Land for landless peasants

May 12, 1972

KHASLAND DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMME ADOPTED

The government has taken a decision to distribute khas land among landless peasants, says Land Minister Abdur Rab Serniabat. Under this scheme, initially, three lakh landless peasants will get land for cultivation purposes, he adds. The minister further says that the peasants will not be required to pay any fees for obtaining khas land. The total number of landless peasants in the country is 26 lakh. Currently, the government has 4 lakh 62 thousand acres of khas land available for distribution, informs the minister.

The minister also shares that the government will form cooperatives of landless peasants and allocate large chunks of khas land to develop cooperative farming. There will be economic units comprising of 75 bighas of land, he adds.

BANGABANDHU RETURNS TO DHAKA

After successfully completing his four-day tour of North Bengal, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today returns to Dhaka. He was given a warm farewell by the people of Rangpur before he left for Dhaka.

HOSPITAL FOR INJURED FREEDOM FIGHTERS

Bangabandhu declared on May 10 in Pabna that a hospital will be established in Dhaka for injured freedom fighters. The hospital will be named after Sher-e-Bangla AK Fazlul Huq.

ADULT LITERACY PROGRAMME                      

With the support of the ministry of cooperatives, 2,000 adult literacy centres have been established across the country.  Fifty-two teacher training centres have also been established to support these private initiatives. The government is also actively considering a mass literacy programme worth Tk 47 crore with a target of achieving 80 percent literacy rate within five years.

TWO MORE FOKKER FOR BANGLADESH

Bangladesh will get two more Fokker airplanes from Netherlands. These aircrafts will reach Dhaka within two months. At present Bangladesh Biman has two Fokker, one DC-6 and one Boeing jet. 

SOURCE: May 13, 1972 issue of Dainik Bangla.