Bangladesh Krishok Federation Central President Badrul Alam was present in the meeting a chief guest. Presided over by Bangladesh Kishani Sabha Barisal District Unit President Runa Laila, discussion meeting was addressed by, among others, Bangladesh Krishok Federation Central Leader Zayed Iqbal Khan, Communist Party of Bangladesh-ML Polit Bureau Member Mukhlessuddin Shahin, Bangladesh Kishani Sabha General Secretary Sabina Yasmin, Bangladesh Adivasi Samity General Secretary Omoli Kisku, Barisal District Emarat Nirman Shramik Union President MA Jalil, General Secretary Alauddin Mollah, Barisal Divisional Emarat Nirman Shramik Songram Parishad General Secretary Rustum Ali, Bangladesh Krishok Federation Vice-President Rahana Begum, Bangladesh Krishok Federation Bhola District Convener Alam Bachchu, Bangladesh Kishani Sabha leader Nehar Parveen Runu, Maksuda Begum. Mukul Nahar. At the end of the discussion meeting members and participants thronged joined a demonstration.
In the discussion meeting the speakers said that there is a lot of Khaslands and Khaschars in Barisal district as it is situated in the down stream areas of the country. A group of local Joteder, brokers and influential quarters illegally enjoyed this land. The leaders called up the government to evict the influential groups and recover the land in order to give settlement among the real landless people. They added that the landless members of the organization are living in Rasulpur Char adjacent to Barisal City and so far they did not get settlement on the land. A group of influential land terrorists built illegal structure in the land. This illegal occupants should immediately be removed from the Char.
The leaders also added that in case of Khasland management and settlements there is a lot of irregularities and corruptions going on. As a result, the genuine landless people are deprived of the Khasland. They told the audience that at any cost, it is the responsibility of the government to perform a genuine and comprehensive agrarian reform as well as land reform by recovering the Khasland from the influential quarters.
The leaders also expressed their opinion that by coping with all sort of conspiracies and by waging a tough struggle the right of landless people to land should be established.
The leaders asked the landless people to keep unity among themselves. Unity is the main strength of the organization they opined.
Bangladesh Krishok Federation (BKF) and Bangladesh Kishani Sabha (BKS)
* See also 16 MAY 2018:
https://krishok.org/2018/05/16/বরিশাল-জেলার-সকল-খাসজমি-থ/
Gathering at Sikdarerchar
Last 12 May 2018 at Sikdarerchar of Charfassion sub-district under Bhola district a gathering of landless people took place with landless leader Malek Member (Union Council) in the chair. The gathering was addressed by, among others, Bangladesh Krishok Federation President Badrul Alam, Central peasant leader Zayed Iqbal Khan, Abdul Barek Kha, Abdus Satter, Md. Kamal, Abul Hoaain, Alam Bachchu, Khalil Bapari and Nurul Islam.
* 15MAY 2018:
https://krishok.org/2018/05/15/gathering-at-sikdarerchar/