Need social movement to protect youths from drug abuse stressed

Sr. Staff Reporter, Kishoreganj :
Forging a strong social movement against drug abuse has become a burning need of the time to check social erosion for saving the young generations from severe consequences.
The opinion came at a seminar titled ‘Preparing a comprehensive action plan through creating a social revolution to resist drug abuse’ held at Kuliararchar upazila parishad auditorium on Wednesday noon.
 Upazila Parishad in kuliarchar with assistance of the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) organized the event aiming at discussing and working out suggestions, ways and means for a comprehensive action plan to forge a social resistance against drug abuse. Deputy Commissioner (DC) in Kishoreganj Mohammad Shamim Alam attended as chief guest while Kuliarchar UNO Sadia Islam lona in the chair.
It was addressing among others, DNC Assistant Director Rafiqul Islam, AC land and executive Magistrate Simon Sarkar, Mayor Syed Hasan Sarowar Mohasin, Upazila vice-chairman Syed Nure Alam, Mohila vice-chairman Saida khanam and OC Golam Mostafa.
The speakers expressed concern over the drug abuse situation and urged all local government institutions, public and private bodies and stakeholders to come forward and work together to resist drug abuse.