HPM Sheikh Hasina for strong global partnership to eliminate homelessness

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina calls upon all the world leaders to form a strong global partnership to say goodbye to the curse of homelessness, saying that she believes a safe and decent shelter is the basic right of every individual. “Homelessness is indeed a curse. It affects people in both developing and developed countries. Our experie...

32,904 more families get homes as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Eid Gift

Dream of owning a home of 32,904 more homeless and landless families has come into reality as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today handed over houses to them at government expenses, raising the total beneficiaries' number to 150,233 under Ashrayan-2 Project. The premier virtually distributed the deeds and keys of the newly constructed tin-shed se...

Better housing for slum dwellers: HPM Sheikh Hasina hands over 300 modern flats

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today handed over newly-constructed flats to 300 low-income families as they were living in slums, enabling them to avail civic amenities. She handed over the allocation papers of the new flats -- in three 14-storey buildings -- on a rental basis. The programme was held at Bangabandhu International Conference Centr...

Govt will not tolerate any negligence in building houses for poor

Hon'ble Prime Minister and daughter of Bangabandhu, Sheikh Hasina took the initiative to rehabilitate every landless and homeless people in the country on the occasion of Mujib Year. To implement the Prime Minister's announcement of 'Not a single person in the country will be homeless' in May 2020, the government formulated a 'policy to provide...

Govt plans to build 30,000 homes for insolvent valiant freedom fighters

The government has planned to build 30,000 homes for insolvent valiant freedom fighters and family members of the martyred and deceased war heroes in a bid to uplift their socioeconomic status. Tilted "Bir Nibash", the homes will be constructed in 64 districts of eight divisions under a Tk 4,122.98-crore project. The homes will be given to the...

An Incredible Gift in Mujib Year

Pranab Kumar Panday: Regardless of economic ability, housing right is one of the basic rights of citizens of every nation globally. Food, clothing and shelter were marked as the basic needs of Bangladesh's people in our Constitution. In this perspective, it is a constitutional right of every citizen to have a home to live with his/her family me...

Poverty can be eradicated if we work together: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called on people with the financial means to help the poor and the needy as she believes poverty in Bangladesh can be eradicated if everyone works together for the betterment of society. She made the remarks on Saturday while inaugurating a programme whereby, 80 secretaries built homes for 160 homeless and landl...

World's largest housing project at Cox's Bazar for climate refugees

Bangladesh is building world's largest housing project for climate refugees in Cox's Bazar. Under the 'Sheikh Hasina Ashrayan Project', one of the ten fast track mega projects, 4,409 families will get a 456.07 sq ft flat in exchange of only Taka 1001. On 23rd July, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the flat handover ceremony through ...

HPM Sheikh Hasina inaugurates housing facilities for govt employees

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated 10 multi-storey buildings at city’s Motijheel and Azimpur government colonies as part of her government’s plan to raise the housing facilities of the government employees from the existing eight percent to 40 percent. The prime minister inaugurated the buildings at separate functions at M...