Army set example building houses for flood victims: CA

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today said Bangladesh Army has set an emblem by building houses for flood victims maintaining standard and transparency.

"Bangladesh Army constructed 300 houses for flood victims in a difficult condition under a special housing project in flood-hit Feni, Noakhali, Cumilla and Chattogram districts," he said.

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman

The chief adviser was virtually addressing the houses handover function in the four districts from his Office here.

Noting that quality of the houses and proper utilisation of allocation were ensured in the project implemented by the Bangladesh Army, the chief adviser said even the project was done with half of the 50 crore budget allocated for building houses.

Expressing his gratitude to the army and local administrations for constructing the houses, Prof Yunus hoped that Bangladesh Army would stand by the country's people in any disaster in future too.

Highlighting the aftermath of the devastating flood that hit the country's southeastern region in August-September last year, he said the people of the four districts were affected in the flood, while many lost their houses.

The chief adviser said it was the government's responsibility to stand by the flood-affected people and that is why it took the special housing construction project immediately after the flood. 

He said those who lost houses in the flood have now got their dwelling where they would be able to live with their family members.

Prof Yunus urged the beneficiaries to ensure education for their children so that they can be good human being and good entrepreneurs.

A total of 300 houses were distributed among the flood victims in the four districts. On behalf of the chief adviser, the deputy commissioners of the four districts handed over the keys of houses among them.

CA Yunus virtually addressed the house handover ceremonies, arranged at the four districts from the Chief Adviser's Office (CAO)

A total of 110 houses were distributed among the beneficiaries in Feni, while 90 houses in Noakhali, 70 houses in Cumilla and 30 houses in Chattogram.

Disaster Management and Relief Adviser Faruk E Azam, Bir Protik, and Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman also spoke, among others, at the function at the CAO end. 

Senior civil and military officials were present.