Social movement for drug-addiction free society stressed

RAJSHAHI: Speakers at a post-rally discussion here unequivocally called for forging social movement to free the society from addiction of drugs and its trading, trafficking and smuggling, reports BSS.
They viewed there is no alternative to creating mass-awareness against the abusing of drugs for the sake of young generation. They were addressing an anti-drugs campaign in the city like other parts of the country yesterday. Large number of teachers, students and parents joined the campaign.
Additional Commissioner of Rajshahi division Munir Hossain and Additional Commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police Sarder Tamij Uddin Ahmed addressed the discussion as chief and special guests respectively with Additional Director of Department of Drugs and Narcotics Control Mojibur Rahman Patwary in the chair.
Commander of Mohasthan Regiment of BNCC Lt Col KM Imam Ahsan and Civil Surgeon Dr Sanjit Kumar Shaha also spoke on the occasion.
Munir Hossain mentioned the role of educational institutions is very important towards creating public awareness against drugs addiction. Heads of all institutions and their teachers and parents should come forward and work together so that no more students are drugs addicted.
Utmost emphasis should be given on arranging school-level motivational campaign and programmes to combat the social problem.
Sarder Tamij Uddin said the present government was pledge-bound to free the society from drugs addiction and urged the teachers, parents and others concerned to supplement the government endeavor for welfare of the nation.
He said the law enforcement agencies alone are not capable to combat the social disease but community participation coupled with family and social contribution was very important to this end. 
The meeting was informed that 80 per cent of the drug addicts belong to the age group of 15 to 30 in the country.

Social movement for drug-addiction free society stressed

RAJSHAHI: Speakers at a post-rally discussion here unequivocally called for forging social movement to free the society from addiction of drugs and its trading, trafficking and smuggling, reports BSS. They viewed there is no alternative to creating mass-awareness against the abusing of drugs for the sake of young generation. They were addressing an anti-drugs campaign in the city like other parts of the country yesterday. Large number of teachers, students and parents joined the campaign. Additional Commissioner of Rajshahi division Munir Hossain and Additional Commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police Sarder Tamij Uddin Ahmed addressed the discussion as chief and special guests respectively with Additional Director of Department of Drugs and Narcotics Control Mojibur Rahman Patwary in the chair. Commander of Mohasthan Regiment of BNCC Lt Col KM Imam Ahsan and Civil Surgeon Dr Sanjit Kumar Shaha also spoke on the occasion. Munir Hossain mentioned the role of educational institutions is very important towards creating public awareness against drugs addiction. Heads of all institutions and their teachers and parents should come forward and work together so that no more students are drugs addicted. Utmost emphasis should be given on arranging school-level motivational campaign and programmes to combat the social problem. Sarder Tamij Uddin said the present government was pledge-bound to free the society from drugs addiction and urged the teachers, parents and others concerned to supplement the government endeavor for welfare of the nation. He said the law enforcement agencies alone are not capable to combat the social disease but community participation coupled with family and social contribution was very important to this end. The meeting was informed that 80 per cent of the drug addicts belong to the age group of 15 to 30 in the country.