Road show for development
A road show organised by Patuakhali Nagorik Committee, a local rights organisation, ended here on Saturday after crossing Satkhira, Bagerhat, Pirojpur, Jhalakathi and Barisal districts. Nagorik Committee organised the road show to press home their 13-point demand for ensuring development in nine coastal districts. The road show started in Khulna early Saturday and ended here at night. A street corner meeting was also held in front of Patuakhali Press Club at 8:30pm. Among others, local elite, political leaders, development workers, cultural activists and journalists addressed. Speakers urged the authorities concerned for fulfillment of the demands. The demands include construction of Padma bridge, gas supply to Khulna and Barisal divisions, declaring coastal districts as 'economic zone', better utilisation of resources of the Sundarbans and setting up a tourist spot in the Sundarbans to attract tourists from home and abroad.
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