Ensure uninterrupted production in industries
May 5, 1972
BANGABANDHU REOPENS DHAKA COTTON MILL
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today reopens Dhaka Cotton Mill at Postogola. Addressing a meeting at the mill premise, the prime minister calls upon workers to devote themselves to increasing production in industries. He says, "We have to put our best effort to reconstruct the war-torn economy and thus realise the goal of building a Shonar Bangla."
He shares that the government's initiatives to waive tax and loans and, at the same time, to increase the salary of low-income workers and employees have created huge pressure on the national exchequer. Unless overall production in the country is increased these support schemes cannot be continued for a long period, adds Bangabandhu.
The prime minister also asks workers to beware of conspirators who are trying to destabilise the country. He calls upon them to maintain peace to ensure uninterrupted production in industries.
DISTRIBUTION OF FREE TEXTBOOKS BEGINS
The government today starts the distribution of free textbooks among students from class 1 to class 5 across the country. However, the number of distributed books falls short of the requirement as the number of school-going students turns out to be higher than the government's estimate. The government advises students to share books with their peers.
KARNAPHULI CLEARED OF MINES
The Soviet salvage team has successfully removed mines from the Karnaphuli River and made it accessible for incoming ships. They have also salvaged three sunken ships from the area. The Chittagong Port Authority informs that there are 18 more wrecks to be removed to fully activate the port.
HOUSING SCHEME FOR LOW-INCOME PEOPLE
The government has taken up a plan to provide housing facilities to low-income people. These flats will be distributed at an affordable price and the payment can be made in instalments over a long period. In the first phase, Tk 15 crore has been sanctioned to build several multi-storied buildings in Dhaka, Chittagong, and Khulna to accommodate 7000 families. In the second phase, accommodation facilities for 50,000 families will be created across the country under this scheme.
SOURCES: May 6, 1972 issues of Ittefaq, The Bangladesh Observer, Azad, Morning News, Dainik Bangla and Purbodesh.
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