He said this while inaugurating the 'Jamboree on the Train 2007' of the Bangladesh Scouts at Kamalapur Railway Station in the city. President of Bangladesh Scouts Dr Shah Mohammad Farid chaired the function.

"The members of the Scouts in the future would reach Afghanistan, the new member state of Saarc by the friendship train," the adviser said, welcoming the scouts of Saarc states who are participating in the jamboree.

He added that the 'Jamboree on the Train' programme would inspire passengers to travel by train and that the social welfare activities and principles of Scouts would influence the people.

Communications Secretary Dr Md Mahbubur Rahman, Director General of Bangladesh Railway Belayet Hossain and Adviser to the Bangladesh Scouts Md Mahbub-uz-Zaman also spoke while Chief National Commissioner of the Bangladesh Scouts Md Fazlur Rahman delivered welcome address.

The five-day-long 'Jamboree on the Train' started from Chittagong on Thursday.

A total of 3000 scouts and officials under 11 zones of the Bangladesh Scouts are taking part in the jamboree on the train, first of its kind in Bangladesh, to mark 100 years of Scouting movement across the globe. Scouts from India and Nepal are also taking part in the jamboree.

As part of the programme, the Bangladesh Scouts jamboree will travel 800 kilometres from Chittagong to Dinajpur. The programme also includes various educative and recreation activities so that the Scouts can acquire practical knowledge on different issues.