BNP Vice Chairman and Noakhali-4 (Sadar-Subarnachar) MP Md. Shahjahan announced that Noakhali’s Sadar and Subarnachar areas will be freed from drug-related crimes, extortion, and teenage gangs. He stated that many youths involved in such gangs are linked to political organizations, emphasizing that legal measures alone are insufficient and that a social movement is needed to combat drug abuse. He made these remarks on Friday evening while addressing a fruit festival organized by the Subarnachar Upazila Welfare Association at the Noakhali Club auditorium in Dhaka.

Shahjahan noted that girls now outnumber boys in schools, meetings, and examinations, attributing this to boys’ growing involvement in drugs and gang activities. He warned that such trends are causing boys to fall behind academically and socially. The MP also said he had instructed law enforcement through the district law and order committee to ensure that students up to the tenth grade do not remain outside after evening without valid reasons, and that legal action should be taken against violators.

Several former government officials and BNP leaders attended the event, which was presided over by Md. Jamal Uddin Chowdhury, president of the Subarnachar Upazila Welfare Association.