Freedom fighters living in the capital will get holding tax exemption if the size of their houses is not __more than 1,500 sq feet, two Dhaka city mayors said yesterday.
The mayors also announced several initiatives taken for the freedom fighters' welfare, including forming a fund for troubled freedom fighters.
They disclosed these initiatives when addressing a reception accorded to the freedom fighters and their families at Bangabandhu National Stadium.
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) organised the programme.
"We will form a welfare fund for the troubled freedom fighters so that they
can easily get financial support whenever they need it," DSCC Mayor Sayeed Khokon said.
However, Khokon later told The Daily Star that the fund size was yet to be fixed. It may be a separate or joint fund of the two city corporations, he added.
DNCC Mayor Annisul Huq claimed the two city corporations were very considerate of each issue of the war heroes.
The city corporations take measures outright when they come to know any issue related to the freedom fighters, he further claimed.
The two mayors informed that they already designated spaces at different graveyards to lay to rest war veterans when they pass away.
Freedom fighters Md Mosharraf Hossain, Abu Ahmed Mannafi and Amin Hossain Molla reminisced and shared their wartime experiences at the event.
NBR Chairman Md Nojibur Rahman said last year the government issued a gazette notification on duty-free
vehicle import facilities for the freedom fighters.
DNCC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mesbahul Islam and DSCC CEO Khan Mohammad Billal also spoke.