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DRUG-TERRORISM (with picture)
Police-people vow to resist drugs, terrorism in Pirgachha
RANGPUR, Sept 22, 2018 (BSS) – Police and common people at a rural
courtyard meeting today vowed to resist drug abuse, terrorism, militancy and
eve-teasing through joint efforts to turn Pirgachha into a peaceful upazila
in the country.
Pirgachha Police Station with assistance of Parul union parisahd organised
the meeting on Pirgachha union parishad premises under Pirgachha upazila here
against drug abuse, terrorism, militancy, sexual harassment and violence
against women.
With Chairman of Parul union parisahd Abul Kalam Azad Khan in the chair,
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Pirgachha Police Station Saresh Chandra addressed
the meeting as the chief guest.
President of Parul union Awami League Tofazzal Hossain, representative of
Parul Union Coordination Committee of Community Policing Abdul Awal, Members
of Parul union Afroza Begum, Dulal Hossain and Nurul Amin, Union Digital
Centre entrepreneur Matiar Rahman addressed as special guests.
Members of the local community policing coordination committee, police,
civil society members, community leaders, teachers, students, youths,
religious and local community leaders, socio-cultural, women and professional
activists and elite were present.
Speakers narrated grievous impacts of drug abuse, terrorism, militancy,
anarchy and subversive activities and called for raising awareness among the
common people to build a crime-free and peaceful society in the upazila.
The chief guest called upon members of the union level community policing
committees for playing pioneering role in freeing their respective areas from
drug abuse, addiction, terrorism, militancy and violence taking assistance of
police forces.
He put special emphasis on police-people cooperation to reduce crimes and
urged the illegal drug traders and drug addicted people to come back to the
mainstream society leaving their bad practice for building congenial
atmosphere everywhere.
BSS/MI/GMR/1554 hrs