An urgent call has been issued to administration, public representatives, political leaders, journalists, teachers, social organizations, and people from all walks of life to work unitedly to build Pirojpur district as a drug-free zone.
Speakers emphasized the importance of raising social awareness alongside strict legal enforcement and building grassroots-level collective resistance to curb the spread of drugs. On Tuesday (November 3), separate anti-narcotics view-exchange meetings were organized by the upazila administrations of Nesarabad (Swarupkati) and Kaukhali, with the cooperation of the Pirojpur district administration.
The morning meeting held at the Nesarabad Upazila Parishad conference room was presided over by Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Ashik Ahmed. The session highlighted the necessity of increasing public awareness against drugs, fostering social engagement, and establishing coordinated initiatives between the administration and the public. Speakers stated that drug addiction not only destroys an individual's life but poses a severe threat to families, society, and future generations. To protect the youth from the devastating clutches of drugs, families, educational institutions, public representatives, administration, and social organizations must work collectively, they added. They also stressed the importance of engaging young people in sports, cultural activities, and positive social endeavors. The meeting was attended by political leaders of various parties, civil society representatives, members of social organizations, government officials, journalists, and people from diverse professions in Nesarabad upazila.
Meanwhile, the second view-exchange meeting was held in the afternoon at the Kaukhali Upazila Parishad conference room, presided over by Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Rehena Akhter. Both meetings were moderated by Md. Moniruzzaman Nasim Ali, Convener of "Social Initiative Against Drugs," former President of Pirojpur Press Club, and senior journalist.
Read nextRafiqul Haque Joins as Additional Deputy Commissioner of MunshiganjSpeakers at the meetings observed that drug addiction is a grave menace to society. To rescue the youth from this destructive grip, coordinated efforts among families, educational institutions, social organizations, public representatives, and the administration are imperative. Drug eradication cannot be achieved solely through law enforcement; it requires the generation of widespread public awareness and the formation of robust social resistance, they noted.
Speakers urged the implementation of effective measures at ward, union, and upazila levels to propagate the anti-narcotics social movement down to the grassroots. They highlighted the importance of awareness-building activities in educational institutions, promotional campaigns, leaflet distribution, and the formation of local social resistance committees. Furthermore, calls were made to arrange treatment and rehabilitation for drug-addicted individuals and to support those voluntarily participating in anti-drug activities.
Among those who addressed the meetings were Professor Md. Shah Alam, District Chief Coordinator of the initiative; Mainul Hasan, General Secretary of Nesarabad Upazila BNP; Shafiqul Islam Farid, former Mayor of Swarupkati Municipality; Abul Kalam Azad, Upazila Jamaat Ameer; and Freedom Fighter S.M. Anwar, alongside other district and upazila-level leaders.
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Reported by Hasan Mamun, Pirojpur Correspondent • Edited by the Daily Best News desk. Send corrections to [email protected].
