Declare Rangpur city corporation by May 31
Human chain gives deadline, threatens agitation
Rangpur Unnayon Samonnay Parishad forms a human chain in front of Rangpur Press Club yesterday demanding announcement of the municipality as city corporation within May 31 and early completion of the extension work of the four-lane road in the town. Photo: STAR
Rangpur Unnayon Samonnoy Parishad yesterday demanded that the government declare Rangpur a city corporation by May 31. They also threatened to launch a tougher agitation programme if the gazette notification, announcing Rangpur city corporation (RCC) is not published within the date. The demand came from a human chain formed in front of Rangpur Press Club in the morning. Local leaders of Awami League and Jatiya Party, businessmen, lawyers, journalists, social and cultural activists joined the programme that continued for an hour from 10:00am. A rally was also held at the venue with Chowdhury Khalekuzzaman, a member of the advisory committee of Bangladesh Awami League, in the chair. The speakers urged the prime minister to declare Rangpur a city corporation (RCC). The speakers also threatened to go for a tougher agitation like hartal if the demand was not met by May 31. Chowdhury Khalekuzzaman said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a meeting here on January 8 last year made a commitment to upgrade Rangpur town to a city corporation, but the pledge is yet to be fulfilled. Dr Mohammad Rezaul Haque, AL leader Sharifuddin Ahmed Zontu, and advocate Abdul Gani addressed the rally, among others.
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