A new house is being built for the family of Feni Jubo Dal leader Harunur Rashid, who was killed in police firing in 2013, under an initiative taken by “Amra BNP Poribar”.
Prime Minister and Chief Patron of Amra BNP Poribar Tarique Rahman has extended support to the family by gifting the house, according to the organisation.
A delegation from Amra BNP Poribar visited Harun’s ancestral home at Jagat Jibonpur in Farhadnagar area of Feni Sadar today and formally inaugurated the construction work of the new house.
Amra BNP Poribar Adviser Abul Kashem inaugurated the construction work, said Member Secretary of the organisation, agriculturist Md Moksedul Momin Mithun.
He described Tarique Rahman as a humanitarian leader who stands beside families who, he said, were persecuted and killed during the previous “fascist regime”. He said Harun was killed in police firing in 2013.
Mithun added that the organisation had earlier attended the wedding of Harun’s daughter. He said they would continue to support the family in the future.
Abul Kashem said the Prime Minister had been inquiring about the family from the beginning. He said the premier had assured them that a house would be provided, and construction work has now started.
He also said Amra BNP Poribar was formed in 2023 and has since been supporting families affected during the past 17 years, whom they describe as victims of political persecution.
Feni District BNP Convener Sheikh Farid Bahar, Member Secretary Alal Uddin Alal, Upazila BNP Convener Fazlur Rahman Bokul, Municipality BNP Member Secretary Advocate Mesbah Uddin Bhuiyan and Upazila BNP Member Secretary Aman Uddin Kaiser Sabbir were present at the programme.
Feni district Jubo Dal Member Secretary Naim Ullah Chowdhury Borat led a prayer on the occasion.
Harunur Rashid was killed on December 4, 2013, after being shot by police during a procession in support of a hartal on Shaheed Shahidullah Kaiser Road in Feni town.
