Dr Atiur Rahman, Governor of Bangladesh Bank, distributes housing loans at a function at the conference room of the Bank in Dhaka Monday.

Bangladesh Bank disbursed Tk 34.5 million housing loans at five percent interest rate to 40 Non-government Organisations (NGOs) for providing financing facilities to the poor people of the country.

Dr Atiur Rahman, Governor of Bangladesh Bank, distributed the credits under the Bangladesh Bank Housing Fund at a function at the conference room of BB in Dhaka Monday.

M Mahfuzur Rahman, Executive Director of the Bangladesh Bank, AFM Asaduzzaman, General Manager of Governor’s Secretariat and other representatives from different NGOs were present at the meeting.

The BB chief said though there is housing financing facility for the rich and the middle class people, but there is no institutional housing management for the poor people.

The fund, being constituted in 1998, is in operation in 450 upazilas of 64 districts across the country. At present, 452 NGOs of the country has been implemented the activities, the BB Governor said.

Tk 1.35 billion has already been distributed to the NGOs under the fund. About 54,000 houses have been implemented through this fund, Atiur said.

The NGOs which received the Bangladesh Bank Housing Fund are Modern Development Foundation, Sirajganj, Socio Welfare Advanced Committee, Jhenidah, Jonohitoushi Sangstha, Pabna, Beel Hamra Samajik Unnayan Sangtha, Bogra, Diba, Jessore, Sangram, Borga, Chetona Mohila Unnayan Sangtha, Barisal, Usha, Satkhira, Crescent, Satkhira, Pathokoli, Patuakhali, Palli Progoti Shahayak Samity, Faridpur, Bardo, Dhaka, Ousgara Unnayan Sangtha, Joypurhat, Gonokalyan Sangtha, Hobiganj, Samaj Unnayan Kendra, Brahmanbaria.

The organisations include NIDA, Manikganj, Bagerhat Village Development Foundation and SDO, Adams, Khulna, Pallybandhu Unnayan Sangtha, Savar, Chirantani and Shatabdi Unnayan Sangtha, Tangail, Maa-o-Shard, Comilla, Palli Unnayan Sangtha, Jhalakathi, Shapla Unnayan Sangtha, Rajshahi and SDP and Shur Sharathi Foundation, Dhaka.

News: The Daily Sun/Bangladesh/12-Sep-12