Land allotment a mockery for 19 freedom fighters
The district administration allotted 28.5 acres of land at Char Samad in Dashmina upazila of Patuakhali district for 19 insolvent freedom fighters of the area but all they got are only papers as the land is under about 10 feet water.Photo: STAR
Allotment of 1.5 acres of khas land to each of 19 insolvent freedom fighters at Char Samad in Dasmina upazila has remained only in papers for the last 10 years as the total 28.5 acres of khas land allotted by Patuakhali district administration is under about 10 feet water. According to existing rule cultivable land should be allotted in such cases. Following instructions from higher authorities, Patuakhali district administration issued allotment papers for a total of 28.5 acres of land to the 19 freedom fighters of Dasmina upazila in 2000-2001 fiscal year, said the freedom fighters. The allotment papers have remained virtually useless for the freedom fighters as the land is under water. Freedom fighters who got allotment are Mojibur Rahman (plot No 86), Alauddin Mia (plot No 134), Lal Mia, plot (No 137), all of Arozbegi village, Eunus Dewan (plot No 89), Moslem Rari (plot No 121), Abdul Goni (plot No 111), Ali Akbar (plot No 136), Tazmul (plot No 122), Abdus Salam Mojumder (al No 88) of Chandpur village, Abul Hasem Rari (plot No 110) of Uttar Admapur village, Nur Hossain (plot No 114) of Gachani village, ABdul Mannan (plot No 118) of Char Shahjalal, Abdul Mannan Birpratik (plot No 87) of Ronogopaldi, Nurul Islam (plot No 135) of Dasmina village, Md Eunus (plot No 120) of Bahrampur, Shahabuddin (plot No 109) of Kharizabetagi village, Abdul Khaleq Howlader (plot No 115) of Khalisakhali, Abdul Khaleq Khan (plot No 112) of South Auliapur, Kamal Rani Das (plot No 116) of Lakhmipur village under the upazila. Md Mojibur Rahman died while others are passing days amid economic hardship. "We received only allotment papers but no land. We feel neglected and dishonoured for such allotment. We earlier submitted several prayers to the higher authorities concerned to pay attention to the matter but to no effect," said Abdul Mannan (Birpratik). When contacted, Dasmina Upazila Nirbahi Officer Ajmol Hossain said, "I was not here when the allotment was given. I heard the matter. We are trying our best to allot fresh and cultivable land to the freedom fighters after cancellation of previous allotments."
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