Awami League organized webinar held on environment protection



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Speakers at the Awami League's webinar on forest and environment said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's call for greening is an example to the world. Many countries and people in the world are under threat due to climate change. Only a healthy environment and nature can save people from this. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken the lead in protecting the environment in Bangladesh as well as spread the call worldwide. The Awami League's sub-committee on forest and environment is doing a commendable job by planting trees all over the country in response to his call.

They made the remarks while participating in a webinar titled "Bangladesh in Mujib Year: Let the Environment Be Clean through Tree Planting" organized by the Awami League's Forest and Environment Sub-Committee on Thursday (July 30). The webinar was hosted by Delwar Hossain, Secretary, Forest and Environment Affairs, Bangladesh Awami League

The webinar chaired by Committee President Khondoker Bazlul Haque, it was participated by Awami League presidium member Colonel (Retd) Faruk Khan, Information Minister and Awami League joint-general secretary Dr. Hasan Mahmud, executive director of the Bangladesh Center for Advanced Studies Atiq Rahman, director of the Department of Disaster Science and Management at the University of Dhaka Prof. Mahbuba Nasrin, General Secretary of Sirajganj District Branch of Awami League Prof. Dr. Md. Habibe Millat MP, President of Supreme Court Bar Association AM Amin Uddin and others.

The Information Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud said the Prime Minister's call for greening has received worldwide response. The world has taken it seriously as the country is working to protect the environment under her strong and capable leadership. Her initiatives have also received worldwide recognition. The best proof of this is his multiple awards for her contribution to the protection of the environment.

He said all the ingredients of climate change are present in Bangladesh. She has been nominated for the 'Champion of the Earth' award, the highest award of the United Nations for environmental protection in 2015. As soon as Sheikh Hasina was elected the president of Awami League in 1981, she has been carrying out tree planting program for two years till 1983.

He added that the slogan she had at that time is still there. That is to plant herbal, forest and medicinal plants one by one. I remember there were not enough trees 30-40 years ago. But now you will see that there are a lot of trees in the settlement area. This has been possible due to Sheikh Hasina's call for social forestry. She has transformed tree planting into a social movement.

Highlighting the state of nature in the changed situation of coronavirus (Covid-19), the former secretary of forest and environment affairs of Awami League said that the present nature is very clean and pure because at this time nature can develop in its own way. This proves that we do such atrocities on nature under normal circumstances.

Awami League presidium member Colonel (Retd) Faruk Khan said, it is not only necessary to plant trees, but also to protect trees. It has been proved during Covid-19 that we do the greatest damage to the environment. He added that the political goals of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the Awami League are clear. We will do what we can to protect the environment and do what is needed, he said. We need to learn more and more from the experts we have. I urge them to come forward. Besides, the activities that we have done on the environment in the international arena including the United Nations should be highlighted more. As if Bangladesh is recognized as a role model in environmental protection.

In fact, the Prime Minister has given utmost importance to the environment in the government led by Sheikh Hasina, who started formal planting trees with every year. Even if it is called, it is not limited to formalities. Her activities were spread all over the country. The Prime Minister has given so much importance to this that tree planting has been included in our Delta Plan.

   

After capturing power, Awami League also captured history: Amir Khosru



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BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has commented that Awami League is taking over history by illegally grabbing power.

He said that the rulers are using the state machinery to implement their fabricated history. They are manipulating the Judiciary to explain their fabricated history. When politicians become historians, it is no longer history, but propaganda.

Amir Khosru made this comment at a discussion meeting organized by the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) at the National Press Club on Wednesday (April 17) at noon, demanding the declaration of Republic Day on April 10.

This member of the BNP Standing Committee said that although the Awami League government has dropped the boat symbol in the Upazila Parishad elections, it has not withdrawn from the project of stealing votes. The vote stealing scheme is the source of their power. The government no longer has the courage to go in front of the people with the boat. 95 percent of the people did not go to the polling station in the January 7 election. There is no such thing as voting.

He also said that every effort was made to break the BNP before the election, but the unity of the BNP is intact. Cases, assaults, jails have been defamed against BNP leaders and activists, yet the unity could not be broken.

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BUET should decide whether to have student politics or not: Gayeshwar



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Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, a member of the BNP Standing Committee, said that if the BUET authorities think that the BUET authorities will stop politics there for the sake of keeping the atmosphere of the campus calm and for the education of the talented children of parents who study here - that is their decision.

On Monday (April 1), Natore District BNP Joint Convenor Dewan Shaheen, who was undergoing treatment at BSMMU, made this comment in response to the questions of the journalists present after inquiring about the treatment.

