প্রকাশ: 21/07/2022
Panchagarh and
Magura were on Thursday officially declared as the country's first two
districts having no landless and homeless people in a landmark achievement
under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's home-to-everyone Ashrayan project.
The premier made the announcement while distributing 26,229
houses among the landless families across the country joining virtually from
her official residence Ganabhaban.
In northern Panchagarh, the government found 4,850
landless-and-homeless people and constructed abodes for all of them, said Md
Jahirul Islam, the district's deputy commissioner.
In western Magura district, houses have been built for 678
families, official sources said.
Both the districts are agro-based. Bangladesh has a total of
64 districts.
A total of 52 upazilas of different districts, including all
the nine upazilas of Panchagarh and Magura, was also announced as having no
landless and homeless families as part of the government's commitment made on
the occasion of the Mujib Year to ensure shelter for all the homeless in the
country.
A total of 19,780 landless families were rehabilitated in
these 52 upazilas, officials involved with the project said.
They said if anyone is found landless in the two districts
and 52 upazilas, the person will immediately be given a house with land.
The local administration has already been given an order in
this regard.
The 52 upazilas are Nawabganj in Dhaka; Madaripur Sadar;
Damudya in Shariatpur; Katiadi in Kishoreganj; Gopalpur in Tangail; Ghior and
Saturia in Manikganj; Kalukhali in Rajbari; Nagarkanda in Faridpur; Madan in
Netrokona; Bhaluka, Nandail, Phulpur and Fulbaria in Mymensingh; Bakshiganj in
Jamalpur; Patiya, Karnaphuli, Satkania and Lohagara in Chattogram; Raipur and
Ramganj in Laxmipur; Feni Sadar, Chhagalnaiya, Fulgazi and Parshuram in Feni;
Gobindaganj in Gaibandha; Atwari, Panchagarh Sadar, Debiganj, Tetulia and Boda
in Panchagarh; Nawabganj in Dinajpur; Baliadangi in Thakurgaon; Dimla in
Nilphamari; Raninagar in Naogaon; Panchbibi in Joypurhat; Mohonpur, Charghat
and Bagha in Rajshahi; Nandigram and Dupchanchia in Bogura; Bagatipara in
Natore; Ishwardi in Pabna; Shibganj in Chapainawabganj; Harinakundu in
Jhenaidah; Tala in Satkhira; Magura Sadar, Sreepur, Mohammadpur and Shalikha in
Magura; Kathalia in Jhalakathi and Dashmina in Patuakhali.
Some 67,800 houses are being provided among landless and
homeless families in the third phase of Ashrayan-2, a project of the PMO.
Of these, 32,904 houses were handed over on April 26 last,
26,229 ones handed over on July 21 and the construction of 8,667 other houses
is still underway.
Earlier, 117,329 semi-pucca houses along with two decimal
lands were distributed among the homeless people in the country in the first
two phases on January 23, 2021 and June 20, 2021 on the occasion of the Mujib
Year marking the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman.
Some Tk 4,029 crore were allocated for Ashrayan houses in
2021-2022 fiscal year.
The government recovered some 5,512 acres of khas lands to
construct houses for homeless people throughout the country and approximate
market value of these lands is Tk 2,967 crore.
Besides, the government procured 191.79 acres of lands at
cost of Tk 134 crore for construction of houses under the Ashrayan-2 project.
And 8,462 landless families have so far been rehabilitated on the procured
lands.
The government will continue implementing the Ashraya-2
project despite the global economic crisis as the housing scheme is
contributing to make the rural economy vibrant amid the crisis, said the
officials.
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