The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Netrakona

A spontaneous colourful grand rally of local people against corruption was brought out in Netrakona district town under the leadership of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Lt. Gen. (retd) Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury.

Netrakona District Corruption Prevention Committee Organised the rally to say no to corruption.

People from all walks of life, including children of different juvenile organisations, students and teachers of all the educational institutions, workers of different non-government organisations, socio-cultural organisations and professional groups, freedom fighters, government officials and thousands of common people attended the grand rally.

The rally, brought out from local Muktarpara ground, paraded the main roads of the district town. More than 10 thousand people participated in the rally with colourful posters, festoons ad play cards. The participants chanted various slogans saying no to corruption.

Earlier, inaugurating the rally, the ACC Chairman Lt. Gen. (retd) Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury said, "we have gathered here on Wednesday to raise our voice against corruption and develop our mindset to keep vigil against all sorts of corrupt practice.

Director of ACC, Dhaka Division, Major Maksudur Rahman and Deputy Director of ACC Afzalur Rahman Bhuiyan and president of Netrakona District Corruption Prevention Committee Dr. MA Hamid and other leaders of the committee were present at the inaugural function.

Later, the ACC Chairman Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury had a meeting with the members of district and Upazila level corruption prevention committees in the conference room of Netrakona circuit house on Wednesday.