I am innocent,’ the man saysA man who has been collecting Freedom Fighters' Allowance -- by enlisting his late father as a freedom fighter -- was accused by his brothers of falsely listing their father as a freedom fighter. When she finally reached the Union Parishad office to apply for the Old-age allowance card, the authorities found that her son Shahin had been collecting Freedom Fighter's Allowance on a regular basis. He avoided the question, when asked if he is collecting Freedom Fighter's Allowance on behalf of his mother. Contacted, Freedom Fighter Commander of Debidwar Muktijodhha Sangsad, Moynal Hossain said: “We know no such Abdul Kader (Shahin's father) who participated in the liberation war. To my knowledge he was not a freedom fighter.”Debidwar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Rakib Hasan said Shahin's family filed a complaint in connection with falsely enlisting Abdul Kader as a freedom fighter.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 24, 2020 07:23 UTC