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AL commitment to make Rangpur a division hailed

RAFIQUE SARKER, Rangpur
Leaders of different sociocultural organizations of greater Rangpur region highly acclaimed Awami League's election manifesto with commitment to declare Rangpur as a division comprising eight northern districts.
Acting president of Rangpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mohammad Jahangir hailed the commitment.
He said," Rangpur division is a demand of time for decentralization of administration. We believe Awami League will keep its commitment if it can form government."
Convener of Rangpur Nagorik Committee and former chairman of Rangpur municipality Mohammad Afzal said, people of Rangpur under the banner of Nagorik committee had long been continuing movement to press home the demandofRangpur division.
Afzal said, “AL had declared Rangpur as a division before it left power in 2001. But the BNP-led alliance government did not implement it.”
The grand alliance will come to power with the vote of people and implement the declaration, hoped Afzal
Convener of Rangpur Unnayan Parishad Mostafizur Rahman said that their organization continued movement to press home four demands including a university and Rangpur division.
The caretaker government implemented Rangpur University this year and the next government should implement Rangpur division, Mostafa hoped.
President of Kurigram Foundation Major General (Retd) AMSA Ameen hailed the manifesto and called it pro-people.
He said, “The commitment to turn Rangpur as a division
will help increasing vote for the grand alliance and AL candidates in greater Rangpur and Dinajpur regions.”
President of Bengali International (BI), London Shamsul Hoque in a meeting at Chhinai in Kurigram yesterday hailed the declaration of AL president Sheikh Hasina. He said, “I hope AL-led grand alliance will form the next
government
He said, “Our days of sufferings will come to an end with the implementation of the declaration."
Rangpur unit president of Jatiyatabadi Sangskrtik Sangoton (JSS) Rezeka Sultana Fancy termed the declaration as eyewash. She said, “It is merely a way to attract voters of the region.”