Woman sitting in front of a house provided by the government's Ashrayan Project in Natore BSSEvery house has an area of 297 square feet tin-shed room with a verandah and toiletThe government in its home for poor scheme has rehabilitated a total of 1,670 homeless families and widows of six upazilas of the district. Under the project 408 homeless families of Naldanga upazila, 400 families of Natore Sadar upazila, 293 families of Singra upazila, 157 families of Boraigram upazila, 130 families of Gurudaspur upazila and 100 families of Bagatipara upazila have been rehabilitated, officials said. A person having one to ten decimal lands but no home, poor families living in dilapidated house, poor freedom fighters, widows, abandoned women, physically challenged persons, baggers and age old people were rehabilitated in the project, reports BSS. Zamila nd her son have got a home in the Ashrayan Project. Deputy Commissioner of Natore Md Shahriaz said total number of homeless families is around 14,700.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 09, 2019 10:41 UTC