UNB, Dhaka :
The government has bought the historic Rose Garden mansion in Old Dhaka, the birthplace of Awami League, considering its archaeological values.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received the registered deed of the historic house from the present
owners at her official residence Ganobhaban on Sunday. The government procured the palace built on 22 acres of land in Old Dhaka under the ‘Public Procurement Law’ at a cost of Tk 331.70 crore. Sheikh Hasina handed over a cheque to the owners against the price of the historic house from where Awami League started its journey in 1949.
Besides, she handed over another registered deed for a one-storey building along with 20 kathas of land at Gulshan in the city to the owners of the Rose Garden as they purchased it from the government.
The Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase at a meeting on August 8last with Finance Minister AMA Muhith in the chair approved a proposal to purchase the Rose Garden mansion.
The government has bought the historic Rose Garden mansion in Old Dhaka, the birthplace of Awami League, considering its archaeological values.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received the registered deed of the historic house from the present
owners at her official residence Ganobhaban on Sunday. The government procured the palace built on 22 acres of land in Old Dhaka under the ‘Public Procurement Law’ at a cost of Tk 331.70 crore. Sheikh Hasina handed over a cheque to the owners against the price of the historic house from where Awami League started its journey in 1949.
Besides, she handed over another registered deed for a one-storey building along with 20 kathas of land at Gulshan in the city to the owners of the Rose Garden as they purchased it from the government.
The Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase at a meeting on August 8last with Finance Minister AMA Muhith in the chair approved a proposal to purchase the Rose Garden mansion.
