56 families being deprived of FF allowances in Sharankhola

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Bagerhat Correspondent :
Families of 56 late freedom fighters ( FFs) of Sharankhola Upazila in Bagerhat district are being deprived of dependent allowance.
 Two years ago a sum of Tk.61 thousand was sanctioned against each Muktijoddha family but the dependents (children and wifeless) couldnot draw the allowance. As a result, the members of the Muktijoddha families are now passing their days in a deplorable condition.
It was disclosed by Maujali Khan, son of late Muktijoddha Abdul Aziz Khan at a press conference in Sharankhola Press Club on Friday noon and urged the Government to hand over the allowance to them quickly. In a written statement he said in the Press Conference that the Government had sanctioned the family allowance for the dependents (wives and children) of the late 56 freedom fighters in the fiscal year of 2013-2014 at the rate of Tk.61 thousand per family through the Ministry of Muktijoddha affairs. As per the rule account was opened in the local Sonali bank against each member of the family. But when they went to the bank to draw the amount the bank authorities told them no money had been received by them for the disbursement among the dependents of the late 56 freedom fighters.
Then they brought the matter to the notice of Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Sharankhola and he had advised them to wait for that. The UNO added, in some cases the dependents of a number of fake freedom fighters are drawing the allowance while the dependents of the genuine freedom fighters cannot draw. In this connection M. A. Khalek Khan, Commander of Sharankhola Upazila Muktijodha Sangsad told them that he had made an inquiry about it and he had come to know that the dependents of late 56 Muktijodha would get the allowance very soon.
Manjurul Alam, Upazila Social-welfare Officer of Sharankhola disclosed that a recommended list for the family allowance of 56 freedom fighters had been sent to the Ministry of Muktijoddha affairs through the Deputy Commissioner of Bagerhat. He added that money would be sanctioned by the ministry after proper verification of Muktijoddhas, but no money had been sanctioned so far. against the families of the freedom fighters..
At the press nonference Hemayet Uddin Badsha, Deputy Commander of Upazila Muktijoddha Sandgsad, Yusuf Ali Shikdar, former Upazila Muktijoddha Sangsad and all the dependents of late freedom fighters were present .
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