Families of two slain members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), died in the recent attacks of Jamaat-Shibir activists, received financial assistance from the prime minister Sunday.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina handed over the saving certificates of Tk1m to each of the families at her Tejgaon office, PM’s press secretary Abul Kalam Azad said.
Abdus Sobhan, father of slain BGB Sepoy Lablu Hossain and Nasrin Akter Aleya, wife of slain JCO Nayeb Subadar Shah Alam received the saving certificates.
At that time the prime minister conveyed her sympathy to them saying she thought about providing the financial assistance to lessen their economic sufferings. She hoped that the financial support would be useful for them to live on.
The BGB members were killed by Jamaat-Shibir activists during agitation against the verdict of the International Crime Tribunal convicting their party leaders for committing crime against humanity during the War of Liberation in 1971.
Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir and PM’s advisor HT Imam were present.