Khulna Correspondent :
“Eid comes and Eid goes, but our children seldom come to see us here”, said an unfortunate mother of an elderly home with tearful eyes. The elderly home is located at Mohswarpasha Golokdham area under Daulatpur police station in Khulna city.
The elderly home named “Muktijoddha Abu Bakar Munshi Briddhasram”( Freedom fighter Abu Bakar Munshi Elderly Home ) was established in 2009 upon 10.25 cents of lands .
The elderly home was established by late freedom fighter Abu Bakar Munshi who was also a teacher of a government primary school. After thinking the significance from his heart, Abu Bakar contributed the land with a view to build an elderly home and such magnanimity of Abu Bakar is praiseworthy undoubtedly, said local people.
On a recent visit, this correspondent found that the elderly home is standing in a miserable condition. The elderly home is a tin-shed house from the very beginning which was not turned into brick-built building even in 8 years, according to sources.
The unusable kitchen was recently repaired. The residents who have been living here cook themselves.
This correspondent talked to seven ill-fortuned elderly persons who have gotten shelter at this elderly home coming from different parts of the country and some of them have also come from the nearby places in the area.
The ill-fated persons are- Abul Kashem Mridha,85, Moziron Bibi,60, Ahsan Ali gazi, 76. Shushil Kumer Sheel,70. Anjoli Rani, 55, Ismail Munshi, 95 and Belayetunnesa,75.
Some of the elderly persons told with tearful eyes that different festivals including Eid comes every year. but they do not get their children beside them and as such they can not enjoy the festivals accordingly, there are no more sufferings to them except it.
“Eid comes and Eid goes, but our children seldom come to see us here”, said an unfortunate mother of an elderly home with tearful eyes. The elderly home is located at Mohswarpasha Golokdham area under Daulatpur police station in Khulna city.
The elderly home named “Muktijoddha Abu Bakar Munshi Briddhasram”( Freedom fighter Abu Bakar Munshi Elderly Home ) was established in 2009 upon 10.25 cents of lands .
The elderly home was established by late freedom fighter Abu Bakar Munshi who was also a teacher of a government primary school. After thinking the significance from his heart, Abu Bakar contributed the land with a view to build an elderly home and such magnanimity of Abu Bakar is praiseworthy undoubtedly, said local people.
On a recent visit, this correspondent found that the elderly home is standing in a miserable condition. The elderly home is a tin-shed house from the very beginning which was not turned into brick-built building even in 8 years, according to sources.
The unusable kitchen was recently repaired. The residents who have been living here cook themselves.
This correspondent talked to seven ill-fortuned elderly persons who have gotten shelter at this elderly home coming from different parts of the country and some of them have also come from the nearby places in the area.
The ill-fated persons are- Abul Kashem Mridha,85, Moziron Bibi,60, Ahsan Ali gazi, 76. Shushil Kumer Sheel,70. Anjoli Rani, 55, Ismail Munshi, 95 and Belayetunnesa,75.
Some of the elderly persons told with tearful eyes that different festivals including Eid comes every year. but they do not get their children beside them and as such they can not enjoy the festivals accordingly, there are no more sufferings to them except it.
