Sarail Correspondent: Narayan Chakravarty

An exchange of views meeting was held between Alhaj Sirajul Islam Siraj, Administrator of Brahmanbaria Zila Parishad and General Secretary of District BNP, and the journalists of Sarail Upazila Press Club.

The meeting took place on Monday (17 August) around 10 a.m. at the Sarail Upazila Press Club office.

Presided over by Parvez Alam Adel, President of Sarail Upazila Press Club, the chief guest of the meeting was Alhaj Sirajul Islam Siraj, Administrator of Brahmanbaria Zila Parishad. The programme was conducted by Sohag Box, news presenter of News24. The welcome speech was delivered by Alamgir Mia, General Secretary of the Press Club.

At the beginning of the programme, the guests were welcomed with flowers. The meeting started with the recitation of the Holy Quran by Maulana Baqi Billah, Imam of Sarail Upazila Model Mosque. On behalf of the Upazila Press Club, a crest was presented to the chief guest Alhaj Sirajul Islam Siraj.

Special guests present at the meeting included Asaduzzaman Shaheen, Senior Organizational Secretary of BNP and Vice President of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, Brahmanbaria; Anisul Islam Thakur, President of Sarail Upazila BNP and Vice President of District BNP; Advocate Nuruzzaman Laskar Tapu, General Secretary of Sarail Upazila BNP and Legal Affairs Secretary of District BNP; Meherun Nessa Meherin, Editor of Daily Bangalir Kantho and Member of District BNP; Md. Manjur Kader Bhuiyan, Officer-in-Charge of Sarail Police Station; Abdul Jabbar, Chairman of Sarail Sadar Union Parishad; and Niaz Mohammad Bitu, President of Brahmanbaria Journalists’ Union.

In the exchange of views meeting, discussions were held on various important issues including local journalism in Sarail, development of the area, mutual cooperation between the administration and the media, and different local problems and potentials.

In his speech as the chief guest, Alhaj Sirajul Islam Siraj requested the journalists to highlight the various development activities of the government alongside objective journalism.

The speakers at the meeting identified various problems of Sarail and emphasized the need for more effective coordination and cooperation among the administration, public representatives and the media to resolve them.

At that time, journalists and members of different levels of Sarail Upazila Press Club were present.

In the concluding stage of the programme, the organizers thanked the guests and the journalists present. Later, the exchange of views meeting was declared closed.