Journalist Md. Zakir Hossain, the dynamic Joint Convener of the Chandpur District Gono Odhikar Parishad (GOP), has officially purchased a party nomination form for the upcoming Thirteenth National Parliamentary Election for the “Chandpur-3 (Sadar-Haimchar) constituency,” under the Gono Odhikar Parishad’s “Truck” symbol.
Accompanied by over a hundred leaders and activists of the Chandpur District Gono Odhikar Parishad, Zakir Hossain set off for the central party office from the Chandpur bus stand party office on Thursday, October 9th, at 3 PM.
At 10 PM, he met with Gono Odhikar Parishad President and former DUSSU VP Nurul Haque Nur and other central leaders at the central office, where he purchased the nomination form along with his party members.
A brief discussion meeting was held following the purchase of the nomination form. Presided over by Ashrauzzaman Kazi Russell, Convener of Chandpur District Gono Odhikar Parishad, and moderated by Journalist Zakir Hossain, the prospective candidate for Chandpur-3, the event featured a directional speech by the esteemed President of Gono Odhikar Parishad, VP Nurul Haque Nur.
During his address, he stated that Gono Odhikar Parishad is a youth-centric political party, and therefore, He emphasized that the history of the Bengali nation is a history of struggle. The courageous role of young people was paramount, from the anti-British movement to the Language Movement of ’52, the Mass Upsurge of ’69, and the Liberation War of ’71.
The future of the Dream Bangladesh will be built on the leadership of the youth
Nur further noted that it was the youth who played a pivotal role in the political transition, from the anti-autocracy movement of the nineties to the most recent mass upsurge in July 2024. The student-people participation in the quota reform movement in 2018 broadened its scope, and the anti-discrimination quota movement of ’24 ultimately escalated into a mass movement. The result was the downfall of autocracy and the opportunity to build a new Bangladesh.
According to statistics, 40 to 45 percent of the country’s total population is young. Consequently, the politics and economy of the future Bangladesh will depend on the youth. He called for building a non-discriminatory Bangladesh from a youth perspective and urged the youth to unite and work toward realizing the dream Bangladesh.
Mahmudul Hasan, Member Secretary of Gono Odhikar Parishad, also delivered a speech at the event.
Among the party leaders and activists present during the purchase of the nomination form were Murtaza Mahabub, Joint General Secretary of the Central Youth Rights Council and a proud son of Chandpur; Sobuj Khan, Organizing Secretary of Gono Odhikar Parishad, Dhaka Metropolitan North; Engineer Akhtaruazzaman Samrat, Organizing Secretary of the Central Student Rights Council; Saiful Islam Bir, Social Media Affairs Secretary; Zakir Hossain Rubel, Vice President of Dhaka South Youth Rights Council; and Sajib Hossain, Finance Secretary.
Also present were Shahida Akter, Delwar Hossain (Joint Conveners of Chandpur District Gono Odhikar Parishad); Samiul Prodhan, Omar Salman, Hasan Mizi, Nilufa Akter (Joint Member Secretaries); Abdul Quader Khan (Honorable Member); Jalal Ahmed Shawon (Acting President of District Youth Rights Council); Rashedul Islam (Convener of Sadar Upazila Youth Rights Council); Masud Rana Nishan (Member Secretary of Poura Youth Rights Council); Md. Shahid (District Labor Organizer); Md. Arif Hossain (President of Faridganj Upazila Youth Rights Council); Sharif Hossain and Zahirul Islam (Vice Presidents); GM Manik (President of District Student Rights Council); Md. Khalilur Rahman (General Secretary); Nurnabi Ahmed (Former General Secretary); Faruk Hasan (Member Secretary of Chandpur Government University Student Rights Council); Arafat Hossain (Joint Convener); Mahbub Oliullah, Abdul Quaiyum, Yunus Ahmed, Sajib, Shanto (of Lakshmipur Model Union Youth Rights Council), and many others.
