PM Hasina promises flats for slum dwellers

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said that the existing slums in the city would be replaced by multi-storey buildings to allow the inhabitants to live in a healthy and better condition.

She said this while laying the foundation of Dasherkandi Sewerage Treatment Plant at a function at Hotel Sonargaon on Sunday.

“There would have no slums in the city, rather 20 storey buildings would be constructed for slum people where they would live by giving rent on daily, weekly and monthly basis,” she said.

“Poor people come to cities for many reasons and live in shanties… we need them every day in our daily work. So, they need a better atmosphere to live,” she said.

Sheikh Hasina said slum people will be able to live in flats in exchange for the same amount they now pay for living in slums and we have to give attention to proving them with a standard life as country’s economy is getting better.