New house for Bir Protik Taramon

3 May 2009, 18:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Kurigram

GIFT OF HONOUR: This newly constructed house at Araji Polashbari village in Kurigram Sadar upazila was handed over to valiant freedom fighter Taramon Bibi Bir Protik yesterday and Taramon Bibi Bir Protik (inset).Photo: STAR

Heroic freedom fighter Taramon Bibi Bir Protik yesterday got as gift a newly constructed semi-pucca house on one acre of land at Araji Polashbari under Kurigram Sadar upazila yesterday, thanks to the initiative of district administration and 27 Rifles Battalion in Kurigram. State Minister for the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs Captain (retd) ABM Tajul Islam formally handed over the deed and key of the house to Taramon Bibi. Following the district administration's allotment of one acre of khas land at Araji Polashbari village adjacent to Kurigram town, Commanding Officer of 27 Rifles (BDR) Lt Col Shuman Kumar Barua arranged construction of the four room tin-shed semi-pucca house. The district administration, Kurigram municipality, businessmen, BDR jawans and well wishers helped with money and labour to build the house at a cost of Tk 4,44,546, BDR sources said. On the occasion of handing over the house to Taramon, a discussion was held on the premises of the newly constructed house yesterday. State Minister ABM Tajul Islam was the chief guest while State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Md Motahar Hossen MP, Kurigram-2 lawmaker Md Jafor Ali and Ahmed Sultana Naznin, lawmaker in a reserved seat for women, were special guests at the discussion presided over by Deputy Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman. Among others, Kurigram Municipality Mayor Abu Bakar Siddiq, Kurigram Superintendent of Police Mahabubur Rahman and Kurigram Law College Principal advocate Abraham Linkon spoke at the meeting. Taramon Bibi, an inhabitant of Shankar Madhob village under Rajibpur upazila of the district, took part in the battles in Raumari and Rajibpur areas under Sector No 11 during the Liberation War in 1971. Forgotten and neglected for quite a few years after the independence, she was recognised with honour as Bir Protik in 1995.