Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the authorities concerned including the district administrations, to remain vigil so that none can claim excessive compensations for land acquisition required for implementing development projects.

“In the case of land acquisition, the government provides compensation to the affected people three times higher than the market value of land. But, we’ve to remain very careful so that none can claim compensation for structures after building makeshift or bamboo-made structures overnight,” said Planning Minister MA Mannan quoting the Prime Minister as saying.

The Premier gave the directive while presiding over a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) held today at the NEC Conference Room in the city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area.

Briefing reporters after the meeting, the Planning Minister said that the Prime Minister asked the authorities concerned to remain alert so that none could claim excessive compensation after constructing building or makeshift structures in a hurry on the proposed project sites.বিস্তারিত