Recover 1,375 acre grabbed land in Ghoraghat
Ex-army men urge caretaker govt
An association of retired army men has urged the caretaker government to recover their 1,375 acres of land grabbed by musclemen in Ghoraghat upazila.
Ghoraghat Retired Army Men's Association president Habibur Rahman read out a press statement that the musclemen are depriving them of their allotted land and many of them are now living in miseries in different places.
Its leaders said at a press conference at Dinajpur Press Club the land was leased to them for their rehabilitation under a project of Military Family Rehabilitation Programme.
Later, the District Armed Force Association established five colonies on the land in Ghoraghat upazila. The colonies are Nurzahanpur, Osmanpur, Khodadatpur, Haydar-nagar and Afsarabad.
The colonies were allotted among 264 ex-army men. But the record volume of Phulbari Sub-Registry Office was burnt to ashes during the Liberation War in 1971. Dinajpur Land Commission office is yet to record it anew, alleged ex-army men.
Taking advantage of it, about 50 musclemen created forged documents and started living in the colonies depriving the genuine allotees. They also threatened the retired army men to face the dire consequences if they resist them.
Later, Military Family Reha-bilitation Programme Officer Major Md Alamgir Shiddiqui urged Dinajpur Land Commission office to investigate the allegations against the musclemen on September 05.
Ghoraghat Retired Army Men's Association members Mizanur Rahman, Golam Rabbani, Abul Kalam Azad, Mozibur Rahman and Zahurul Islam were present at the press conference.
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