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   Op-ed
Noakhali municipality turned into a stinking city at present
  Date : 28-03-2024

Md. Ismail Hossain: Noakhali municipality is one of the few first class municipalities in Bangladesh. Noakhali municipality was established in 1876. Even in the 145 years of its establishment,the people of Noakhali have not been able to breathe a sigh of relief even with regular taxes.Since the establishment of NoakhaliMunicipality, 10 elected mayors,3 administrators,2 acting and 1 nominated mayor have served as city fathers in this municipality.

Reviewing the history,it is seen that those who have advanced in the world with their intelligence,strength and prudence have succeeded.Just as Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared independent Bangladesh in the early hours of March 26,1971.Since then, holding the hand of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,our golden Bangladesh has stood with its head high in the chest of the world.When Bangladesh snatched victory from the East Pakistani aggressors under the leadership of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh Awami League was still in power in Bangladesh and it is still in charge of the government of Bangladesh. During the tenure of the present Awami government under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,our Bangladesh has gained recognition as a role model of development in the world. At a time when the country`s leader Sheikh Hasina is busy recognizing Bangladesh as another power in the world,the hybrid Awami League with a class mask is carrying out various conspiracies to obstruct that development within the country.Those who have come into politics,not for the country and the party,only to use the Awami League`s signboard to make their pockets heavier.

 

Since the last time Bangladesh Awami League came to power, Noakhali district Awami League has turned into a piece of diamond.Ekramul Karim Chowdhury, Member of Parliament for Noakhali Sadar-Subarnachar constituency and former general secretary of district Awami League,gave new life to Noakhali district Awami League day and night to organize the chaotic and disorderly Awami League in Noakhali and to continue the development trend of the country leader Sheikh Hasina.Noakhali district Awami League under the leadership of Ekramul Karim Chowdhury was as well organized as it was chained.

 

Until a few days ago,there was a committee of Noakhali district Awami League,but after dissolving that committee and forming a new convening committee,the leaders and workers seem to be blind except Ekramul Karim Chowdhury.Like the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,former district Awami League general secretary and Noakhali 4 constituency MP Ekramul Karim Chowdhury is working day and night to continue the trend of development in Noakhali.Meanwhile,some Awami masked hybrid leaders have been involved in various misdeeds to obstruct the development of Parliament Ekramul Karim Chowdhury.Former general secretary of district Awami League and MP of Noakhali 4 constituency Ekramul Karim Chowdhury has been removed from the committee by some tactics and some masked Awami League leaders have joined the festival of corruption and irregularities in the district town Maizdi. As a proof of which,there is a market called Milicery Bazaar or Municipal Bazaar in the heart of the district town Maijdi with a lot of history.In the 145 years since the establishment of Noakhali Municipality,the people of Noakhali Municipality have never had to fall into such a foul smell of garbage.At present,garbage is being dumped in the empty space at the back of the municipal market in the district town of Maijdi.No steps are being taken by the municipality to get rid of the stench after dumping the garbage,And this has made the buyers and sellers who come to the market uncomfortable.The Noakhali Zilla School is located on one side of the municipal market where the foul-smelling garbage is being dumped and the people`s houses are located on the other side.

 

If you go through the municipal market area,it seems that you are passing through the smelly area of ​​Ajopara village.Noakhali has a 250-bed general hospital and more than a hundred private hospitals and diagnostic centers in the heart of the district town of Maijdi.All the garbage from these government and private hospitals and diagnostic centers is being brought to this municipal market,And as a result,the general buyers who go to the market,the families who live in the vicinity of the market, including the tender-hearted students who come to school,are constantly putting their health at risk.

 

 

 

In this regard,the headmaster of Noakhali district school Nur Uddin Md. Jahangir said, "We are helpless to the municipality and the municipal Mayor." We have completely shut down educational activities in a building because of the stench of garbage, which will seriously endanger the health of the students. Even then, it is not possible to take classes in the classrooms of other buildings due to the stench of dirt and we cannot even sit in the office.We have repeatedly written and verbally appealed to the Municipal Mayor Shahidullah Khan Sohail to get rid of the stench of garbage and normalize the standard of living of the students.

On the other hand, when you look at the garbage dumped at the back of the municipal market,you can see the uneasiness of the traders and buyers. Talking to some businessmen,they said that the mayor is a party man, so the mayor will do whatever he wants, he has nothing to say to the mayor and no one can say anything, the mayor will not listen to anyone. After a few days, when the merchants come to the municipal building together, the mayor immediately sprays some bleaching powder or some chemicals to stop the temporary stench. After that, even though months went by, there is no news about Shahidullah Khan Sohail. Meanwhile, the stench of the garbage dumped in the back of the market is decreasing every day. The traders have to suffer because of this. People living in houses around the municipal market are also facing various inconveniences.One of them, a freedom fighter, said that even though the people living in the houses around me, including me, did not put food in their mouths 24 hours a day, they smelled the stench of garbage given to them by Mayor Shahidullah Khan Sohail 24 hours a day.

Lutfun Haider Lelin, a 90-year-old renegade, militant, Tukhor Chhatra League and current Awami League leader, said that where crores of money have to be paid every month to stay in the municipality and run business, the desired service is not available even after paying rent.During the reign of Mayor Shahidullah Khan Sohail, the most unfortunate and neglected were the people of all walks of life, starting from the ordinary working people living in the first class municipality. If Mayor Shahidullah Khan Sohail does not get rid of this stench soon, his power will soon be lost and in which sector the tax money is being used for the people of the municipality and when will the people of the municipality be freed from these irregularities and mismanagement? Khan to Sohail Lutfun Haider Lelin.

 

Meanwhile,Abdul Gani Rinku,a permanent resident of Noakhali Municipality and a councilor candidate from Ward No. 4 in the upcoming municipal elections, challenged the mayor Shahidullah Khan Sohail and saidHe can tell me, I will get rid of this stench in the next one week and in return for work he will just sit in the municipality and pay the workers and I will remove this garbage from here to elsewhere.

Meanwhile, the Mayor Shahidullah Khan has again requested Sohail to take immediate action to alleviate the suffering of the people of the municipality.

 

Author: Md. Ismail Hossain is a author and columnist.

 



  
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