Gayeshwar Chandra said, we want student politics; we have come this far by student politics. Student politics is not an obstacle. I don't want a group student organization in the classroom. Abrar, a brilliant student of BUET, was brutally killed in BUET. Not only the students, civil society and political parties of the country erupted in protest. Then the BUET authorities decided that there will be no political student organization in BUET. In the context of which BUET has taken this decision, whether it is still valid or not, whether there is any danger or not, considering the overall aspect, BUET has to decide whether there will be student politics or not.

Claiming that the condition of Jahangir Nagar University is more deplorable than the condition of BUET, the former minister said that Chhatra League leader Manik had celebrated a century of rape there. What could be more disgusting than that? In fact they are not tainted with any stigma! The more we find them tainted, the more they are embellished. One reason is to use muscle power and destroy politics as a party worker in the administration.

Mentioning the attack on Natore district BNP joint convener Dewan Shaheen, Gayeshwar Chandra said, "Our leaders and workers are often attacked by Awami League terrorists." This brutality of the rulers is going on all over the country. Still, BNP activists do not leave the field. However, without these terrorist activities and muscle power, it is not possible for an isolated government to survive politically.

In response to a journalist's question about former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, who is undergoing treatment in CCU at Ever Care Hospital in the capital, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy said that the government is killing Khaleda Zia in a planned way without giving her better treatment abroad. The ruling party will be happy even though the news of his death will go down in tears all over the country.

BNP Organizing Secretary Ruhul Quddus Talukdar Dulu, deputy secretary Taiful Islam Tipu and others were present at this time.

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In the 12th JS election the cost of Awami league is Tk. 2.76 crore



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The party's treasurer HN Ashikur Rahman said that the ruling Awami League spent Tk. 2 crore 76 lakh 88 thousand 120 in the 12th Jatiya Sangsad election.

He gave this information after submitting the party's expenditure account to the commission in the 12th election at Agargaon election building in the capital on Monday (April 1) afternoon.

After submitting the election expenses of the ruling party, the presidium member of the party, Kazi Zafarullah, said that we had a limit of Tk. 4 crore 50 lakh. The expenditure is less than that.

At that time, the treasurer of the party, Ashiqur Rahman, said that Tk. 2 crore 76 lakh 78 thousand 120 have been spent. Our expenditure limit was Tk. 4 crore 50 lakh.

He said that the district level leaders spent on their own because of their loyalty to the party. So our expenses are reduced. Moreover, the entire expenditure in elections is not party-related. Where other parties require Tk. 10, we require Tk. 2.

In response to the question where this money was spent in the election, he said that it was spent on posters, public meetings, publicity etc.

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister, Barrister Biplab Barua said, as a registered party, we will submit the income and expenditure account. Then there will be details.

At that time, Presidium member Kazi Zafarullah, Treasurer HN Ashiqur Rahman, Publicity and Publication Abdus Sobahan Golap, Office Secretary Barrister Biplab Barua, Deputy Office Secretary Sayem Khan were present in the delegation of Awami League.

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Awami League leader's comments on parliamentary elections is viral



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General Secretary of Cumilla North District Awami League Roshan Ali Master has gone viral with his controversial comments on Debidwar parliamentary elections. There has been uproar among activists over the video that has spread online. Some reacted angrily.

On Saturday (March 30) afternoon, Roshan Ali Master gave the speech at the iftar party at his residence in Devidwar Municipal area on the occasion of pilgrimage to Makkah to perform Umrah.

In a four-and-a-half-minute video spread on Facebook, he was heard saying, "We didn't lose the vote, we lost by the mechanism." For any reason we could not get the results, 82 thousand votes is less? They have a lot of history, you will not understand them and your brother will explain them. Those whom I have made leaders do not count on me now. There are many Mir Jafars in our party, they have been and will be. If they get better, we will get better. And if it is not good after Hajj, then I will come in the field.

The leaders and workers of Debidwar Upazila Awami League expressed their immediate angry reaction to his speech.

In response, they said, "Where the Prime Minister has set an example all over the world by holding a free, fair and impartial vote, his statement calls into question the fair election." In his speech, he wanted to prove that the current Member of Parliament Abul Kalam Azad was elected by rigging the vote. They condemned such a statement.

Debidwar Upazila Awami League Joint General Secretary Principal Humayun Kabir said, 'Awami League is becoming a laughing stock to common people with these unrestrained statements. No one can stop him. Earlier, in various meetings of the 12th National Election, he has been in controversy by abusing independent candidates and his leaders and activists, which everyone has seen on social media. Awami League leaders and activists are embarrassed by these statements.

Cumilla North District Awami League General Secretary Roshan Ali Master called several times to get a statement on the matter, but he did not receive.

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