Hasina shared the plan while inaugurating the electronic transfer system of honorarium for the freedom fighters through a videoconference on Monday. The freedom fighters were neglected in Bangladesh after Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib was killed. The Awami League took steps to uphold the honour of the freedom fighters after it formed the government. She promised to provide houses for the freedom fighters, saying: "They can't live in trouble as long as I am part of the government." “I can't accept that the freedom fighters will beg for alms; that they won't have a house and their children will be neglected.

Source: bd News24 February 15, 2021 11:15 UTC