City Desk :
BD Retired Govt Employees Welfare Assoc
A discussion organised on the occasion of Victory Day-2021 by Bangladesh Retired Government Employees Welfare Association was held in the city’s Dhanmondi. Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque was present as the chief guest in the programme held recently. While speaking Mozammel said the heroic freedom fighters (FF) are expected to get advanced and secured identity cards within March 26 next. The tender process for this purpose has already been completed,” he said. The minister said this highlighting the facilities given to the FFs. He mentioned that the present government has increased the allowance of heroic freedom fighters to Taka 20,000. “The heroic freedom fighters will get free treatment in any specialized government hospital of the country,” he said, adding that the government is enabling all arrangements so that they can lead a dignified life. Mozammel further said all the insolvent freedom fighters will be given houses as the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has allocated Taka 4,200 crore. The government is constructing graves of martyred and deceased heroic freedom fighters at district, upazila and union-level following the same design. The final list of freedom fighters has been prepared, he said, “Freedom fighter complexes have been set up in every district and 401 upazilas of the country.” The function was addressed, among others, by President of the association Kazi Reazul Haque and its Secretary General Abu Alam Md Shahid Khan.
