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GKDACC agitation programme

Staff Correspondent, Khulna
Greater Khulna Development Action Coordination Committee (GKDACC) will stage a sit-in for two hours from 10:30am at Picture Palace Cinema Hall intersection on October 2 and mass hunger strike at the same venue on Octobers 8 to press home its eight-point demand. The demands include excavation of the Kobadak and Betna rivers, modernisation of Khulna Rail Station, appointment of more specialist physicians at Sheikh Abu Naser specialized hospital, gas supply through pipelines, construction Padma bridge at Mawa, development of infrastructure including capital dredging of Mongla Port, facilities for investment in the Mongla EPZ on easy terms and reopening of all closed mills and industries including Khulna Newsprint Mills. GKDACC Secretary General Sheikh Ashrafuzzaman announced the programmes through a press statement yesterday.