Bangladeshi PM Urges Muslim Countries to Invest More in Education
"We need to invest more for the study of our children," she said while addressing the 35th Convocation of the Islamic University of Technology (IUT) on its campus in Gazipur as the chief guest.
Mentioning that Muslims have the possession of a significant amount of wealth, Sheikh Hasina said, "We have to use this resource to develop science and modern technology to bring back our lost heritage. I believe that we can do it."
"Whenever I visit to any OIC member country, I make this request," she added.
The Bangladeshi said that at the golden age of the Islam, contribution of Muslim scholars in the fields of world civilization, science, history, literature, philosophy, chemistry, mathematics, medicine, astronomy, geography, and in many other branches of knowledge has built a glorious history of heritage.
Muslim Scholars of that era dominated the world in culture, knowledge acquisition, scientific discoveries, and contemporary literature, she said.
"We need to analyze the reasons behind this lag behind of the vibrant dominance of the Muslim Ummah," she added.
She noted that internal conflict, lack of mutual respect and harmony between the Muslim Countries, lack in knowledge and science and many other issues have factored in the collective fall of the Muslim Ummah.
"To regain this lost glory, I think we the Muslim Ummah will have to work united, forgetting differences," she said, adding that the Muslim countries will particularly have to invest more in the education and science of its own the students as well as to develop science and modern technology.
In this modern era, a sum total of three Nobel prizes have been awarded to Muslim recipients which is sadly the true reflection of the contribution of the Muslim Ummah in the fields of research and development, she said.
Sheikh Hasina opined that "Muslim nations need stronger endeavors in the fields of science and technology so that they can contribute more."
The Muslim community should not fall behind in tackling the challenges presented by the 4th Industrial Revolution especially in the sectors of Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Internet of Things, Quantum Computing and others, she added.
Source: bssnews.net
