Barrister Monowar Hossain felicitated by Chittagong Association in New York:
Hakikul Islam Khokon

Prominent lawyer, shaper of Chittagong development movement and Chairman of Chittagong Citizen Forum, international human rights organizer and founder president and trustee chairman of Greater Chittagong Association UK, founder general secretary of Chittagong Unya Sangram Committee, former student leader Barrister Manowar Hossain.In honor of the initiative of Chittagong Association of North America, a meeting and reception was organized on the problems of expatriate Bangladeshis, the overall development of Chittagong and the International Chittagong Festival.
Recently on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, this program was conducted by the general secretary of the organization, Mohammad Ariful, under the chairmanship of the president of the association, Mohammad Abu Taher, at the Chittagong Association's own building in Brooklyn, New York.Islam

Invited guest barrister Manowar Hossain was felicitated with a flower bouquet by two-time former president of Chittagong Society and former chairman of board of trustees Mohammad Hanif, founding treasurer of Chittagong society and former co-chairman of board of trustees Shamsul Alam Chowdhury, former president of Chittagong society and one of the current members of the board of trustees of Bangladesh society Kazi Sakhawat Hossain.Azam

The guest of honor of the program, Barrister Monowar Hossain expressed his gratitude to the executive council of Chittagong Association of North America and all the members of this organization and said that the people of Chittagong are scattered all over the world. Chittagong residents have gained reputation in various types of business and professions. If an initiative was taken in the past to gather Chittagong residents under one umbrella and spread across the world and CovidIn the pandemic, that initiative fell. When Mr. Manowar proposed to revive this initiative, everyone present supported it. Mr. Manowar in his speech highlighted the history of his continuous struggle for the development of Chittagong and said - We have to make the next generation a part of this struggle. Chittagong is still neglected in many ways, it should be freed from this neglect. The people of Chantgaon should be vocal in this regard collectively from the country and abroadHe urged. he

There is no substitute for the proper coordinated efforts of the City Corporation, CDA, WASA, Water Development Board, Port and Power Authority to properly complete the work of the mega project which has been conducted under the supervision of the army for the last 7 years at the cost of thousands of crores of rupees for the long-term solution to the waterlogging of the Chittagong metropolis. Besides, the long awaited Kalurghat new bridge of the people of Chittagong is fastHe urged the Bangladesh government to implement it.

Speakers in the meeting thanked and thanked Barrister Monowar Hossain for his long-term contribution and sacrifice for the development of Chittagong and still continuing his efforts by forming the Citizen Forum. In order to move Chittagong forward, barrister Monwar and his fellow soldiers protested the neglect of the then government towards Greater Chittagong from the eighties.And its planned development which was carried out through the tumultuous and universal agitation committee was the demand of the time. If not for that, Chittagong would have been far behind. Those who agitated for the development of Chittagong did not do anything for any position or power or to get privileges but they did not enjoy the benefits either. They have worked selflessly for Chittagong.

Sarvajnab was present among others on the occasionEnam Chowdhury, Kamal Hossain Mithu, Khokon K Chowdhury, Haji T Alam, Saiful Islam, Kamrul Islam, Shahabuddin Chowdhury Liton, Mohammad Forkan, Advocate Abdul Hamid, Saiful Alam, Master Kalimullah, Naushad Kamal, Pallab Roy, Mohammad Manu, Qazi Iqbal, Qazi Imran and Mohammad Tarek etc.

In the President's speech, Mr. Abu Taher, Barrister Monowar Hossain, was honored for his sacrifices and efforts for the development of Chittagong.Thank you on behalf of Chittagong Association. And he said, his desire is to build a relationship between international and Chittagong associations and organize international festivals in Chittagong. He said that everyone will work together to make it possible.

At the end of the meeting, everyone was treated to dinner by the association.