World
Consumer Rights Day 2012 clebrated in Chittagong
Ensure Consumer
Rights in the Society, Human Rights must be fulfilled-says speakers in
Chittagong
Rally and procession |
A person
always victims for rights violations in all-around the world, as a consumers
and as well as citizen. Rights violations, fraud, and cheating, manipulations
are the real life partner. Although in Bangladesh Government has enacted
Consumer Rights protection laws 2009 and many law enforcing agencies taking
various steps to ensure consumer rights. Speakers asking violating consumer
rights everywhere? Some of the duty bearers not performing rights duties and
responsibilities, some of them are blaming to others and trying to mislead our
nation, but 16 crow people as whole are consumers any ways. As a result consumer
rights violating all the times which is seriously hamper our human rights
violation and people suffering basic human rights, democracy and rights to
information etc. So, now the time to work unitedly with all tire and be aware
about rights and responsibilities as consumers so that basic human rights must
be established. Besides people have to be aware, safe and released from
syndicates gangs and ill motiavted business groups, who are cheating people,
making money in the name of business with out following any ethics and norms of
business. This is also need a social movement to change the mind set of the
business community who does not follow any norm of business and have social responsibility
to the community. Speakers urge the community, if there is any violation of consumer
rights please raise voice, submit complain to the Consumer rights directorate
and CAB local office and local administrations to fulfill the consumer rights. These
were stayed at the seminar was held at Chittagong Circuit House conference hall
on 15th march 2012 to mark the World Consumers Rights day 2012. Chittagong
District Administration, Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection and
Consumer Association of Bangladesh(CAB) Chittagong Divisional and Metropalitan
city organized the seminar.
Acting Divisional Commissioner speaking |
Deputy Commissar
Chittagong Mr. Fayez Ahmed was presided over seminar while Mr. Nurul Islam
Acting Divisional Commissioner was chief guest. CAB central committee member
& President Chittagong Divisional committee was main speaker amongst other
Deputy Director, Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection Mr. Zubayer
Ahmed, Deputy Commissioner of Chittagong Metropolitan Police Ms. Amena Begume,
Additional Deputy Commissioner Mr. Khaled Mamun Chy was special guest. The
seminar was moderated by CAB Chittagong Divisional Committee Secretary General
Kazi Iqbal Bahr Sabery amongst others City Editor Daily Suprobhat Bangladesh M
Nasirul Hoque, Freedom fighter & President Bangladesh Road Transport
association Mr. Ashraf Khan, Director Chittagong Chamber Mr. Mazharaul Hoque
Shah, Bureau Chief Danik Banikbarta Sk Ali Haider, CAB Chittagong Metropolitan
city acting President Ms Jesmin Sultana Paru, Secretary Ajoy Mitra Sanku, Cab
Pahadtali president Ms. Abida Azad, Kotoal Secretary Ms. Jannatul Ferdous, Cab
leader Haroon Gafur, Haji Iqbal Ali Akbar, NGO activist Sowrab Barua, Social
workers Hakim Nurul Islam, Haji Saleh Ahmed, Alahaj Abdul Manna, Jane Alam,
Touhidul Islam, Nurul Abasr took part the discussion.
Deputy Commissioner speaking |
Speakers criticized
the business gangs who involved in fraud, food adulteration, price hike and
storage of essential commodities to making money and making living condition of
mass people critical. Some of them are involved in food adulteration, toxic
food marketing and unethical baby food and junk food promotion. speakers
demanding capital punishment of business who involved in food adulteration, taxing,
use of formalin and chemical in food items which is harmful for human being. Speakers
demanding strengthening regular market monitoring, surveillance, mobile court
by the district administration, RAB, BSTI and DNCRP etc.
S M Nazer Hossain speaking |
Speakers
also demanding monitoring of financial services, institutions, bank, MLM
companies and other money services companies by the local administrations and
make joint surveillance committee with CAB and media people. Speakers say
Unipay2u one MLM company stop by the Government, but thousand of MLM companies
now making fraud to the consumers in many names. Speakers also urge Government
to come forwards to strengthening consumer movement through supporting consumer
rights organization to organize and educate consumers in Bangladesh. Speakers criticize
government duel role for business organizations and consumer rights
organizations.
Jesmin sultana Paru speaking |
Later a colorful
rally was also organized to mark the day and it was started from DC Hill and
round the main street of the city and end to the circuit house. Many play card,
festoon and banner was shown to demanding different slogans. Acting Divisional Commissioner
Mr. Nurul Islam lead the rally and amongst other S M Nazer Hossain, CAB central
committee, Zubyer Ahmed, DNCR, Kazi Iqbal Bahar Sabery, CAB CTG, Ajoy Mitra
Sanku CAB Chittagong city unit and various government and ngo government
organization, CAB members also participate the rally and procession.
Later
drawing competition for disadvantaged children also be organized at YWCA
School, Pura Colony, Lalkhan Bazar, Chittagong on 3.00 PM.
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