Bangladesh
Ashrayan Project Evicted five and a half thousand acres of khas land for the homeless
Dhaka, March 31: In Shimulia Union of Savar, 64 houses are being constructed on 1.41 acres of land in the gift year of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. This place is all government khas land. However, it was evicted before 2021.
The place was occupied by Dhaka Shanghai Ceramic Industry Limited, owned by Mosaddeq Ali Falu, a former adviser to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia. The local administration has vacated the house.
Like Savar, about five and a half thousand acres of evicted government khas land across the country have been rescued and the Prime Minister's gift house is being built on it. The current market value of this place is around three thousand crore taka.
According to the Prime Minister's Office, the amount of land recovered in eight divisions of the country is 5,512.0473 acres. Of these, 1,392.11 acres in 13 districts of Dhaka, 333.84 acres in 4 districts of Mymensingh, 556.97 acres in 11 districts of Chittagong, 942.418 acres in eight districts of Rangpur, 594.64 acres in eight districts of Rajshahi and 85.08 acres in 10 districts of Khulna. Acres, 361.761 acres of government land in 6 districts of Barisal and 545.137 acres of government khas land in 4 districts of Sylhet have been recovered. The estimated value of the recovered area is around Tk 2,967 crore. Analyzing the recovered area, it is known that it is equal to one fourth of the area of Dhaka South City Corporation.
According to the shelter project, one lakh 17 thousand 329 houses have been constructed in the first and second phase. In the third phase, construction work of 65 thousand 464 houses is in progress. The Prime Minister's Office launched a project called 'Asrayan' in 1997 to rehabilitate landless families, which is being run under the direct supervision of the Prime Minister.
Project officials said that in some cases, the recovery of occupied government khas land has been speeded up. Even after the rescue, the time has come to build a house. ABM Azharul Islam, chairman of Shimulia Union Parishad No. 1 in Savar, said, "The land was in the possession of a local businessman. Mosaddeq Ali Falu bought this khas land from him at a nominal price and took possession of it. The goods of his ceramic factory were stored in this place, where 64 houses are being constructed currently.
