A discussion meeting was held in Maheshpur, Jhenaidah, to mark the 55th National Cooperative Day 2026, under the theme “We will build cooperatives, we will build the country, a Bangladesh for all”.
The upazila administration and the upazila cooperative office organised the meeting on Sunday (8 November).
Md Ruhul Amin Molla, an inspector at the Jhenaidah district cooperative office, chaired the meeting. Upazila Assistant Commissioner (Land) Sheikh Touhidul Kabir was the chief guest. Upazila ICT Officer Mainul Islam, Upazila Youth Development Officer Aminul Islam and Upazila Rural Development Officer Md Mahmudul Hasan were special guests.
Maheshpur Press Club general secretary Md Babar Ali, office secretary Md Osman Gani, and members and officials of various cooperative societies and local dignitaries also attended.
Speakers said cooperatives play a vast role in the country’s economic development. By bringing small entrepreneurs together, they said, cooperatives can create jobs, reduce poverty and help build a self-reliant Bangladesh.
They said the current government has taken up several programmes to strengthen the cooperative movement, and urged cooperative members to work together with honesty and dedication.
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