PM goes to Chandpur Sunday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina goes to Chandpur on a daylong visit on Sunday to join the 6th National Community Development Camp (COMDECA) of Bangladesh Scouts, open 23 development projects and lay foundation of 24 other schemes in the district.

On arrival at Haimchar upazila in the southeastern district in the morning by a helicopter, the Prime Minister will join the inaugural function of the 6th COMDECA at Charbhanga.

She will later go to the Chandpur district headquarters in the afternoon and inaugurate 23 development projects and lay foundation of 24 other schemes from Chandpur Stadium.

The projects to be opened by her are: Staff Quarter for the officials and employees of the Chandpur Zila Parishad (four-storey building with six-storey foundation), Puran Bazar underground water treatment plant in Chandpur municipality, Natun Bazar underground water treatment plant and high reservoir in Chandpur municipality, Protection project (1st revised) of the Chandpur irrigation project from the erosion of the Meghna river bank at Puran Bazar Ibrahimpur Sakhua in Chandpur district, Protection of Chandpur irrigation project area from the erosion of the Meghna river (Haimchar) and the left bank conservation project of Bancharampur upazila (1st revised), Bangamata Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib Girls Hostel of the Chandpur Government College, Four-storey academic building of Chandpur Puran Bazar Degree College, Four-story academic building at Matlab Uttar Sujatpur Degree College, Four-story academic building at Kalipur High School and College in Matlab North upazila, Four-storey academic building at Kachua Bangabandhu Degree College in Kachua upazila, Four-storey academic building at Lautali Dr Rashid Ahmed High School and College in Faridganj upazila, Sholla High School academic building in Faridganj upazila, Matlab Uttar Upazila Muktijoddha Complex Bhaban, Faridganj Upazila Muktijoddha Complex Bhaban, Accommodation for 60 (Sixty) landless and inaccessible freedom fighters in eight upazilas of Chandpur district, Haimchar to Charvirribi Road development (Che: 200-6953m) at the Chandpur Puran Bazar (Dell Bazar) under Haimchar upazila, Expansion of Rawdia Government Primary School in Chandpur Sadar Upazila, Expansion of Hossainpur Government Primary School under Chandpur Sadar Upazila, Expansion of Aminul Huq Municipality Government Primary School under Chandpur Sadar Upazila, Kadamtala Municipality Super Market, "Raju Chattar" in memory of Chhatra League leader Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Raju who died in the mass movement of anti-autocracy in 1990, Institute of Marine Technology in Chandpur and the "Matlab Bridge on the River of Dhanagoda" (Matlab Bridge). 

The schemes of which the foundation stones will be laid by the premier are: Construction of boundary gate at Chandpur-Comilla connection at Galiim Khan in Matlab South Upazila, Construction of boundary gate at Chandpur-Comilla connection in Jagatpur part of Kachua upazila, Construction of boundary gate at Charamandari Chandpur- Laxmipur connection at Faridganj upazila, Construction of memorial monument of the Liberation War at Matlab South Upazila Parishad, Construction of memorial monument of the Liberation War at Matlab Uttar Upazila Parishad, Construction of memorial monument of the Liberation War at Kachua Upazila Parishad, Construction of memorial monument of the Liberation War at Haimchar Upazila Parishad, Construction of memorial monument of the Liberation War at Hajiganj Upazila Parishad, Construction of underground water treatment plant in Kachua Municipality, Haruna Ferryghat and Katakhal Bazar protection project from the erosion of the Meghna river bank in the Chandpur district, Construction of academic building of Basharaw High School in Faridganj upazila, Construction of academic building of Sahebganj Multipurpose High School in Faridganj Upazila, Construction of academic building of Hazrat Shah Jalal High School in Matlab South Upazila, Construction of Nayergaon South Union Land Office at Matlab South Upazila, Construction of Matlab municipality land office in Matlab South upazila, Construction of Narayanpur Union Land Office in Matlab South Upazila, Construction of Baliya Union Land Office in Chandpur Sadar Upazila, Construction of Ragoi Union Land office in Shahrasti upazila, Construction of Kachua South Union Land Office in Kachua upazila, Construction of Kadla Union Land Office in Kachua Upazila, Snabala GC-Shariatpur-Chandpur R and H road development under Haimchar Upazila (Che: 00-200 m), Upgradation of Matlab Uttar Upazila Health Complex from 31 beds to 50 beds and Construction of Chandpur family planning office and Chandpur municipality office building.

Sheikh Hasina, also the Awami League president, will address a public rally to be organized by district Awami League at the same venue.

Meanwhile, a festive mood is prevailing in Chandpur to welcome Sheikh Hasina, who is going to the district after eight years. She last visited the district on April 25 in 2010, said BSS correspondent.

The roads of the district town and Haimchar upazila have been decorated with archways, billboards, colorful digital banners and festoons.

The portraits of Bangbandhu and Sheikh Hasina alongside development activities of the present government have been put on the display in the archways, billboards, banners and festoons.

Besides, the leaders seeking party nominations in the upcoming parliamentary elections set up a number of archways welcoming the Awami League president.

Source: bss