Attack by Militants
NGO officials meet on ways for protection
Amid increasing threat on NGO workers by religious militants, high officials from over 15 national and local NGOs yesterday met at the regional office of NGO POPI at Battrish in the town to discuss ways to resist the criminals.
NGOs are playing a vital role in nation building but their staff working in remote areas are exposed to attacks by religious militants and criminals and the perpetrators often go unpunished, speakers said at the meeting.
They urged all the NGOs to take a collective stand against any assault on NGO workers so that no militant dare attacking them.
Drawing attention to the problems in haor areas of the district, they asked newsmen present at the meeting to highlight the issue for action at the national level.
Representatives from different NGOs including Brac, Proshika and Asa
stressed coordination in the work of the NGOs working in the district.
Murshed Alam Sirkar, executive director of POPI, presided over the meeting.
The participants formed two committees with representatives of different NGOs.
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