Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said that she has released Tk 1000 crore to construct 50,000 more houses for the homeless and landless people.

She was speaking at the oath-taking ceremony of the newly-elected Mayor of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) Rezaul Karim Chowdhury and 55 ward councilors, including 14 councilors in reserved seats, at Osmani Memorial Auditorium.

The premier joined the programme virtually from her official Ganabhaban residence in the capital.

“Marking the Mujib Borsho, today, I released Tk 1,000 crore for constructing 50,000 more houses for the homeless and landless people. We are constructing one lakh more homes for them,” she said.

She asked the public representatives to find out the homeless and landless people in their localities as the government is committed to give homes to every homeless and landless people within the Mujib Borsho which has been extended till December 16 this year.

“Our target in the Mujib Borsho is that none will remain homeless and landless in Bangladesh,” she said.

Extending heartiest greetings to the newly elected mayor and councilors of Chittogram City Corporation, she called upon the public representatives to make their all-out efforts in serving the people and building the nation.

She also asked all public representatives including lawmakers, upazila chairmen, municipality mayors and councilors, union parishad chairmen and members to take measures to motivate the people of their localities about taking the Covid-19 vaccine.

The Prime Minister said the registration process has already been made easier and one can register his or her name after going to digital centres across the country.