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RANGPUR, June 20, 2026 (BSS) - The Teesta Master Plan Implementation Movement Committee (TMPIMC) held human chains in various areas of the Teesta riverbanks in greater Rangpur demanding speedy implementation of the Teesta Master Plan (TMP) on Saturday. 

As part of the programme held simultaneously, human chains were arranged at 10 points in Rangpur city and five other points across the district alone.
 
Gaibandha-2 constituency MP Abdul Karim, Rangpur Metropolitan Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer ATM Azam Khan, NCP District Convener Al Mamun and Jamaat-NCP leaders and activists spoke at the human chain held at Kachari Bazar point in Rangpur city.

Engineer Arifur Rahman Arif, one of the advisers of the TMPIMC, presided over the programme. 
 
In addition to Kachari Bazar, the human chains were held at Rangpur Press Club, Lalbagh More, DC More, Kawnia Teesta Bridge, Mohipur Teesta Bridge, Burirhat Bazar and other points in Rangpur district.
 
Gaibandha-1 constituency MP Professor Majedur Rahman Majed delivered a speech at the Rangpur Press Club Point in Rangpur metropolis. 
 
Rangpur-1 constituency MP Raihan Siraji spoke in the today’s longest human chain programme from the Burirhat point to the Mohipur Teesta Road Bridge in Gangachara upazila of Rangpur. 

Kurigram-3 constituency MP Barrister Mahbubul Alam Salehi and Kurigram-1 constituency Anwarul Islam participated in the human chain held in the Shailmari Char area of Kaliganj upazila of Lalmonirhat. 

Nilphamari-1 constituency MP Moulana Abdus Sattar, Nilphamari-2 constituency MP Al Faruq Abdul Latif, Nilphamari-3 constituency MP Obaidullah Salafi and Nilphamari-4 constituency MP Abdul Muntakim spoke in the human chains from the Kakra area of Jaldhaka upazila to the Teesta Barrage Project in Dimla upazila of Nilphamari. 
 
Rangpur-5 constituency MP Professor Golam Rabbani and Rangpur-6 constituency MP Maulana Nurul Amin spoke at the human chains held from the Teesta bus stand to Teesta Bridge points under Sadar upazila in Lalmonirhat. 

The speakers at the human chains said that everyone knows about the suffering of the people on the banks of Teesta. 

For years, only promises have been made, but there is no visible progress. Now, it is no longer an assurance, people want to see the start of project implementation. 

The government must ensure that funds are allocated for this project in the revised budget.

They said that the TMP is directly related to the livelihoods, agriculture, river erosion prevention and environmental protection of millions of people living alongside the Teesta riverbanks. 

 The TMPIMC believes that there is no alternative to the rapid implementation of the TMP for sustainable development of the region, increase agricultural production, prevent river erosion, create employment and improve the quality of life of the people.