Jamaat Holds Organisational Meeting, Honours Students 

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami held an organisational meeting of its grassroots leaders in Bogura to strengthen activities at the grassroots level. Ahead of upcoming local government elections, the party’s pre-selected candidates have already started campaigning. party has decided to field candidates for both chairman and member posts in all union parishads under Bogura Sadar Upazila.   Professor A.S.M. Abdul Malek, secretary of Bogura Metropolitan Jamaat-e-Islami, disclosed the information on Tuesday. Earlier in morning, 260 meritorious students from 20 educational institutions were honoured at an award distribution ceremony organised by the Association of Private Education Institute.   Programme was held at Adarsha School...

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Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami held an organisational meeting of its grassroots leaders in Bogura to strengthen activities at the grassroots level. Ahead of upcoming local government elections, the party’s pre-selected candidates have already started campaigning. party has decided to field candidates for both chairman and member posts in all union parishads under Bogura Sadar Upazila.

Professor A.S.M. Abdul Malek, secretary of Bogura Metropolitan Jamaat-e-Islami, disclosed the information on Tuesday. Earlier in morning, 260 meritorious students from 20 educational institutions were honoured at an award distribution ceremony organised by the Association of Private Education Institute.

Programme was held at Adarsha School auditorium, with institution president Shaikh Mohammad Mostafa Al Madani in the chair. Secretary Mukhlisur Rahman Mukul conducted event. Professor A.S.M. Abdul Malek, a mayor candidate for Bogura City Corporation, attended the programme as chief guest.

Among those present were Azgar Ali, president of Metropolitan Labour Welfare Federation and candidate for chairman of Bogura Sadar Upazila Parishad; Principal Iqbal Hossain, candidate for vice-chairman; Dr. Hedayetul Islam, former councillor Ershadul Bari Ershad and Adarsha School headteacher Jahangir Alam.

Meanwhile, Bogura Metropolitan Jamaat-e-Islami said a meeting of party officials and organisational leaders was held at the Shah Waliullah Auditorium in the Colony area of Bogura. Meeting was chaired by Principal Abidur Rahman Sohel, member of party’s central working committee and ameer of Bogura Metropolitan Jamaat-e-Islami.

Among those attending were Naib-e-Ameer Maulana Abdul Halim Beg, assistant secretaries Professor Rafiqul Alam, Abdur Razzak and Advocate Al Amin, Advocate Riaz Uddin, office secretary Maulana Abdul Hamid Beg, Selim Reza, Dawah and Education Secretary Maulana Hedayetul Islam, Youth and Sports Professor Abdus Salam Tuhin, Law Secretary Advocate Shahin Mia, Advocate Nurul Islam Akand, Publicity Secretary Principal Iqbal Hossain and Nizam Uddin, among others.

Speakers at the meeting expressed concern over shortages of fuel, gas and electricity, rising commodity prices and a deterioration in the law and order situation. They called attention to need to address these challenges.