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RANGPUR, Jan 31, 2026 (BSS) - Member-secretary of National Citizens Party 
(NCP) and the 11-party alliance-nominated MP candidate in Rangpur-4 
constituency Akhter Hossen has announced his election manifesto with 49-point 
development plans in 10 sectors.
 
He announced the election manifesto at a press conference held under the open 
sky in a different fashion on the sandy banks of the Teesta River in the 
Teesta Rail Bridge area of Kawnia upazila in Rangpur on Saturday afternoon.
 
In his announced election manifesto, Akhter Hossen has prioritized the 
protection of the Teesta River, implementation of the Teesta Master Plan and 
improvement of the quality of life of people of the char areas in his 
Rangpur-4 (Kawnia-Pirgachha) constituency. 
 
The manifesto highlighted 49-point plans in 10 sectors for the improvement of 
life and livelihood of people, including education, health, agriculture, 
development of backward communities and women, employment creation through 
the establishment of industries and factories, environmental protection, 
resolution of land-related complications, eradication of drugs, creation of 
entertainment centers for children, development of the tourism industry. 
 
Akhter Hossen, on the occasion, said, "We want to form a separate ministry to 
change the fate of the people of riverine char areas." 
 
The Teesta River banks are being devoured due to unbridled erosion during 
floods every year. Due to this, huge resources worth billions of Taka are 
lost in the river water.
 
He said, "We want a permanent solution to the Teesta erosion problem. We will 
do that by dredging the Teesta River to fix its depth and navigability and 
ensure that the water flows through the river's course all the year. We want 
to implement the Teesta Master Plan, including building embankments on both 
banks of the Teesta." 
 
He said that Teesta is an international river. India has built a dam upstream 
of this river. If they suddenly open the dam during the monsoon, our farmers 
on the riverbanks suffer huge losses. 
 
"So that our farmers can harvest their crops and remove the risky houses on 
the riverbanks, India should inform us at least three days before opening the 
dam that we want to maintain such friendly relations with India on Teesta," 
he said. 
 
At the same time, we want to get back our fair share of Teesta water. 
 
At that time, NCP District Committee Joint Conveners Alamgir Nayan and Alal 
Uddin Kaderi Shanti, Organiser Tawfiq Islam, along with party workers and 
supporters were present. 
 
As a candidate of the 11-party electoral alliance under the symbol of 'Shapla 
Koli', Akhter Hossain is contesting in Rangpur-4 constituency, which consists 
of Kawnia and Pirgachha upazilas, where the total number of voters is 
5,09,906. 
 
The other seven contesting are BNP's Mohammad Emdadul Haque Bharasha (Sheaf 
of Paddy), Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Marxist)'s Pragati Barman Toma 
(Scissors), Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish's Abu Sahma (Rickshaw), Bangladesh 
Congress's Ujjal Chandra Roy (Dub), Jatiya Party's Abu Naser Shah Md Mahbubar 
Rahman (Plow), Islami Andolan Bangladesh's Md Zahid Hossain (Hand Fan) and 
independent candidate Shah Alam Basar (Deer).