NGOs and land

Abu Musa Miah, Lalbagh, Dhaka
In the mid-70s, the government in order to facilitate the healthy functional growth of the NGOs at national level allotted land to a number of organisations in Mirpur area of the city to build up their infrastructure facilities. The Ministry of Social Welfare incurred the cost of the land out of its revenue funds. Some of the NGOs have successfully used the land for building up the infrastructures needed for their programme operation with grants from the government under ADP financing and have expanded their service coverage. However, all are not equally good in their endeavours. The matter deserves a closer look.