Tangail District Bar Association forms a human chain in Court area of the town yesterday to press for their demand to continue keeping the district under the jurisdiction of Dhaka division. Cross sections of people in the district have expressed worry over the possibility of its inclusion in proposed Mymensingh division. PHOTO: STAR

Cross sections of people in the district joined a human chain in Court area of the district town yesterday to press for their demand to keep the district with Dhaka division, instead of attaching it with proposed Mymensingh division.
Tangail District Bar Association organised the programme, keeping their activities at the court suspended.
Earlier on Saturday night, leaders of different political parties and representatives from professional, business and socio-cultural organisations in the district held a view exchange meeting at Tangail Press Club.
Tangail-6 lawmaker Khandakar Abdul Baten, Tangail-5 lawmaker Sanwar Hossain, district administrator and general secretary of district unit of ruling Awami League (AL) Fazlur Rahman Khan Faruque, district AL president Alamgir Khan Menu, district Jatiya Party president Salam Chakladar, district BNP organising secretary Farhad Iqbal, Tangail Bar Association president Shafiqul Islam Ripon, Zila Byabosayee Oikyajoat president Mostofa Kamal Labu, addressed the meeting with Tangail Press Club President Ataur Rahman Azad in the chair.
The chairmen of the upazila parishads, mayors of the municipalities and several senior citizens of the district also spoke.
The speakers presented arguments against attachment of Tangail district with proposed Mymensingh division and vowed to resist any bid in this regard.
There will be tougher agitation programmes including disruption of communication between Dhaka and northern districts if any attempt is made to exclude Tangail from Dhaka division, they said.
They also decided to meet with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with an all-party delegation to inform her about the demand.
Later, a citizens' movement committee was formed with district administrator and AL leader Fazlur Rahman Khan Faruque as the convener and Tangail Press Club secretary Zafar Ahmed as the member secretary.
Eight lawmakers from different constituencies of the district will remain as advisors of the committee while chairmen of upazila parishads, mayors of the municipalities, president and general secretaries of upazila committee of different parties and representatives from different professional, business and socio-cultural organisations will serve as members.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a regular meeting of the cabinet on January 12 verbally announced forming Mymensingh division.