Ashrayan Project

Ashrayan Project
Formation1997
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
WebsiteAshrayan Project

The Ashrayan Project (Bengali: আশ্রয়ণ প্রকল্প), also known as the Ashrayan-2 Project, is a development project funded by the Government of Bangladesh under the a auspices of the Prime Minister's Office tasked with building homes for homeless and displaced people.[1] Joint Secretary Md. Mahbub Hossain is the head of the project.[2][3][4]

History

The Ashrayan Project was established in 1997 by the Bangladesh Awami League government to be responsible for building homes for the homeless. In 2018, the project announced plans to complete 139 multilevel buildings in Cox's Bazar for 250-thousand homeless families by 2019. The buildings were to be constructed by the Armed Forces Division.[5] In Naldanga Upazila, the project recipients alleged that the local Union Member and Bangladesh Jubo League members were asking families for bribes to ensure enrollment in the project.[6][7]

Ashrayan-3

The government announced an expansion of the project, Ashrayan-3, to build 100-thousand homes for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh in Bhasan Char, Hatiya Upazila, Noakhali District.[8] In January 2020 the project was moving forward despite opposition from Rohingya leaders and human rights groups. Bangladesh's minister for refugee affairs stated the island is “ready for habitation,” though he gave no timetable for the relocation. The government has not permitted foreign journalists or Rohingya leaders to travel to Bhasan Char. The island is less than 20 years old, and some think there is no guarantee that it will not disappear in the next monsoon. [9]

References

  1. ^ আশ্রয়ণ-২ প্রকল্প. ashrayanpmo.gov.bd. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. ^ আশ্রয়ণ-২ প্রকল্প. ashrayanpmo.gov.bd. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Ashrayan Project, a ray of hope for the poor". theindependentbd.com. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Ashrayan project helps distressed families get new life". Daily Sun. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Ashrayan Project: 4,400 families in Cox's Bazar to get homes". Dhaka Tribune. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Irregularities tarnish Ashrayan project in Naldanga". The Daily Star. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  7. ^ Hossen, M. Anwar (2017). Water Policy and Governance in South Asia: Empowering Rural Communities. Taylor & Francis. p. 127. ISBN 9781134996896. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  8. ^ Khokon, Sahidul Hasan. "Bangladesh: Govt takes up Ashrayan-3 project to shelter Rohingya refugees". India Today. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Will thousands of Rohingya refugees be sent to a remote island?". Los Angeles Times. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.


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