‘Ansar, VDP working for people’s welfare’

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GAIBANDHA, Nov 13, 2018 (BSS)-Speakers at a rally here on Monday said the
members of Bangladesh Ansar and VDP have been working for welfare of the
people for a long time.

The speakers said the members of the two organizations perform important
responsibilities side by side with playing a vital role in maintaining law
and order at the grassroots level of the society.

They made the comments while addressing an upazila rally of Ansar and VDP
at SM Barrack of the town.

Deputy Commissioner (DC) Sebastin Rema addressed the rally as the chief
guest and Additional District Magistrate M. Kaisarul Islam, Sadar UNO Uttam
Kumar Roy and officer in charge of Sadar thana Khan M. Shahriar were present
at the event as special guests.

DC Sebastin Rema urged the Ansar and VDP members to work with sincerity to
free the society from the curse of social crime, and superstitions,
especially militancy, eve teasing, human trafficking, gender disparity, drug
addiction and sexual harassment.

The DC also asked the members to help the administration hold the
forthcoming national elections in the district fairly and properly through
performing their duties well.

The rally over, a good number of selected members of Ansar and VDP were
given by-cycles, umbrellas, pressure cookers, rice cookers, hotpots, plates,
flasks and mugs as prizes for their laudable contribution in their respective
working fields.

A total of 250 members of Ansar and VDP coming from 13 unions of the
upazila took part in the rally.