PM to inaugurate Karatoa dredging: Shahe Alam

BOGURA, Nov 12:  Prime Minister will inaugurate the dredging of the Karatoa River and the Sirajganj-Bogura railway line during a visit to Bogura this month, State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam, MP, has said.

He made the announcement while addressing the 24th founding anniversary of the Daily Bogura at the Karatoa Convention Centre in Bogura around 10:30am on Thursday.

Mir Shah Alam said a development project worth Tk 2,700 crore for Bogura had already been approved by the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC). The allocation would be distributed equally among the district's seven parliamentary constituencies.

He also said the proposal to establish a Bogura Development Authority had already been placed before parliament. Once passed, it would create significant employment opportunities and enhance the district's reputation.

"Everyone must remain united for the sake of development," he said.

The state minister said the prime minister was expected to visit Bogura either towards the end of this week or later this month to inaugurate the two projects.

"The prime minister is sincerely working for Bogura's development and giving special attention to addressing the district's development deficits. We need to be patient," he added.

Additional Press Secretary to the Prime Minister Atikur Rahman Rumon, speaking as the chief discussant at the programme, said the Daily Bogura had continued its publication with dignity despite overcoming numerous challenges.

There was no alternative to consensus on Bogura's development, he said, adding that divisions over minor issues were holding back the district's progress.

The programme was chaired by Daily Bogura Publisher Rezaul Karim Badsha MP.
Among others, BNP Chairman's Advisers Helaluzzaman Talukder Lalu and Advocate AKM Mahbubur Rahman, Bogura City Corporation Administrator MR Islam Swadhin, Bogura District Council Administrator Ahsanul Tayyeb Zakir, Naogaon University Vice-Chancellor Dr Hasanat Ali, Bogura Deputy Commissioner Toufiqur Rahman, Daily Karatoa Editor Mozammel Haque Lalu, TMSS Executive Director Dr Hosne Ara Begum, Bogura Press Club President and Daily Bogura acting editor Rezaul Hasan Ranu, and its General Secretary Kalam Azad attended the event.