Eviction of freedom fighters protested

Muktijoddha Nou-Commando Bahumukhi Samobai Samity leaders yesterday condemned the mindless eviction of freedom fighters from their government-allotted land at Kafrul and demolition of the commando shed.
At a press conference yesterday at the Liberation War Museum in the city, they called on the government to find out a solution to the problem.
The speakers said around 30 families lost their homes and belongings when bulldozers rolled onto their neighbourhood in Mirpur Sector 15 on July 1 and razed the houses without any prior announcement.
Few days before the drive, the housing department informed the local residents through loudspeakers that the authorities will construct a road on the land.
“They instructed us to remove all our belongings and properties from the place designated for the new road,” said Commando Abul Hossain.
“And we did remove everything as instructed. But during the eviction, they brought bulldozers and started to raze our properties that were outside the designated boundary of the road,” he added.
He also alleged that the local residents who tried to protest the eviction were abused and beaten up by the police.
Other speakers said the government-owned 3.17-acre land in Mirpur sector 15 was allotted to the freedom fighters around 10 years ago.