RANGPUR, Aug 07, 2023 (BSS)-Some 678 landless and homeless families will get new houses as gifts from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina under the fourth phase (second installment) of Asrayan-2 project in Rangpur on Wednesday next.  

 
“Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will launch the house handover ceremony with land ownership documents and keys to the selected families through a video conference from Ganabhaban on the day,” Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Rangpur Mohammad Mobasswer Hasan said.
 
He disclosed the information while addressing a press conference at his conference room here this afternoon.  
 
On March 22 this year, the Prime Minister distributed 758 houses to the landless and homeless families in the first installment of the fourth phase of Asrayan-2 project in the district.
   
Earlier, 1,273 new houses, 991 new houses and 1,097 new houses were built under the first, second and third phases of Asrayan-2 project, which were distributed among the homeless and landless families of all eight upazilas in Rangpur district.
    
Under the fourth phase, the climate-resilient colorful houses have been constructed under a strict monitoring system ensuring quality of works at a cost of around Taka four lakhs for each on two decimals of land.
 
“Asrayan Project, one of the Prime Minister’s 10 special initiatives, aims at ensuring shelter for all homeless people to help them rebuild life, improve living standard and health care and skill development on income generating activities,” he said.
 
The government started distributing the brick-built tin-shed semi-pucca houses among the homeless families marking the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the Mujib Year to ensure shelters of all citizens.  
   
“Each of the houses has two bedrooms, veranda, one kitchen and one sanitary latrine, electricity and pure drinking water facilities,” the DC added.
 
Different government departments are conducting awareness raising programs for the rehabilitated families and providing training and assistance to make them self-reliant through income-generating activities in the Asrayan projects.
 
“Rehabilitation of homeless and landless people in newly-built houses will continue until every family receives their own house in the process of building a smart and developed Bangladesh leaving no one behind,” the DC added.
 
Additional Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) Md. Rezaul Karim and other officials attended the event.