A large part of Dhaka's lucrative Muhammadpur area is occupied by non-Bengali Muslims of India and Pakistan arriving here in 1947 after Indian independence, stuck here after 1971. The government has taken up construction work in a planned town with a housing project of Tk 6,000 crore to relocate the unplanned slum dwellers.
The project has been proposed for the implementation in Ahadipur Mouza of Keraniganj. The proposed project has started with acquisition of 3,000 acres of land.
Biharis, who live in the Mohammadpur Geneva camp, will get a modern clean flat in return. However, these flats will be given in long-term installments. It will also create opportunities for permanent or temporary employment in this area for Bihari families.
For this purpose, a scheme has been proposed in the Planning Commission for the construction of residential flats for the rehabilitation of the non-Bengalis living in the Dhaka Mohammadpur Geneva camp. Although Basila is named, they will in fact be transferred to Keraniganj.
The cost of implementing the project has been estimated at Tk. 6100 crore. After the approval of the meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), the National Housing Authority will implement the project from this year to June 2022.