City Desk :
They spent most of the time of their life floating. They had no permanent addresses. Someone had no national identity due to not having addresses. But, now they got addresses, national identity and hope after owning houses with land in Ashrayan project of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Once landless ultra-poor these families are now sewing dreams of new life being self-reliant.
Safura Begum, 50. She used to live in a sorry state at a thatched house in an abandoned government land at Sadullapur in Savar’s Birulia area. She got a house of Ashrayan project as gift of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Mujib Year. It is not merely a house, it is, as if, a new way of living to her, reports BSS.
Parvin Begum used to live in a government land on the river bank with offspring. Her thatched house collapsed in river erosion. Later, she got a house with land in Prime Minister’s Ashrayan project. She replied, “I got not only house, but also heaven”. Mamlot Ali, 50, said he used to live in bazar like displaced people as he had no identity. Now, he is dreaming of living a new life by getting house of Prime Minister’s Ashrayan project.
The house of Ashrayan project has changed the dream and lifestyle of all the low income people, who got houses, along with Mamlot Ali. This sudden change, on the one hand, made them delighted, and on the other hand, showed them dream to live in a new way.
Parvin Akter said she was floating before getting house. She was allotted a new house. She had overseen the construction of the house before getting it.
Savar Upazila Parishad sources said the second phase work under Prime Minister’s Ashrayan project nears completion. The 32 houses with land were provided among landless people at Sadullapur in Birulia union of Savar while 40 houses at Shimulia in Ashulia. Apart from this, the construction of 44 houses at Kandiboliarpur in Bangaon union and 33 houses at Khangankathi village in Tatuljhora union are ongoing and all these houses have been allotted in third phase.
