KHULNA, Nov 5, 2022 (BSS) - Mayor of Khulna City Corporation (KCC) Talukder Abdul Khaleque today said that the government is working tirelessly to create job opportunities and fulfill people’s demand of food and nutrition by maximum use of its agriculture land and other resources through co-operatives.

“The government has taken various action plans for building a hunger and poverty free, prosperous and developed Bangladesh,” he said while addressing a post rally discussion at Khulna Shilpakala Academy auditorium here as chief guest.

The theme of the Day of this year is ‘Bangabandhur Darshon, Somobaye Unnyan’.

Khulna Cooperatives Division and Union of District Cooperatives jointly organized the discussion and brought out a colourful rally marking the National Cooperatives Day.

The motto of the world’s developed country is the formation of cooperative based society; the Mayor said adding that the developed countries are marching towards progress following the cooperative system.

Terming Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s call to turn the cooperative system into a pro-people initiative, he said adding that He also wanted to make discrimination free Bangladesh through His second revolution.

He, however, said many farmers became self reliant through cooperative system. Bangabandhu reformed the land management system and had waived tax unto 25 Bighas of land.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is taking various projects giving importance on cooperatives system since Awami League came to power in 1996, he added.

Additional Divisional Commissioner (General) Md Abdur Rashid and Additional Police Commissioner of Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP) Taslima Khatun addressed the meeting with Md Yousuf Ali, Deputy Director of the Local Government Division, in the chair.

President of District Cooperatives Union Advocate Sheikh Nazmul Hossain delivered the welcome speech while Joint Director of Labour of the Divisional Cooperatives office Md Mizanur Rahman presented the keynote paper.

Later, the Mayor distributed honorary crests among two cooperatives unions and a person for their outstanding works in this field.