The government has decided to give flats to the families of those who died and those who were maimed and disabled in the August 21, 2004 grenade attack.
Following a recent recommendation of the standing committee on the Ministry of Housing and Public Works, the National Housing Authority (NHA) has started implementing the initiative.
The government may set a “reasonable price” for the flats, which will nevertheless be less than the present market price. The ministry will take the final decision about the price, officials said.
The government-run housing agency had taken the decision to give 23 flats from their 30 ready flats in Mirpur 2 for families of the deceased victims. NHA is now waiting for the ministry’s approval, a list of the families, and directions on the financial conditions along with the handover process.
Moreover, the NHA has begun constructing an apartment complex in the city’s Mirpur 14 with a budget of Tk350m for the victims who were seriously injured in the grenade attack.
Md Shahadat Hossain, project director of the apartment complex, told the Dhaka Tribune: “We started the construction of the apartment complex, which will have 100 flats, early this year.”
“Each flat has a net floor space of 1,250 square feet and a total space of 1,600 square feet including parking space and other facilities,” he added.
NHA Chairman Md Shahid Ullah Khandaker said, “The flats are ready at Mirpur section 2 for families of the martyrs of August 21. We sent a letter to the Ministry of Housing and Public Works and are now awaiting the approval of the ministry to hand over the flats.”