Shahjalal shrine funds to be counted publicly on Saturday, Shafiqur Rahman visiting Moulvibazar, Dirai-Shalla council inaugurated in Sylhet
Saturday is set to be a busy day in Sylhet Division, with several programmes drawing attention. Chief among them is the public counting of money at the shrine of Hazrat Shahjalal (RA). The funds will again be counted publicly on Saturday, it has been learned.
The public counting of donations collected at the shrine is itself a matter of interest to the general public. Counting the money openly is seen as important because it builds confidence in the transparency of the accounts.
So far, only the fact that the counting will take place on Saturday is known. The total amount will not be known until the counting is finished.
On the same day, Moulvibazar has a political programme of its own. Shafiqur Rahman is coming to Moulvibazar on Saturday. Preparations at the local level have been reported ahead of his visit.
No full details of Shafiqur Rahman's Moulvibazar programme have been received yet. Even so, his arrival has become a topic of discussion in local political circles in the district.
Meanwhile, the inauguration of the Dirai-Shalla Development Council has been held in Sylhet. At the ceremony, speakers pressed for development in the communication and education sectors.
Dirai and Shalla are part of the haor region of Sunamganj district. Better communications and education have long been demands of the people of that area. Those demands came to the fore again at the inauguration ceremony.
Speakers at the event stressed development in communication and education, it has been learned. The need for organised initiatives for the area's development was also raised at the ceremony.
Taken together, three events in three districts of Sylhet Division on Saturday — the shrine fund counting in Sylhet, Shafiqur Rahman's arrival in Moulvibazar, and the inauguration of the Dirai-Shalla Development Council — will be at the centre of local attention.
Further details and outcomes of these programmes will be known as more information becomes available. In particular, many will be watching for the final figure from the shrine fund counting.
