A colourful cycle rally was held in Lalmonirhat to prevent drugs, dowry, gambling and every other kind of social crime, and to raise public awareness. It was organised by the social organisation Alokito Lalmonirhat Amader Ongikar.
The rally set off from the town’s Suhrawardy Field around 10:30 am on Sunday (15 November) and went round the town’s main roads. It then went via Kulaghat in Sadar upazila and ended at the grounds of Barabari Shaheed Abul Kashem College.
Earlier, Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu MP, the founder of Alokito Lalmonirhat, opened the rally at Suhrawardy Field.
Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Rashedul Haque Prodhan, district council administrator A K M Mominul Haque and Superintendent of Police Md Asaduzzaman took part, along with district administration officials, political leaders, thousands of Alokito Lalmonirhat volunteers and members of the public.
Participants carried awareness placards and festoons. With the slogans “Say no to drugs, say no to dowry, say no to gambling”, they carried the message of stopping social decay to people across the district. The event drew wide enthusiasm across the town.
Opening the rally, Minister Asadul Habib Dulu said: “The Alokito Lalmonirhat Amader Ongikar movement, aimed at building a good society free of drugs and crime, has already drawn a wide response across the district.”
He said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is coming to Lalmonirhat on 19 November to see this unusual, people-centred social movement for himself, and that the district administration, local leaders and the public are busy with preparations for the visit.
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