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On the 9th August 2018 Bangladesh Krishok Federation (BKF)
and Bangladesh Kishani Sabha (BKS) organised a peasant and landless gathering
in Nageswari sub-district of northern Kurigram district. Small-scale farmers
and landless people from different village of Nageswari sub-district came to
the Egaromatha village and attended the procession and rally there. Few BKF and
BKS leaders from other sub-districts of Kurigram district also joined in the
gathering. The BKS president Asma Begum was present as a chief guest in the
gathering.
In the gathering BKF and BKS leaders demanded to the local
government to distribute all the Khash land and common water-bodies of
Nageswari sub-district to the local landless and fisherfolk people to uphold
the Bangladeshi land manual as well as follow the government declaration.
Leaders also demanded profitable price for all the agricultural products in the
harvesting season. In the gathering leaders spoke about agro based industries
which can be sustainable way to solve the severe unemployment problem in the
rural area.
In the gathering local leaders expressed their commitment
to continue and intensify the fight until fulfil farmers and landless communities
demands.
Korban Ali became president whereas Mohammed Mostofa
selected general secretary of the new Nageswari sub-district committee of BKF.
And Majeda Begum became president and Aisya Begum selected general secretary of
the BKS Nageswari sub-district committee. The new BKF and BKS committees vowed
to intensify the campaigns to getting food sovereignty and climate justice.
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