Effective social movement for preventing corruption stressed

RANGPUR, Feb 9 (BSS): Speakers at monthly meeting of the District Corruption Prevention Committee (DCPC) recently stressed launching an effective social movement involving the common people to prevent corruption.
They put special emphasis on educating students on honesty to have positive impacts on their behavior for building a corruption free society to make the hard-earned independence meaningful for every citizen.
Immediate past president of Rangpur DCPC Professor Mozammel Haque presided over the meeting participated by members of its newly formed committee, approved by Anti Corruption Commission (ACC), at Rangapur Shahittya Parishad auditorium in the city.
Vice-president of the newly formed DCPC SM Rezaul Islam Suja, its immediate past General Secretary Dr Syed Samsuzzaman and incumbent general secretary and valiant freedom fighter Akbar Hossain participated in the meeting.
Members of the new DCPC including Monjushree Saha of RDRS Bangladesh, president of Rangpur Puja Udjapan Parishad Banomali Paul, senior reporter of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) Mamun Islam, senior medical officer of Family Planning Association of Bangladesh Dr Samorpita Ghosh Tanya, Advocate Zakia Sultana Choiti and news editor of the Dainik Juger Alo Abu Taleb attended.
In the meeting, RDRS Bangladesh, a reputed NGO, introduced its newly launched Justice Reform and Corruption Prevention (JRCP) Project being implemented in 50 secondary schools of nine unions under Sadar and Kawnia upazila in the district.
The NGO has been implementing the project to reduce impact of corruption on the communities in the project area under funding of German Development Cooperation (GIZ) with assistances of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.
Assistant Coordinator of RDRS Bangladesh Pradip Kumar Roy delivered keynote presentation on the JRCP Project.
Transplanting of
Boro goes on  
Another report says: The farmers have been continuing transplantation of Boro seedlings in full swing in the northern districts through engaging all-out efforts to make its cultivation programme successful this season.
According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources, farmers have already completed transplantation on 0.85 million hectares of land, which is about 53 percent of the fixed target of bringing 1.60 million hectares under Boro cultivation.