Bangladesh Newspaper Archives
'Batali Hill people to be rehabilitated
Jul 26th, 2011
Chittagong, July 25 -Poor landless dwellers living in the vulnerable area along Batali Hill in Tigerpass of the port city will be rehabilitated in a seven-storey
building.
The Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) took the decision on Monday at its regular general meeting, chaired by mayor M Manzur Alam, days after 17 people were killed in a
landslide in that area.
Some 200 families would be accommodated in the proposed building on the CCC's own land, where each would be given 250 square feet flat at low prices, to be paid back in
15 years.
Following continued heavy rain, a huge chunk of earth and a retaining wall of the CCC collapsed on July 1, burying six hillside shanties, leaving scores of people
trapped.
Monday's meeting was attended by panel mayor, councilors and officials of the CCC and other government agencies.
Public relations officer of the CCC Saifuddin Ahmed told bdnews24.
com that they had sent a notice to the 200 families, already listed, living in that area under risk to vacate the place.
The tiny flats will have a room, a kitchen and a toilet.
PM Opens Maritime University Project
Saturday, 26 February 2011
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has laid the foundation stone of the country's first-ever maritime university at Chittagong Marine Academy.
The foundation-laying ceremony was held on Saturday noon.
The university, 'Sheikh Mujib Maritime University', the second of its kind in South Asia, will be set up on a 35-acre of land on the other bank of the Karnaphuli
River.
The Tk 2.
60-billion university project is expected to be completed by 2013.
Marine cadets will get 'Bachelor of Maritime Science' degrees from the university.
Currently, the National University offers such degrees in the country.
Earlier, the prime minister received salutes by the academy's 45th batch students at their passing out parade and distributed medals among 10 best cadets of the
batch.
Capt Raisul got the gold medal.
Hasina left the academy as she was scheduled to sit with the leaders of Chittagong Awami League's three major units later in the day.
Shipping minister Shajahan Khan and project director and commandant of the academy Sazid Hossain accompanied the prime minister.
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