Implementation work of the ‘Upazila Freedom Fighters Complex Construction Project’ is now going on throughout the country successfully as recognition to supreme sacrifice of the great sons of the soil to the nation.
Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) has been implementing the three-year project since July 2012 with an estimated cost of around Taka 1078 crore.
Project Director Engineer Mujibul Haque Somaji told BSS here that requisite physical infrastructures are being developed for the Upazila level freedom fighters and their family members for the first time.
In preliminary stage, a three-storied building on five-story foundation will be constructed in each of the 422 upazilas in all 64 districts in phases. Basically, the complex buildings will be constructed on government vacant land. But the project has scope of land acquisition in limited scale.
The initiative has been taken to inspire people with patriotism through highlighting the spirit of the Great War of liberation. In all respects, the complex will supplement uplifting overall scenario of the Upazila towns coupled with elevating civic life.
Narrating the salient features of the complex Engineer Somaji said works on 120 complexes are progressing fast at present which is expected to complete by June next.
Each of the complex floors will have 2500 square-feet space and the first and second floors will be used commercially while the third floor as office of the Freedom Fighters Sangsad and conference hall.
Apart from this, each of the buildings will have solar panel and fire extinguishing equipments besides special arrangements for the war-injured and disabled freedom fighters.
There will be memorial plaque and mural of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in-front of the complex building that will help people to know about Bangabandhu and his heroic role to the nation’s war of liberation.
The project will supply necessary furniture and equipments for the FF Office and conference hall. In terms of necessity, there has been scope of constructing connecting roads, boundary wall and main gate.
The venture will help institutional development through improving physical amenities for furthermore proper and smooth execution of Upazila Freedom Fighters Sangsad activities. Through creating long-term income-generation privileges, the commercial floors will contribute a lot to do socio-economic welfare of the FFs and their family members which will be very helpful particularly for the distressed ones. Fund will be created from income to be earned from the building for meeting up regular expenditure of FF Sangsad and requisite maintenance of the building.
In addition to 29 housing schemes for the landless and distressed Freedom Fighters, 12 Upazila Freedom Fighters Complex buildings are being constructed. Constructions of 12 other Freedom Fighters Memorial Plaques are progressing fast in Rajshahi division, said Ali Ahmed, Superintending Engineer of LGED.
