Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader said on Tuesday Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina does politics for the betterment of the next generation, reports BSS.
"We have to continue our uncompromising struggle against drug abuse to save the young generation," he said.
The AL leader made the comment while addressing a seminar, organised by the party's forests and environment affairs sub-committee at the National Museum at Shahbagh in the city, marking World Environment Day.
Quader said the present government will continue its war on drug abuse to save the youths from ruination as they are the driving force to build a Sonar Bangla as dreamt by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Sub-committee chairman Prof Bazlul Haque Khandker presided over the seminar while Dhaka University Earth and Environment Sciences Faculty Dean Prof ASM Maksud Kamal presented the keynote paper.
AL presidium member Dr Abdur Razzak, joint general secretary Abdur Rahman, publicity and publication secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud, DU pro-vice chancellor Prof Nasreen Ahmad, AL forests and environment secretary Delwar Hossain, Jatiya Press Club president Muhammad Shafiqur Rahman, noted environmentalist Dr Atiq Rahman, DU Geography and Environment Department chairperson Dr Hafiza Khatun and Prof of DU International Relations Department Dr Delwar Hossain, among others, addressed the seminar.
Pointing to BNP, Quader said those who are shading crocodile tears against the drive against drugs never talk about saving the youths from the menace.
He urged the political parties to come forward to play a responsible role by raising their voice against drug abuse to save the next generation.
Referring to Teknaf municipality councilor Ekramul Haque's death in the ongoing anti-drug drive, Quader said if he is found innocent, actions will be taken against the responsible persons.
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