New houses energizing 56,242 families to rebuild life in Rangpur, Kurigram, Madhukhali

BSS, Rangpur :

The new houses distributed so far as gifts from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina under Asrayan-2 project, have evidently energized 50,962 resettled families to move ahead in rebuilding their life in Rangpur division.

Apart from giving new houses, self-dignity and a new hope to rebuild fortune, Asrayan-2 project has brought back self-confidence to resettled families paving their way to achieve prosperity living in their own houses happily and peacefully.

Officials said the total number of houses provided in the division has increased to 50,962 with the distribution of 4,032 more houses as gifts from the Prime Minister under the project on Wednesday.

The Prime Minister started providing new houses with land ownership documents under Asrayan-2 project marking the Mujib Year aiming to ensure abodes for building a developed smart Bangladesh leaving no one behind.

Resettled people have started tree plantation, homestead gardening, vegetables and fruit farming, poultry, animal husbandry and pisciculture for income generations and they are getting non-formal education, health care, family planning and other facilities.

Talking to BSS, rehabilitated people expressed endless pleasure and thanked the Prime Minister with emotional feelings for gifting houses.

After getting new abodes on Wednesday, Harijan women Shumi and Ruma at Harijan Polli Asrayan-2 project in Chilmari upazila of Kurigram expressed their happiness with emotion-choked voices and tears of joy.

“People look at us a little differently, as if they hate us. I used to live a floating life with my family because I did not have a house to live in.

I got a new house with land as a gift from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now I am very happy,” said Shumi.

Widow Nazira Bewa of village Bhangagora in Mornea union of Gangachara upazila in Rangpur said she regained a new life after spending her days in miseries on the lands of others for many years.

“Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina blessed me with a new house bringing back happiness in my life and giving self-confidence and strength to lead a life with dignity at my own house,” said Nazira.

Widow Aklima Begum of Kazipara area in Taraganj upazila of Rangpur said she had to live on the lands of others for the last two decades since her husband died leaving three daughters.

After getting a new house as a gift from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Kazipara Asrayan Project in the upazila, she is living with her two daughters in the new house as her elder daughter was married off earlier.

“I will pray throughout my lifetime to Almighty Allah for a long life with sound health and continuous success of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in bringing smiles to the poor,” she said.

Widow Nur Banu of Saddyapuskorini area in Rangpur Sadar upazila said she got a meaningful life to realise her dream of living in peace after getting a house with land ownership documents from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Three completely blind brothers, Shah Alam, Saidul Islam and Mamun Mian, sons of blind man Abdul Kader Mian of village Narsingha in Pirgachha upazila of Rangpur got new houses as gifts from PM Sheikh Hasina.

“Our poor mother gave birth to us and another kind-hearted mother, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has given us houses making our lives meaningful and giving new strength and honor to lead lives with dignity,” said Saidul Islam.

Resettled young couple Mahmuda Akhter and Sheikh Farid of village Paschim Boragari in Domar upazila of Nilphamari expressed deep gratitude to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for gifting a gift house to them a couple of years ago in the Mujib Year.

Kurigram Correspondent says: Some 5050 ultra-poor homeless people and landless families received houses by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

The beneficiaries have also been got pure drinking water and supplying of electricity.

They are very happy with getting documents of lands by the government.Rangpur Divisional Commissioner Md. Habibur Rahman formally handed over the key of the rooms and documents of lands among the beneficiaries in the ceremony held at Rajarhat upazila Parishad premises in Kurigram in the morning on Wednesday.

Kurigram Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Saidul Arif was presided in the function where S.P Al Asad Mohammad Mahfujul Islam, Rajarhat upazila chairman Jahid Sohrawardy Bappi and Rajarhat UNO Noor-E Tasnim were present and spoke among others.

Under the Ashrayan-2 Project in 4th phase (step-2) some 505 ultra-poor and landless families have been received rooms. Of them,3 families in Kurigram Sadar upazila,42 in Nageswari upazila,14 in Bhurungamari upazila,5 in Fulbari upazila,304 in Rajarhat upazila,59 in Ulipur upazila,36 in Chilmari upazila,17 in Roumari upazila and 17 in Rajibpur upazila.

Of them, some 30 families of Hindu and sweeper community in Chilmari and 19 Dhuly community in Rajarhat upazila.

According to the information of Kurigram District Administration there are a total of 4702 families are homeless and landless.

Meanwhile under the Asrayan project in 4th phase some 4553 families have been received houses with documents.

Madukhali (Faridpur) Correspondent adds: Another 230 landless and homeless families got new houses in the second phase as a gift from the Prime Minister in Madhukhali upazila.

With this, 650 families became the owners of Prime Minister’s gift house and land in Madhukhali upazila in the 4th phase and 2nd phase.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina handed over these lands and houses through video conference on Wednesday (August 9) morning on the occasion of ‘Mujibvarsh’, the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

On this Wednesday UNO Officer Md organized a programme to mark the inauguration of the fourth phase (2nd phase) of land and houses through video conference at the Upazila Parishad Auditorium.

Upazila Vice Chairman Mohammad Muraduzzaman, Upazila Assistant Commissioner (M) Shamim Ara, Upazila Awami League General Secretary Md.

Rezaul Haque Baku, police officer in charge (OC). Shahidul Islam, upazila agriculture officer agriculturist Alvir Rahman and the chairman of the concerned union council.