page_title: Bangladesh Scouts
section_title: Program and ideals
hierarchical_section_title: Bangladesh Scouts / Program and ideals
caption_attribution_description: English: World Scout Jamboree 2011, Bangladesh Contingent
context_page_description: The Bangladesh Scouts is the national Scouting organization of Bangladesh. Scouting was founded in 1914 in East Bengal now Bangladesh as part of the British Indian branch of The Scout Association, and continued as part of the Pakistan Boy Scouts Association until the country's divided sections split in 1971 during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Following its independence, in 1972, the Bangladesh Boy Scout Association was officially formed as successor of the Pakistan Boy Scouts Association. Bangladesh became an independent member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1974. The organization changed its name to "Bangladesh Scouts" in 1978. The organization has 1,474,460 members as of 2015.
context_section_description: Cub Scouts – ages 6 to 11
  Scouts – ages 11 to 17
  Rover Scouts – ages 17 to 25
  The monogram of the Bangladesh Scouts incorporates elements of the flag of Bangladesh as well as the crescent moon as a symbol of service and the white background is the symbol of peace.
  Purpose of the Scout Movement
  The purpose of the Scout movement is "To contribute to the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potentials as individuals, as responsible citizens and members of their local, national and international community’s" .
  Principles of the Scout Movement
  The Scout movement is based on three broad principles: "Duty to God ","Duty to others" and "Duty to self".
  Scout Method
  The Scout method is defined as a system of progressive self-education through:
  1. Promise and law.
  2. Learning by doing.
  3. Membership of small groups.
  4. Progressive and stimulating programs.
  Fundamentals of Scouting
  Scouting is "a voluntary non political educational movement for the young people, open to all without distinction of origin, race or creed in accordance with the purpose, principles and method conceived by the founder Lord Baden Powell ".
  Mission Statement
  The Mission of world Scouting is "to Contribute to the education of young people, through a value system based on the scout promise and law, to help build a better world where people are self fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society ".
caption: Bangladesh Scouts Contingent on 22nd World Scout Jamboree
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