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Great initiative from PM

53,340 homes to be distributed Sunday


Published : 17 Jun 2021 10:21 PM | Updated : 18 Jun 2021 02:24 AM

This is simply a mega project. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina took up an unprecedented project to build houses for the poor and landless people of the country, which has created new hopes among the poor.

As this is a great gift for them from the Prime Minister, they prayed for her long life. 

This extraordinary effort to raise the social status of the poor has earned global plaudit for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

As part of the scheme, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is going to distribute more 53,340 houses in the second phase.

  The government, under the direct supervision of the Prime Minister’s Office, have been building and distributing among landless and homeless poor people across the country.

These houses have been built considering all aspects of healthy living such as space, environment, nature and sanitation facilities.

Earlier, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina handed over 69,904 houses to the homeless and landless families on January 23 under the first phase of the project on the occasion of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

According to sources, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the distribution of these houses virtually on June 20 (Sunday) under the second phase of the Asrayan-2 project.

Prime Minister’s Principal Secretary Dr Ahmad Kaikaus at a press conference at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Thursday said, “It’s a (housing project) inclusive development model which was never implemented by anyone or any country earlier in the world.”

He also mentioned that this initiative of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has now become a social campaign.

PMO Secretary Md Tofazzel Hossain Miah, Project Director Md Mahbub Hossain and PMO Director General (Administration) Mohd. Ahsan Kibria Siddiqui were present.

Under the scheme, joint ownership of two-decimal house land alongside a modern abode will also be given to both husband and wife of each family.

“The tin-shed pucca houses will be given to 53,340 more homeless and landless families,” said Dr Ahmad Kaikaus.

Besides, 100,000 more houses will be given by December next as part of the government’s move to rehabilitate the country’s homeless people, he said.

Dr Kaikaus said each family is getting the assets worth some Taka 2.6 lakh, if the value of two-decimal land is on an average Taka 50,000. The construction cost of every house is nearly Taka 2 lakh, while the cost of utility connectivity (electricity and gas) is some Taka 10,000.

Mentioning that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had undertaken the Ashrayan project in 1997, he said a total of 373,562 houses have so far been given to homeless and landless families under the Ashrayan project run by the PMO.

On Sunday next, the highest 12,436 houses will be given in Rangpur division, while 10,547 in Chattogram, 7,630 in Dhaka, 7,172 in Rajshahi, 37,153 in Barishal, 911 in Khulna, 2512 in Mymensingh and 1979 in Sylhet division.

According to the lists prepared under the Ashrayan project, the number of homeless and landless families (under class-K) is 293,361 in the country, while that of only homeless families (under class-Kha) is 592,261.