Chemists all over the world can feel proud that chemistry has played a vital role in shaping the human civilization to the present day status. The basic objective of Chemists is to produce new substances which find use in all aspects of human life: housing, food production, medicine, entertainment, defense, just to name a few. It is true that the present civilization faces the challenges of hunger, environmental pollution, climate change, and conflict between groups of human beings. To meet these challenges, we need more efficient techniques of food and energy production and removal of pollutants from effluents. The chemists can play a vital role in achieving this goal. The chemists must convince the policy makers and the common people that the objective of their profession is to bring comfort to mankind, and they are not responsible for the indiscriminate applications of the knowledge of chemistry which cause harm to mankind. Chemists have to play a leading role in guarding against such evil practices

Bangladesh Chemical Society shares the common objective of the world community of chemists to encourage teaching and research in chemistry and allied fields, and of protecting the professional interests of chemists. I urge upon the members of the Bangladesh Chemical Society to maintain their high standard of professionalism and ensure their self-respect.