Ducsu honours Bangabandhu with lifetime membership

May 6, 1972

BANGABANDHU GIVEN LIFETIME DUCSU MEMBERSHIP

Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is today given lifetime membership of Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu). Addressing a large gathering of students at the Dhaka University premises, Bangabandhu says that imperialist forces and their local agents will never succeed in their attempts at damaging Bangladesh's friendship with the Soviet Union and India. He recalls with gratitude the great help and assistance advanced by the people and the governments of India and the Soviet Union to the people of Bangladesh during the grim period of the Liberation War. Bangladesh will never forget these friends, he adds.

KRISHAK SAMITY LEADERS CALL ON BANGABANDHU

A delegation of Krishak Samity, headed by Comrade Moni Singh, calls on Bangabandhu today at his official residence. They inform the prime minister about various demands of the peasants and discuss how those can be addressed. Bangabandhu assures them of taking immediate action to resolve those issues.

CABINET MEETS

The Cabinet today meets for three hours.  The cabinet meeting presided over by Bangabandhu is reported to have discussed the matters relating to the food situation, relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts.

LOAN FOR PUCCA HOUSE IN RURAL AREAS

National housing finance authority has taken an initiative to provide long-term loans for building pucca houses in rural areas. Previously, the organisation used to finance urban housing projects only. This new decision is a reflection of the government's commitment to reduce the existing urban-rural disparity, says a government handout. The interest rate of this new loan scheme will be lower than that for urban houses.

FARM MECHANISATION SCHEME PASSED

The government has recently adopted an agriculture mechanisation scheme under which farm equipment will be provided to farmers to make activities such as land preparation, crop production, harvesting and processing more efficient. The project will start in July, 1972. Initially, 19 thanas have been selected to implement this mechanisation initiative. Farmers' cooperatives will be formed at the grassroots level to run this project.

SOURCES: May 7, 1972 issues of Ittefaq, The Bangladesh Observer, Azad, Morning News, Dainik Bangla and Purbodesh.