PM to declare 12 more dists homeless-free tomorrow

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over 22,101 more houses under Ashrayan -2 project to landless and homeless families tomorrow (Wednesday) as 12 more districts are set to be declared homeless and landless-free, reports BSS.
A total of 123 more upazilas in 41 districts will be declared homeless and landless- free under Asrayan-2 project totalling the number of upazilas 334 while the total number of completely homeless and landless free districts will stand at 21 with the 12 more districts.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will make the announcement and open distribution of the houses to the homeless and landless families through a video-conference from her Ganabhaban residence.
Prime Minister's Principal Secretary Mohammad Tofazzel Hossain Miah disclosed the information at a press conference at Karabi Hall of Prime Minister's Office (PMO) here this afternoon.
He said Ashrayan Project is a unique one in the world as no other country in the world has distributed houses among landless and homeless families in such a huge numbers and totally free of cost.
PMO Secretary Mohammad Salahuddin and Project Director of Ashrayan-2 Project Abu Saleh Mohammad Ferdous Khan were present on the occasion.
This is the second-stage under fourth phase of the Ashrayan-2 project while 39,365 houses were distributed in the first-round under the second phase on March 22, 2023.