Sylhet Bureau

In the hope of M Iliaas Ali's safe and sound return, a prayer and Milad Mahfil was organized by the Sylhet District Ulama Dal at the Hazrat Shahjalal (Rah:) Mosque in Dargah.

In his welcome speech at the Milad Mahfil organized after Asr on Friday, Sylhet District Ulama District Convener Mao: Md. Norul Haque said - M Ilias Ali is our national leader, at this critical moment in the country, a strong leader like him is needed the most. Numerous people have returned from the prison called the disappearance of the fallen dictator Hasina, I pray to the Almighty God that our beloved leader will also return. From this prayer mahfil, I wish the health and long life of the beloved leader of the people of the country, former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia and the acting chairman of BNP, the oppressed leader Tarique Rahman.

Under the direction of Maulana Ramiz Uddin, Senior Joint Convener of Sylhet District Ulama dal, Sylhet Anti-Discrimination Teachers Alliance Coordinator Madanmohan College Associate Professor Md. Farid Ahmed, District Krishak Dal Leader Zahirul Islam Makhon, District Ulama Party Member Secretary MM Kamal Uddin, Joint Convener HM Nurul Amin, District Ulama Party Member Md. Moshad Ali, District Ulama Party Member Md. Rajan, Member Russell, Member Mao: Alhaj Bilal Ahmed Chowdhury, Member M Saiful, Member Mao: Faisal Amd, Mao: Ayyubur Rahman, Mao: Mahmudul Hasan, Md. Rashid Uzzaman, Babul Mia, Md. Ataur Rahman, Khasrul Ahmed, Mao: Mahtab Uddin, Shahin Ahmed, Sohel Ahmed, Tofail Ahmed, Rafiq Ahmed, Al Amin were present and spoke. Maulana Nurul Haque, convener of Sylhet District Ulamadal, led the prayers at the prayer meeting.

Memo submitted demanding protection of road

An influential group is illegally cutting soil from cropland by using trucks to continuously pass through the Dharampur Majhpara Brick Sale Road in Mogla Bazar, South Surma Upazila of Sylhet, causing damage to the road. Locals recently submitted a memorandum to South Surma Upazila Executive Officer Urmi Roy demanding protection of the road.

The memorandum states that the public, schools, colleges, madrasas, and mosque devotees travel through the Dharampur Majhpara Brick Sale Road. An influential group is illegally cutting soil from agricultural land and transporting it through this road in trucks, which is causing damage to the road and destroying agricultural land. Due to the speeding movement of heavy trucks on the road, there is a possibility of children in the village getting into accidents. In addition, during the winter season, dust and sand fly everywhere and fall on the surrounding houses and people. Due to this, the local people, including children, are affected by various diseases.

In the memorandum, the locals demanded that the South Surma Upazila administration take necessary steps to protect the only road in Dharpur-Majpara, protect agricultural land from damage, and stop the transportation of soil by truck on the road, considering the harm to the locals.

Iqra International UK distributed winter clothes in Sylhet

Second phase of winter cloth distribution programme held at Iqra Hospital for the Disabled on Technical Road in South Surma Sylhet on Thursday.

Sylhet Divisional Commissioner Khan Md. Reza-un-Nabi attend the programme as a chief guest. He highly praised the humanitarian activities of Iqra International and said, "Service to creation is the best work. In order to achieve the satisfaction of the Creator, we all need to be involved in humanitarian work and stand by the side of the distressed people.

Iqra International UK Secretary Shah Redwanur Rahman and Barrister Ahmed Abdul Malik, one of the trustees of Iqra, also spoke at the programme.

Barrister Nazir Ahmed, Chairman of Iqra International UK presided over and moderated by prominent journalist Muktabis Un Noor, Chairman of Bangladesh Chapter, the Divisional Commissioner further said, "I am very happy to know that Iqra has been working for the welfare of helpless people in the country and abroad for a long time. For this, I sincerely thank the expatriate donors and those involved in it."

In his speech, the chairman, Barrister Nazir Ahmed, expressed his hope that Iqra would continue all her efforts towards human welfare and said, "InshaAllah, Iqra is determined to do everything within her power to stand by the helpless and deprived people."

Speaking at the event, Muktabis Un Noor, chairman of Iqra's Bangladesh chapter, said that the winter clothing distribution program will continue next week as well.