Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sharif on Thursday said the government will rehabilitate with houses 68,000 landless and homeless families affected by natural calamities.
The houses would be allocated in favour of both landless husbands and wives, he said speaking as the chief guest at a seminar in the city on women’s right to land. Kurigram Rural Development Cell (KRDC) organized the seminar at National Press Club, said an official release. The land minister said the government is ensuring empowerment of women by giving highest priority to their rights to land. The government is sincere to ensure proper use of land, he added.
The minister said the government is pledge-bound to build a country free from terrorism, corruption and militancy. He urged the patriotic people to be united against anti-women, war criminals and enemies of humanity, independence and Islam.
Presided over by KRDC Executive Director Beauty Rani Chowdhury, the seminar was also addressed by State Minister for Fisheries and Animal Resources Narayan Chandra, Prof Mesbah Kamal of Dhaka University, ALRD Executive Director Shamsul Huda and Shechhasebak League President Mollah M Abu Kawser. Advocate Rebeca Pollena Gomez read out a keynote paper.
