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November
19, 2000
Sirajganj,
Nov 18 (UNB) – The inhabitants of Enayetpur Asrayan centre in
Ullapara upazila are leading an inhuman life with innumerable
problems.
Acute
scarcity of drinking water is prevailing in the centre due to lack of
sufficient tubewells in the centre although its population has risen
to over one thousand.
There
are no religious and educational institutions and medical facilities
in the centre hampering prayers and education of the wards of the
inmates.
In
absence of boundary wall, outsiders readily enter into centre and
create nuisances.
The
government under its self-employment programme set up the Asrayan
centre on five acres of khash land in 1998 and rehabilitated 140
homeless families.
Upazila
Co-operative office disbursed Tk 7.6 lakh as loan among the inmates in
1999 for implementing various income-generating projects. But before
deriving any benefit from the money, the office recovered Tk 6.23 lakh
creating pressure on the borrowers, they alleged.
It
is alleged that, a number of allotees were driven out of their rooms.
One of the victims was Lakhi Rani Karmaker who was driven out from her
room three months back.
The
inmates alleged that they are living in insecurity and under great
threat as some local influential people are threatening to evict them
after ending of the Awami League rule.
They
sought immediate steps of the concerned authorities to mitigate their
problems.
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