Rally and procession in Bogra demanding fair share of water of 54 rivers

Bogra: Rally and march was held in Bogra demanding fair share of water of 54 identical international rivers including Teesta.

On Monday (April 22) at noon, the program was held at the city’s Satmatha square after the road march towards Teesta reached Bogra on the initiative of the Socialist Party of Bangladesh.

Speakers in the rally said that the Indian government is violating international policy and withdrawing water from the river one by one without considering the minimum interests of downstream country Bangladesh. Government of Bangladesh should present the issue in all international forums. But no such action is observed even today. The speakers called for a mass movement against India’s water encroachment, river pollution and squatters.

Basad Bogra District Member Secretary Add. Dilruba Noori, general secretary of the party’s central committee Bajlur Rashid Firoz, member of the central secretary’s council Nikhil Das, Sirajganj district convener Nab Kumar Karmakar, Naogaon district convener Zainal Abedin Mukul, Rajshahi district convener Alfaz Hossain, Natore district convener Debashish Roy, BASD leaders spoke in the rally under the chairmanship of Dilruba Noori. Saifuzzaman Tutul and others.

Basad Central Committee General Secretary Bazlur Rashid Feroze said that India’s aggressive action to unilaterally withdraw water by damming upstream of 54 rivers in violation of all international laws and principles has reduced the water flow. Most of the rivers do not have water during the dry season. Many rivers that were once beautiful have now turned into canals. He called for a mass movement to restore the flow of water in the rivers.

Bangladesh Time: 1944 hours, April 22, 2024
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