program started with morning meditation. Moner Bandhu’s Lead Psychologist is Annie Anthony Barai.
