Kushtia Correspondent: The civic committee organized a huge human chain at Bheramara railway station in Parshant Kushtia on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in protest against the resumption of Sundarban-Benapole and the change of the Chitra Express train route. Thousands of people from all walks of life from Bheramara, Mirpur, and Daulatpur upazilas participated in the huge human rally. Foreigners also participated in this huge human chain.
Kushtia District Civic Committee President Dr. SM Mostanjid Lotus, Bheramara Upazila Parishad Chairman Haji Aktaruzzaman Mithu, current Chairman Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal Mukul, Jasad Central Committee Organizing Secretary Abdul Alim Swapan, and Bangladesh Awami League Bheramara Upazila Branch General Secretary Shamimul spoke. Islam Chana, Bheramara Government College Sports Department Head Jahangir Hossain Jewell, Asit Singh Roy, Nazrul Islam Naju, Abu Dawood, Tanzin Hasan Mithun, Alhaj Mahabul Alam Biswas, Abdur Razzak Raja, Arifuzzaman Lipton, Pradeep Sarkar, Aslam Uddin, and other leaders of various organizations were present. . Daulatpur Upazila Residents, Mirpur Upazila Residents, Bheramara Upazila Retired Teachers Benevolent Association, Bangladesh Puja Udjaj Parishad, Bheramara Upazila Branch, Bheramara SSC Batch ’88, SSC Batch 85, Amara 86, BJM Degree College, Bheramara College Industrial and Commercial Association, Markazul More than half a hundred organizations, including the Ulum Chakina Islamia Madrasa and the Kushtia District Citizen Committee, participated in the human chain.
The speakers said that recently the Sundarban and Benapole Express trains were picked up and the route changed. Besides, the large market in Bheramara adjacent to Bheramara railway station is suffering economically due to the removal of two trains. Moreover, it has been heard that the Chitra Express train will be withdrawn in June. The importance of sheep slaughter is decreasing day by day. The train routes are changing one by one. Identifying the reasons for this, the Bheramara Citizen Committee said that if the Sundarban Express, Benapole Express, and Chitra Express trains from Khulna to Dhaka via Bheramara are not stopped, more difficult programs will be given later.
Jahangir Hossain Jewel, head of the sports department of Bheramara Government College, said that the first railway service from Kolkata to the world was launched in undivided Bengal, especially in East Bengal. Then Kolkata to Bheramara Damukdia Ghat. Then the verdict is extended. From Damukdia by rail ferry to Saraghat in the northern region, the railway was expanded. There was once a Bhermara railway junction. It has been lost over time. Dhaka-bound Sundarban Express, Benapole Express, and Chitra Express from the southern region cross the Bangabandhu Bridge via Totten Bheramara and start their journey to Dhaka. As a result, the passengers of Kushtia’s Mirpur, Daulatpur, Bheramara, Meherpur’s Gangni, and Meherpur region used to travel to Sirajganj, Captain Mansoor, Yamuna East and West, Tangail, Joydevpur, Dhaka Airport, Dhaka Cantonment, and Kamalapur using Bheramara railway station. Recently, the Sundarban and Benapole Express trains have been withdrawn and the train route has been changed, so the passengers of this region are in trouble traveling to the mentioned places. Besides, the large market in Bheramara adjacent to the Bheramara railway station is suffering economic losses due to the removal of two trains. Stagnation is being noticed in the market management of people centered on railway stations. Excess traffic has decreased. Moreover, it is known that the Chitra Express train will be withdrawn next month. Due to this, the importance of sheep slaughter is decreasing day by day. The hustle and bustle of the city is disappearing.
Asaduzzaman Aslam, member secretary of the Bheramara Citizens Committee, said that the development of an area depends on the communication system of that area. But the history, tradition, politics, and economy of Bheramara are showing thumbs up, and the trains are changing the route one by one. Bheramara, a large community living in the Gangni region of Daulatpur, Mirpur, and Meherpur, is losing importance. The Bheramara Citizens Committee has identified the reasons and raised the issue to speed up public interest activities at the railway station today, Saturday, May 25th, at 10 a.m., with the intention of meeting the demands of the local people for resuming the Sundarban and Benapole Express trains from Khulna to Dhaka via Bheramara and not stopping the Chitra Express train. The human bond program is observed with the participation of people from all walks of life. Various programs will be taken up with citizens from all walks of life until the demands are implemented.
