Our most relevant demand.

The people of Ishurdi upazila in the district of pabna demand to

the government to upgrade it as a district in view of some

important factors it has. Ishurdi is the gateway to north Bengal

from south Bengal and part of west Bengal, India; realising it,

the then British government built over a mile long spectacular

Hardinge railway bridge over river Padma at (paksay) Ishurdi.

Ishurdi (paksay) was made head quarters of railway division,

largest in present Bangladesh. There are a first class, busiest

and the largest railway junction, abandoned Airport with

military farm, Ishurdi EPZ, ruppur atomic energy project, north

bangal paper mil, east-west national power grid, Country's only

one Sugarecen research institute and the Pulse research centre,

Cere- culture centre, Dasuria sugar mill, about 1200 rice mills at

Jaynagagar industrial area and A-grade Pouroshava with all

accomodation utility facilities, recommending for making Ishurdi

a district. Just after independence, the then Awamileague

goverment under Sheikh Mujibur Rahman agreed in principle to

lift it as district. Later the BNP Goverment under Zia-ur-

Rahman too held the identical view. But the reality was far

from declaration. So, we want a declaration from the

government of peoples republic of Bangladesh Ishurdi as a

district.