Hasina vows to  ensure welfare of freedom fighters, their children

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated her promise to ensure welfare of the freedom fighters and their children.

Senior Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 21 Nov 2015, 08:40 AM
Updated : 21 Nov 2015, 12:56 PM

She also urged total unity so that no one can obstruct Bangladesh’s progress.
 
At a function on the Armed Forces Day on Saturday, Hasina announced Tk 10,000 monthly allowance for the freedom fighters.
 
“I’m reiterating my resolve to do everything for the freedom fighters and their children,” she said.
 
She distributed cheques and gifts among decorated freedom fighters and their families.
 
Many complained to the prime minister on various issues.
 
“I will never forget the sacrifice of the freedom fighters,” Hasina said

A daughter of Bangladesh’s founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the prime minister said the government was creating a database of freedom fighters. “Freedom fighter certificates will have security features like bar codes.”
The government has allotted around Tk 3.5 billion in the current fiscal for allowances for families of martyred and wounded freedom fighters, said Hasina.