Victims of slum fire to be rehabilitated: Quader

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DHAKA, Aug 19, 2019 (BSS) – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader
today said victims of shanties razed in the last Friday’s fire at Mirpur’s
Chalantika, will be rehabilitated.

“The government will rehabilitate all victims of the slum gutted in Mirpur
last Friday,” Quader said while distributing relief materials among the fire
affected people at Bangabandhu Bidya Niketan at Mirpur.

The government will give all support along with relief materials until
completion of rehabilitation of the fire affected people, he said, adding the
government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina always remains beside the helpless
people.

Mentioning the remarks of BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam about
Mirpur slum fire, the Awami League General Secretary said that Mirza Fakhrul
criticized Awami League and the government when he came to visit the fire
affected people but did not distribute any relief goods among them.

“People do not want to hear long speech . . . they want support and
cooperation but you (Fakhrul) give people only lip service,” Quader said.

About BNP’s last one and a half year activities, he said the BNP could not
stage demonstration even for one and a half minute during the last one and a
half year.

He said BNP leaders could not release Begum Khaleda Zia from jail. “They
(BNP leaders) have failed in court, they have failed in movement and now they
are lodging complaints with foreign missions,” Quader said.

Mentioning the BNP’s plan to go to the United Nations (UN) to lodge
allegations, the AL general secretary said after failing to get people’s
support, BNP is going to lodge allegations with the UN.

“Such activities of BNP have proved its bankruptcy in politics,” Quader
added.

Awami League (AL) presidium member Abdul Matin Khasru, Relief and Disaster
Management Affairs Secretary Sujit Roy Nandi, local lawmaker Ilias Uddin
Molla, Jubo League Dhaka North Unit President Mainul Hossain Nikhil were
present at the programme, among others.