Teesta River Protection Movement today organised a meeting at the Rangpur Chamber auditorium. Photo: BSS

 
RANGPUR, Feb 5, 2025 (BSS) - A preparatory meeting for the continuous 
movement on both banks of the Teesta on February 17 and 18 demanding fair 
share of its water and implementation of the Teesta Mega Project was held 
here today.
 
The Teesta River Protection Movement organised the meeting at the Rangpur 
Chamber auditorium in the city with local politicians, businessmen, 
journalists, civil society and professional leaders. 
 
Coordinator of the Teesta River Protection Movement and Convener of Rangpur 
Metropolitan BNP Shamsuzzaman Samu presided over the meeting.
 
President of Rangpur Journalists' Union (RpUJ) Salequzzaman Salek, 
Metropolitan Sonak President Fakhrul Anam Benju, Coordinator of the Rangpur 
district unit of State Reform Movement Professor Chinu Kabir, Rangpur 
Metropolitan Convener of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement Imtiaz 
Ahmed Imti, District President of the Doctors Association of Bangladesh (DAB) 
Dr. Nikhil Shankar Guha, President of the Supermarket Traders Association 
Jabed Hossain Jewel, Director of the Metropolitan Chamber Nurul Islam Patu, 
General Secretary of the District Motor Owners Association Wasimul Bari Raj, 
District President of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD-Rab) Amin Uddin BSc, 
among others, addressed the event.
 
Shamsuzzaman Samu said, "We will organize a series of events on both sides of 
the river Teesta on February 17 and 18 and unite people from all walks of 
life to materialise their demands." 
 
"We have taken the initiative with the slogan "Jago Bahe, Teesta Banchai" to 
organise rallies, plays, songs, and cultural programmes on both sides of the 
river Teesta from Dimla in Nilphamari to Sundarganj in Gaibandha, to realise 
the demands," Samu added.
 
Chief Coordinator of the Teesta River Protection Movement and Organising 
Secretary (Rangpur division) of BNP Central Executive Committee Principal 
Asadul Habib Dulu will attend the programmes as the chief guest.