KHULNA, Dec 15, 2019 (BSS) – Mayor of Khulna City Corporation (KCC) Talukder Abdul Khaleque said, KCC is going to implement a housing infrastructure development project for improving the living and livelihood condition of Horijon community people in the city.
“The constructions of housing infrastructure development project has already begun and the project would be completed within short period ,” he said while addressing as chief guest at a divisional meeting of Khulna District and City units of Bangladesh Horijon Oikkay Parishad (BHOP) at Khulna Press Club auditorium here on Saturday afternoon.
“The Constitution of Bangladesh is ensures to equal rights for all citizens. Horizons community is not out of it”, he said adding that, the present government has taken massive programme for standards living and livelihood conditions of Horijon people.
He said the project has been adopted considering the vulnerability of the marginalized population. The project has provision of uplifting road, drain, footpath and other infrastructures.
He mentioned that the Horijon poor people with their recurrent disaster
exposures are migrating into urban areas. These new comers face a high
employment crisis in city and with very poor-quality housing and other well- being further trapping them into a deeper urban poverty cycle.
President of Bangladesh Horijon Oikko Parishad (BHOP) Central committee Krishna Lal presided over the divisional meeting while President of Khulna District Awami league and Chairman of Khulna Zila Parishad Sheikh Harun-ur-Rashid attended the meeting as special guest.
General Secretary of BHOP Nirmol Chandra Das, President of City Puja Udjapan Parishad Shamol Halder, Councilor Shamsuzzaman Mia, also spoke at the meeting.