Mintu Abdur Rahman, Staff Reporter, Rangpur :
The people of 10 villages under Pirgachha upazila in the district are suffering much due to absence of a permanent bridge over the dead Teesta river at Chhawla area of the upazila.
Some 45,000 people of the villages including Bazrapara, Namapara, Shibdeb, Janatarbazar, Vuttarbazar Bairagipara and Mandalpara village are to cross a bamboo-made bridge over the river to come to the upazila headquarter amid risk, sources said.Business and public health services are seriously being hampered in the areas as the people living on both sides of the river cannot travel easily between the upazila headquarter owing to lack of a bridge over the river.
The school going children have to suffer much to reach their institutions through the bamboo bridge. Most of them are not able to go to school in the rainy season for fear of accidents on the bridge, locals alleged.
The bamboo bridge becomes risky in the monsoon. The bamboos get slippery and they cannot cross it easily, said Akkas Ali, a resident of Mandalpara area.
Moreover, locals have to reconstruct or repair the bamboo made bridge every year which is a burden for them, it is alleged.
Chhawla Union Parishad chairman Abdul Hakim said a permanent bridge is essential in the area to change the socio-economic condition of thousands of people at 10 villages in the upazila. They have already informed local MP of the matter, he added.
Women activists laud success in ensuring girl child rights
Women activists at a discussion here have lauded the success already achieved by Bangladesh in ensuring equal rights of the girl child on way to attain the sustainable national development goals(SDGs).
They made the observation at the discussion followed by prize distribution and cultural function arranged at Shilpokola Academy auditorium on Sunday afternoon in observance of the National Girl Child Day- 2017.
The District Shilpokola Academy with assistance of district administration, Jatiya Mohila Sangstha and District Mohila Sports Association organised the programmes.
President of District Mohila Sports Association Sultana Pervin attended the function and distributed prizes among winners of different competitions as chief guest with Additional District Magistrate Abu Rafa Md Arif in the chair.
Chairman of Rangpur unit of Jatiya Mohila Sangstha Rosy Rahman, General Secretary of Divisional Mohila Sports Association Latifa Shawkat and Executive Magistrate Chhonda Paul addressed as special guests.
The speakers said Bangladesh has achieved laudable success in ensuring education, health care, equal rights, safety and security of the girl child, stopping early marriage and violence against children on way to achieve the SDGs.
Rosy Rahman said the girl children are enjoying equal constitutional rights to become worthy citizens for contributing to every sphere of the social, political, economic and national arena of the country.
Latifa Shawkat suggested for properly flourishing latent talents of the girl children to eradicate discrimination and ensure their safety, security and equal participation in the nation building activities.
Chief guest Sultana Pervin stressed on completely preventing child
marriage for ensuring safety, security and equal rights of the girl children to turn them into worthy citizens for attaining sustainable national development.
The people of 10 villages under Pirgachha upazila in the district are suffering much due to absence of a permanent bridge over the dead Teesta river at Chhawla area of the upazila.
Some 45,000 people of the villages including Bazrapara, Namapara, Shibdeb, Janatarbazar, Vuttarbazar Bairagipara and Mandalpara village are to cross a bamboo-made bridge over the river to come to the upazila headquarter amid risk, sources said.Business and public health services are seriously being hampered in the areas as the people living on both sides of the river cannot travel easily between the upazila headquarter owing to lack of a bridge over the river.
The school going children have to suffer much to reach their institutions through the bamboo bridge. Most of them are not able to go to school in the rainy season for fear of accidents on the bridge, locals alleged.
The bamboo bridge becomes risky in the monsoon. The bamboos get slippery and they cannot cross it easily, said Akkas Ali, a resident of Mandalpara area.
Moreover, locals have to reconstruct or repair the bamboo made bridge every year which is a burden for them, it is alleged.
Chhawla Union Parishad chairman Abdul Hakim said a permanent bridge is essential in the area to change the socio-economic condition of thousands of people at 10 villages in the upazila. They have already informed local MP of the matter, he added.
Women activists laud success in ensuring girl child rights
Women activists at a discussion here have lauded the success already achieved by Bangladesh in ensuring equal rights of the girl child on way to attain the sustainable national development goals(SDGs).
They made the observation at the discussion followed by prize distribution and cultural function arranged at Shilpokola Academy auditorium on Sunday afternoon in observance of the National Girl Child Day- 2017.
The District Shilpokola Academy with assistance of district administration, Jatiya Mohila Sangstha and District Mohila Sports Association organised the programmes.
President of District Mohila Sports Association Sultana Pervin attended the function and distributed prizes among winners of different competitions as chief guest with Additional District Magistrate Abu Rafa Md Arif in the chair.
Chairman of Rangpur unit of Jatiya Mohila Sangstha Rosy Rahman, General Secretary of Divisional Mohila Sports Association Latifa Shawkat and Executive Magistrate Chhonda Paul addressed as special guests.
The speakers said Bangladesh has achieved laudable success in ensuring education, health care, equal rights, safety and security of the girl child, stopping early marriage and violence against children on way to achieve the SDGs.
Rosy Rahman said the girl children are enjoying equal constitutional rights to become worthy citizens for contributing to every sphere of the social, political, economic and national arena of the country.
Latifa Shawkat suggested for properly flourishing latent talents of the girl children to eradicate discrimination and ensure their safety, security and equal participation in the nation building activities.
Chief guest Sultana Pervin stressed on completely preventing child
marriage for ensuring safety, security and equal rights of the girl children to turn them into worthy citizens for attaining sustainable national development.
