Grand Inauguration of WAMY Complex in Gazipur

The inauguration ceremony was held at 10:30 am on Friday (November 22, 2024), with various arrangements.

The interim government's Advisor to the Ministry of Land and Civil Aviation, Transport and Tourism, AF Hassan Arif, was present as the chief guest at the event. Saudi Ambassador Isa Yousuf Isa Al Duhailan, Assistant Secretary General of the WAMY Secretariat from Saudi Arabia, Professor Dr. Abdul Hamid Yousuf Al Majru, and Director of the Foreign Office and International Relations Department of the WAMY Head Office, Faisal Sa'd Abdullah bin Jaber, and Relief Department Officer Abdul Malek Al Amer were present as special guests.

After the recitation of the Holy Quran, the national flags of brotherly Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia were hoisted. Then, WAMY Bangladesh Country Director Dr. Mohammad Redwanur Rahman delivered a welcome speech. He mentioned that the newly built WAMY Complex building with various facilities has a spacious two-story mosque, high-quality housing for 100 orphans, a cadet madrasa, a Noorani and Hifz madrasa, a library hall, a hall room and conference room, an IT training center for digital learning for young students, and a dining hall.

He also mentioned the construction of a hospital, school, vocational center, dormitory for trainees, and playground among the remaining plans of the complex.

As the chief guest, Advisor Hasan Arif, in his speech, mentioned the important contribution of brotherly Saudi Arabia, as one of the Muslim countries, in the development activities of Bangladesh. For this, he expressed gratitude to the Saudi ambassador present. He thanked the visiting WAMY delegation for visiting Bangladesh and urged them to play a strong role in the socio-economic development of Bangladesh and the welfare of the underprivileged sections of society.

In his speech, the Saudi ambassador said that Saudi Arabia will always stand by Bangladesh in the development of Bangladesh as a Muslim-majority country.

WAMY Assistant Secretary General Professor Dr. Abdul Hamid Yousuf Al Majroo highlighted WAMY's various programs worldwide for human welfare as one of the world's largest development organizations. In this regard, he expressed his sincere gratitude for the support and cooperation of the Royal Saudi Government. He said that WAMY will try to play a greater role than before, alongside the Royal Saudi Government, in the overall development activities of Bangladesh.

At the end of the speech, the guests officially inaugurated the newly built WAMY Complex building by releasing balloons and inaugurated the construction work of the hospital and school buildings to be built and laid the foundation stone. After that, the guests inspected the ongoing activities in the newly built WAMY Complex building.

Gazipur Deputy Commissioner Nafisa Arefin, Kaliakair Upazila Executive Officer Kausar Ahmed, Kaliakair Upazila AC Land Dilo Afroz, Major General (retd) Salahuddin Miyaji, Kazi Mohammad Shahed, Professor Aminur Rahman Majumder, Professor Tanvir Mohammad Haider Arif, and other dignitaries and local personalities were present at the event.

It is worth noting that the World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) is an international donor organization based in Saudi Arabia. For the past 52 years, it has been conducting various socio-economic and youth development programs in almost all countries of the world, including education, culture, emergency relief activities in natural and man-made disasters, and women's empowerment. Its head office is in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.

The World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) was established by a royal decree of the then King Faisal of Saudi Arabia in light of the proposals adopted at the International Youth Conference held in Riyadh in 1972. WAMY has been playing a global role as an active member of various international forums, including various UN bodies. Since 2000, WAMY has been conducting development activities in various districts and remote areas of the country as a registered organization of the NGO Affairs Bureau of the Government of Bangladesh.

In 1981, the International Youth Conference was held with youth representatives from about fifty countries of the world under the joint initiative of the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY), Saudi Arabia. At the closing ceremony of the conference, former President Ziaur Rahman announced the decision to provide 7 acres of land in Safipur, Gazipur, to WAMY for conducting youth development and training activities. The activities of the WAMY Complex building were officially started there.