Alleged bid to grab land protested
Bangladesh National Federation of the Deaf formed a human chain in front of Patuakhali press club yesterday protesting alleged attempt to grab land of a hearing impaired expatriate.
They also organised a press conference at the press club where Syeda Rashida Begum, stepmother of the victim Khabir Uddin read out a written statement.
"Khabir Uddin received citizenship of France after marrying another hearing impaired person there. They have two daughters. Khabir's mother passed away earlier," goes the written statement, adding that Rashida had financially helped Khabir to go abroad.
"Khabir several times sent money to his father Eusuf Howlader. With that money Eusuf bought a plot of land in his own name on Sadar Road in Patuakhalil town where he built a shop and a house."
Later Khabir and his stepmother Rashida jointly bought half portion (0.01875 acres) of that land from Eusuf for Tk 6.50 lakh with kabla deed No 1550 (dated April 22 2009), goes the statement.
Recently Khabir returned home and tried to take possession of his land but his stepbrothers (sons of a late wife of Eusuf) declined to hand over the land and attacked Khabir on May 6 last, it adds.
The next day, one of Khabir's stepbrothers filed a harassment case with Patuakhali Sadar police station against Khabir and eight other deaf people, it says.
Khabir and his stepmother have demanded legal protection from the local administration to save them from Khabir's stepbrothers.
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