M. S. I Sharif, Bholahat (Chapainawabganj) Correspondent:
With the theme of âDeveloped Rural Rich Country â Bangladesh Firstâ, National Rural Development Day-2026 was celebrated for the first time in Bholahat.
On the occasion of the day, Bholahat Upazila Central Cooperative Association Limited (UCCA Ltd.) under the Bangladesh Rural Development Board (BRDB) organized various programs including tree plantation.
On Monday (July 6, 2026), a colorful rally was taken out from the BRDB Bholahat office at 10:30 am. After the rally circumambulated the main roads of the upazila, it met for a discussion meeting at the Bholahat BRDB conference room.
Bholahat Upazila Executive Officer Md. Nahid Hossain presided over the discussion meeting. The meeting was attended by Upazila Primary Education Officer Md. Ibrahim Khalilullah, Convener RDO Md. Sabuj Ali, Bholahat UCCL President Md. Mizanur Rahman Mizu, former UP Chairman Md. Yazdani Alim Al Razi George and leaders of various levels of the association. In addition, the presidents, members of the cooperative associations under UCCL and BRDB officers and employees participated in the program.
The speakers at the meeting said that the main foundation of the country’s overall development is rural development. BRDB has been playing an important role in improving the quality of life of the rural population through poverty alleviation, employment generation, and expansion of agricultural and cooperative-based economic activities. Emphasis was also placed on further dynamizing rural development activities to implement the government’s goal of building a smart Bangladesh.
The speakers called for collective efforts to achieve sustainable economic growth through rural development and to involve the rural population in the mainstream of development.