Moulvibazar family with physical disability gets new house, food stock after Daily Star report

A family of four – with physical disability – belonging to the Mahato community, has received a new house, two sheep, two months' food stock and cash assistance.

The Daily Star published a report on the family's – in Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar – struggles on January 13, 2022.

Moulvibazar Deputy Commissioner Mir Nahid Ahsan laid the foundation stone of the house recently.

After the report was published in The Daily Star, the district and upazila administrations took cognizance of the matter and investigated the house of Mohanlal Mahato.

Through the prime minister's Ashrayan Project, the foundation stone of a new house was laid and two sheep were given to the helpless family, according to the DC's office.

Physically disabled Mohanlal Mahato said, "We are very happy to get a new house. But I did not realise that I would get all these together."

After the report, some well-wishers helped our family with cash assistance, he said.

While talking to this correspondent, Moulvibazar DC Mir Nahid Ahsan said, "It is very good news that the family has got a permanent home. We have allocated  the house for the family in the light of the report published by The Daily Star. The house is the gift from the prime minister on the occasion of Mujib Borsho. We also gave them two sheep and two months' food."

ATM Farhad Chowdhury, UNO of Kulaura Upazila, said houses have been constructed for 210 homeless families so far and at the same time drinking water and electricity facilities have been provided to these families in the Upazila.

"It is a great pleasure for us to be able to provide shelter for the helpless people like Mohanlal Mahato. Hopefully, steps will be taken to solve other problems of this family," he said.

The UNO further said construction work for 113 more homeless families is underway.