Former President of Chattogram Metropolitan BNP and new CCC Mayor Dr. Shahadat Hossain said, “I want to be a city servant of seven million people, not as a city father. I want to work alongside the citizens of all castes, religions and nationalities who are living in this Chattogram city. I seek your full cooperation. I will never be able to repay your debt.”
He said these things at the reception organized at the old railway station of Chittagong city on Tuesday afternoon.
On the occasion of the reception of the new mayor, the old station square of the city began to gather people from various professions, it turned into a sea of people. Leaders and activists from different wards and police stations gathered in groups with banners and festoons. After that, CCC Mayor Shahadat Hossain reached the gathering place.
Central BNP labour secretary AM Nazim Uddin, former general secretary of metropolitan BNP Abul Hashem Bakkar were present in it.
At the beginning of the speech Dr. Shahadat Hossain BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, Acting Chairman Tariq Rahman, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Member of Chattogram BNP Standing Committee Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, Vice Chairman Abdullah Al Noman, Mir Mohammad Nasir Uddin, Gias Uddin Quader Chowdhury, Advisor Golam Akbar Khondkar, SM Fazlul Haque and Aslam Chowdhury thanked all the Chattogram BNP leaders.
CCC Mayor Shahadat Hossain said, ‘I am your child. This city is not just my city alone.’
This city belongs to all of us. Let's build a beautiful city together. This city will be clean city, green city and healthy city. give me some time Insha’Allah, I will fulfill my responsibility to the letter. You are always deep in my heart. He said, I have served in different positions in the metropolis for the last 18 years.
You BNP leaders and workers could not stay at home for the last 18 years. Could not trace the family. He spent the day starving. I have seen this helplessness. More than 600 BNP leaders and activists have gone missing across Bangladesh. 6 million people have been accused in one lakh cases across the country including Chattogram. Yet you have not deviated from BNP ideals.
CCC Mayor said that during the Awami League government, media freedom was taken away with the ICT case. However, the media has published news of false cases in the name of BNP activists. Thanks to the media.
Abul Hashem Bakkar said, Dr. Shahadat Hossain led the movement in Chattogram. As he is the mayor, the people have won. The rule of law has won. He is back among us as the Mayor of Janata. He sought everyone's cooperation to make Chattogram a green, clean and healthy city.
Earlier, the new Mayor of Chattogram City Corporation, Dr. Shahadat Hossain, left Dhaka at 7:00 a.m. and reached Chattogram Railway Station by Sonar Bangla train at 11:15 p.m. At this time, the activists greeted him with floral greetings and slogans and brought him to the reception stage organized at the old railway station. Dr. Shahadat Hossain was greeted with warm welcome and love from thousands of leaders and activists after returning to Chattogram after taking oath as mayor.
After welcoming the leaders and activists at the old railway station, Mayor Hazrat Shah Amanat (R) and Badr Auliya (R) visited the shrine. Later in the afternoon in the conference room of the CCC library building on Laldighi area, the corporation officials exchanged views with the employees, held a press conference and participated in Milad Mahfil and Doa prayer at the Chattogram Chattogram City Corporation office at Tigerpass.
Under the leadership of Metropolitan BNP convening committee member Md. Kamrul Islam, central BNP labour secretary AM Nazim Uddin, former general secretary of Metropolitan BNP Abul Hashem Bakkar, Metropolitan BNP joint convener Mohammad Mia Bhola, MA Aziz, SM Saiful Alam, Niaz Mohammad were present in it. Khan, Shah Alam, Yeasin Chowdhury Liton, Convener Committee Member Zainal Abedin Zia, Professor Nurul Alam Raju, SM Abul Faiz, Abul Hashem, Iskandar Mirza, Mujibul Haque, Md. Salauddin, Gazi Siraj Ullah, Anwar Hossain Lipu, Mamunul Islam Humayun, Mashiul Alam Swapan, Mosharraf Hossain Deputy, MA Sabur, Mohammad Azam, Mo: Ismail Bali, convener of Samilit Peshaji Parishad and CDA member journalist Zahidul Karim Kochi, former president of CU Teachers Association Prof. Dr. Nasrul Kadir, South District BNP Advocate Iftekhar Hossain Chowdhury Mohsin, Manjur Uddin Chowdhury, Nazmul Mustafa Amin, Mujibul Haque Chairman, Mahanagar Juba Dal Former President Mosharraf Hossain Dipti, Mahila Dal President Manowara Begum Moni, General Secretary Jelli Chowdhury, Thana BNP President Haji Babul Haque, Abdus Sattar Salim, Md. Sekander, Abdullah Al Haroon, MI Chowdhury Mamun, General Secretary Alhaj Zakir Hossain, Jasim Uddin Zia, Md. Shahabuddin, Abdul Quader Jashim, Noor Hossain, Ghiyas Uddin Bhuiyan, North District Volunteer Party Convener Sarwar Uddin Selim, Mahanagar Jubo Dal Fazlul Haque Sumon, Emdadul Haque Badsha, Mohanagar Swechasebak Dal Organizing Secretary of Ziaur Rahman Zia etc.
