Our Correspondent :
At least five hundred river erosion-hit people of Rowmari and Char Rajibpur upazilas of the district brought out a rally on Wednesday noon in Kurigram town to be safe from erosion by the rivers Brahmaputra and Halholiya and submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner (DC).
People of Rowmari and Char Rajibpur upazilas of the district have been facing erosion by the rivers Brahmaputra and Halholiya for long as there is no protection embankment to the east-side of the rivers. The upazilas are separated from Kurigram Sadar upazila by the rivers. Erosion by the rivers have been making homeless to hug numbers of people every year. But no effective step is being found yet to save the people from the erosion.
On the issue, around five hundred people of the upazilas reached to the district headquarters at 2 pm yesterday and brought out a rally in the town. After rally, they captured office of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) and held meeting there. Later they submitted a memorandumon four-point demand to the Deputy Commissioner. The rally and meeting were organised by the district unit and Rowmari upazila unit of Bangladesh Samajtantric Dal BASAD.
At least five hundred river erosion-hit people of Rowmari and Char Rajibpur upazilas of the district brought out a rally on Wednesday noon in Kurigram town to be safe from erosion by the rivers Brahmaputra and Halholiya and submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner (DC).
People of Rowmari and Char Rajibpur upazilas of the district have been facing erosion by the rivers Brahmaputra and Halholiya for long as there is no protection embankment to the east-side of the rivers. The upazilas are separated from Kurigram Sadar upazila by the rivers. Erosion by the rivers have been making homeless to hug numbers of people every year. But no effective step is being found yet to save the people from the erosion.
On the issue, around five hundred people of the upazilas reached to the district headquarters at 2 pm yesterday and brought out a rally in the town. After rally, they captured office of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) and held meeting there. Later they submitted a memorandumon four-point demand to the Deputy Commissioner. The rally and meeting were organised by the district unit and Rowmari upazila unit of Bangladesh Samajtantric Dal BASAD.
