

State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shah Alam held an exchange-of-views meeting and took part in a tree plantation programme in Faridpur on Wednesday, October 14.
The minister was welcomed with flowers by officials and others concerned upon arriving at the Faridpur district office of the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) on Wednesday morning.
He subsequently attended a brief meeting with government officials and party leaders to discuss various issues. After the meeting, he planted a sapling on the office premises as part of the tree plantation programme.
Those present included Faridpur Deputy Commissioner Mazharul Islam, Superintendent of Police Shahriar Mohammad Niazi, District Council Administrator Afzal Hossain Khan Palash, Metropolitan BNP Convener A.F.M. Kaiyum Jangi, District BNP Joint Convener Zulfikar Hossain Jewel, and Metropolitan BNP Member Secretary Golam Mostafa Miraj, along with officials and employees of the relevant offices.
During the meeting, the minister discussed various matters with the attending officials before participating in the tree plantation activity.