Staff Reporter:
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said Bangladesh will become a homeless and landless-free coun-try after the distribution of only 11,000 homes.
“We’re only 11,000 homes away from making Bangladesh as a homeless and landless-free country,” she said when EU Ambassador Charles Whiteley paid a farewell call on her at her official residence, Ga-nabhaban.
She told the envoy that her government has constructed apartments for slum dwellers, where they can reside paying the similar rent they used to pay in slums. In addition, apartments for cleaning workers have also been constructed by her government while homeless people are being given homes under the Asrayan project, she said.
“Actually, the target of my government is that there will be no homeless and landless people in Bangla-desh,” she added.
As the EU envoy talked about community clinic, the Prime Minister said it is established only for ensur-ing primary healthcare.
Prime Minister Press Secretary Md Nayeemul Islam Khan briefed newsmen after the call on.
The EU ambassador said that EU will continue extending cooperation to Bangladesh for its flawless graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC).
He told the Premier that he will be stationed in Brussels in his next assignment and there, he will work on Indo-Pacific region and that is why he will keep in touch with Bangladesh.
Regarding the launching of “Talent Partnership”, the envoy said that this scheme would open the doors of immigration to the EU countries in a legal way as Bangladeshi skilled and qualified people would avail themselves of the opportunities and get legal work permits.
The EU ambassador requested the Prime Minister to play a pivotal role in establishing peace in Ukraine and Russia as war is going on there.
In reply, the Prime Minister said that she is always vocal and talks about peace. “Not only in Ukraine-Russia and Gaza, but also we want peace everywhere.”
Ambassador-At-Large Mohammad Ziauddin was present on the occasion.
