Land Minister Mizanur Rahman Minu has said that in the last 20 years, 1,000 people have become millionaires in Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj just by dealing drugs. He has strictly ordered the police to immediately arrest these drug dealers and bring them under the law.
He made these remarks while delivering a keynote address at a seminar titled ‘Protection of Women and Children from Violence: Challenges and Remedies’ at the Nanking Darbar Hall in Rajshahi on Saturday afternoon.
The Land Minister said in his speech, “Rajshahi has always been ahead in development and achievements. But in the last 20 years, everything has been destroyed.” At this time, he called on the law enforcement agencies to forget the past and work with renewed vigor.
The seminar, organized by the Rajshahi Range DIG Office of the Police, was presided over by Rajshahi Range DIG Dr. Mohammad Shahjahan.
Rajshahi-3 constituency MP Advocate Mohammad Shafiqul Haque Milon, Naogaon-3 constituency MP Md. Fazle Huda, Rajshahi Divisional Commissioner Dr. A. N. M. Bazlur Rashid and Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) Commissioner Mohammad Faizul Kabir also spoke at the event.
Other speakers present at the seminar placed special emphasis on ensuring proper implementation of the law and speedy trial to prevent violence against women and children.