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PEACE-HARMONY (with picture)
Social harmony for ensuring good governance stressed
RAJSHAHI, Feb 9, 2019 (BSS) – Speakers at a discussion stressed upholding
social and political harmony for the sake of institutionalisation of
democracy with ensuring good governance everywhere in the society.
Responsive and positive roles by all quarters, including the social and
political leaders, had become indispensable for maintaining peace and social
harmony for overall development of the nation, they observed.
The observation came in a daylong gathering of youths and local
influential leaders at Shaheed AHM Kamaruzzaman Central Zoo and Park in the
city on Friday.
Regional office of the Hunger Project Bangladesh (THPB) organized the
meeting in association with British Council under its “Promoting Democratic
Inclusion and Governance through Youth (PRODIGY)” project.
Ward Councilors of Rajshahi City Corporation Md Kamruzzaman and Ayesha
Khatun, political leader Tanzir Hossain, retired banker Ansarul Haque,
business leader Mohesh Chandra Sarker, college teacher Muhammad Ali, School
teacher Mahbubul Alam, journalist Anisuzzaman, THPB Regional Coordinator
Shashanka Baron Roy and PRODIGY Field Coordinator Subrata Kumar Paul
addressed the meeting.
Speakers said the nation would get rid of all kind of differences and
confusion if people of the society took a positive approach to establish
peace and amity from their own position.
They said that all sorts of violence, crimes and other anomalies in the
society could be reduced to a greater extent through maintaining social and
communal harmony everywhere.
Political parties, professional leaders, development workers, influential
persons and people in general should work together in this regard, they
added.
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