The New Nation - Internet Edition

Alam Sarwar Titu

from Kishoreganj

Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed yesterday called for electing good leadership for the development of Haor regions, as no touch of development has taken place in the Haor regions although 37 years have already been passed after the country's independence.

He was speaking as the chief guest at a civic rally on the occasion of inaugurating a Solar-Power project at Itna Upazila Parishad Auditorium in the district.

The Army Chief handed over naval ambulance and sports goods to 14 educational institutions of Itna while inaugurating the Solar-Power project.

Moeen U Ahmed said the country should not rely only on electricity, rather electricity would have to generate from solar-power, biogas, and solar energy.

Identifying the population boom as one of the major problems, he called upon the educated people and members of the civil society to help check population boom giving emphasis on family planning.

Emphasising on fish farming at haor areas, the Army Chief called for cultivating fish through the netting method apart from the traditional method. In this regard, he mentioned that fish farming was going on through the netting system in many places, including Chandpur of the country. It is a profitable way of fish farming, he said.

Moen U Ahmed also mentioned that there had been good production of Aman crops in the country's southern region. He also called for following modern system of cultivation to raise crop production.

Referring to education, the Army Chief said education is the backbone of a nation. People in every village of the country would have to be made educated.

He laid emphasis on creating playing fields in each thana and union of the country.

General Moeen also directed the police super concerned to take necessary steps for checking murders, riverine dacoity, and extortion in haor areas.

The Army Chief was accompanied by Major General AKM Mujahid Uddin, GOC of 19 Infantry Division, Brigadier Zahidur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner Sultan Ahmed, Police Super Mizanur Rahman, Civil Surgeon Dr Abdul Huque and Major Salahuddin.