SYLHET. June 5 Speakers at a big meeting at the thana headquarters of Jakiganj Thu rsday called upon the government to take diplomatic solutions against the construction of the Barak Dam in the Indian state of Assam. The central Ameer of Bangladesh Khelafat Majbsh Moulana Az izul Haque attended it as chief guest while Moulana Obaidul Haque MP. Moulana Habibur Rahman and others spoke Moulana Abdul Gaffar presided

About fifteen thousand people from different parts of the distnet attended the rally The speakers said India was engaged in conspiracy against Bangladesh It has been con structing the Barak Dam at Tl-paimukh. the originating point of the two rivers. Surma and Kustuyara flowing through the

greater Sylhet region. On completion, the dam would caused gradual desertification of four districts of greater Sylhet region, they apprehended.

The speakers criticising the role of both the government and opposition parties alleged that, none of them were raising the question in the parliament. Even they were totally silent over the Issue, mysteriously the speakers asserted

They also called upon (he people to launch a united movement over the Barak Dam issue Otherwise, the existence of about one crore people would be in danger, they warned.

The speakers declared that the Indian High Commission would be gheraoed to press the demand on July 7.