Rajshahi Correspondent:

Rajshahi City Corporation Administrator Md. Mahfuzur Rahman Riton held an exchange meeting with the leaders of Rajshahi Press Club. This exchange meeting was held in the mini conference room of Nagar Bhavan on Thursday (May 14) afternoon. At the beginning of the meeting, the leaders of Rajshahi Press Club congratulated the administrator.

In the meeting, the leaders of Rajshahi Press Club expressed various views on city development, traffic congestion and autorickshaw control, addition of CC cameras, industrialization-employment, establishment of modern standard educational institutions, de-encroachment of footpaths, conservation of water bodies, establishment of playgrounds, establishment of ward offices cum community centers to ensure civic services etc. At this time, the Rasik administrator listened to their speech attentively and assured to take phased steps. The Rajshahi Press Club leaders expressed their full cooperation when the Rasik Administrator asked for cooperation in the development of Rajshahi.

Rasik Administrator Md. Mahfuzur Rahman Riton said in the exchange meeting that Honorable Prime Minister Tariq Rahman is working tirelessly to create a new Bangladesh. The Prime Minister has given me the opportunity to serve the people of Rajshahi. The already stalled development is being taken forward. Working to ensure citizen services. I want to decorate the city of Rajshahi in a new way. I hope for your cooperation.

Rasik Administrator said that various plans including cleaning of drains, repairing of road ditches, fog spray to kill mosquitoes, development of tourist center around Padma river are being implemented. Plans have been taken to develop the ground adjacent to the Hi-Tech Park as a mini stadium, install fountains in Gulzarbagh and Bhadra Lake, develop the tourism industry, plant trees etc. We are the first in the country to create awareness leaflets and distribute them door to door to prevent measles and rubella. 100% target met for measles-rubella vaccination.

Joint General Secretary of Rajshahi Press Club Abu Kawsar Makhan said, City Administrator Mahafuzur Rahman Riton Manoj listened to the issues of setting up public toilets in various Rajshahi, freeing the car syndicate in Rajshahi Medical College, reducing the suffering of common people in the ward office and gave hope to solve them.

General Secretary of Rajshahi Press Club Md Golam Mostafa Mamun, Vice President Abdus Sabur and Shahriar Antu, Joint Secretary Abu Kawsar Makhan, Office Secretary Mozammel Hossain Babu, Finance Secretary Al Amin, Executive Members Manjuara Khatun, Sujauddin Choton, Ajibar Rahman, Md Rajib Ali Ratul, Rauf Uddin Rafi, Rubel Sarkar and others of the press club. Members were present.