Barisal Correspondent
More than fifty prominent Muslim religious leaders, madrasha, principals and teachers, Imams of mosques and marriage registers of Barisal city extended their support to Advocate Majibor Rahman Sarwar, district BNP president, former BCC Mayor and whip.
In a joint statement issued yesterday they said as grand alliance included corrupt former autocrat and announced secularism as their ideal, so they decided to extend their support for four-party alliance candidate in the city.
They further said that candidate of Islami Andolon, commander of Hijbullah Bahini and brother of Charmonair Pir was contesting the elections with ill the motive to divide the votes of the religious minded Muslims.
Meanwhile, candidates, political leaders, human and women rights activists pledge to be active against violence over women and to make the parliament effective.
Sushashoner Jonaya Nagorik (Shujan), Durbar Network, Narir Sasthaya Jote Andolon and Action Aid, the non-government organisations, jointly organised a ‘citizen dialogue’ programme at Barisal BNDN auditorium Friday morning.
Advocate Manabendra Batabayal, convener of Conscious Citizen Committee (CCC) of TIB, conducted the programme.
Col (Retd.) Zahid Faruk Shamim, AL candidate, Mizanur Rahman Bachchu, Zaker Party candidate for Barisal-5 constiuency,Advocate Golam Abbas Chowdhury Dulal, city AL vice president, Advocate Abdul Hye Mahbub of JSD, Hiron Kumar Das Mithu of Gano Forum,AK Azad of CPB, Kazi Makbul Hossain, journalist,Dr. Habibur Rahman, human rights activists, Enayet Hossain Chowdhury, Akkas Hossain, freedom fighter leader,Faizun Nahar Shelley, Suruchi Karmakar, Sadhana Bepari,Kawsar Parvin, Fazilatunnesa Farid, women rights activists,Jibon Krishna Dey, child rights activists, Rahima Sultana Kajal, Isahuq Ali Mizan, Shuvangkar Chakraborty,Ranjit Dutta, NGO leaders and others including reprehensive of International Republican Institute (IRI), attended the program.
At the end of the programme, Col Zahid of AL and Bachjchu of ZP, the two candidates, expressed their solidarity with the declaration of the meeting.
Courtesy: nation.ittefaq.com
