No alternative to social move for drug-free society

There is no alternative to launching social movement, involving every conscious citizen, for saving the young generations from the aggression of drug abuse in building a drug free society.
Officials, experts, teachers and civil society members expressed the opinion at a discussion arranged yesterday at Badarganj Degree College auditorium in Badarganj upazila town.
Badarganj upazila administration and District Narcotics Control Department (DNCD) jointly organised the discussion in observance of the month-long anti drug campaign and publicity-2016.
The event was arranged with the theme of ‘No drug in mouth that utters word mother’ to create awareness among the school students as well as common people about effects of drug abuse and drug addition to save the youths from ruining their future.
With Principal of the college Mazed Ali Khan in the chair, Deputy Director of the DNCD Mrs Dilara Rahman attended and addressed the discussion as the chief guest.
Badarganj Upazila Health and Family Planning Officer Dr Mokhlesur Rahman, Assistant Commissioner (Land) Kamal Kumar Ghosh, Vice-principal of the college Golzar Hossain, addressed, among others.
After the discussion, hundreds of students, guardians and teachers, religious leaders, public representatives, religious leaders, civil society members and elite took part in a huge anti-drug procession brought out on the local streets.
Taking part in the discussion, the speakers narrated consequences of drug abuse and addiction among the younger generations and put emphasis on creating awareness among the common people against drug for building a drug-free society.
The chief guest put emphasis on saving the young generations from the
curse of drug addiction for ensuring their normal growth and flourishing
talents in congenial atmosphere to turn them into worthy citizens.
She called upon all concerned for sensitising the school students, young
generations and parents about catastrophic consequences of drug aggression
through launching social movement against drug abuse involving the common
people.