Deputy Commissioner of Bagerhat district ANM Foyjul Haque visited the houses of the affected people and handed over the cheques in Dashani and Bagi village of Sharankhola upazila on Thursday.
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The deputy commissioner handed over the cheques of Tk 8.10 crore to Manirul Alam and Raushan Ara as compensation for one-acre land where the government has will build a PBI office.
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Later, he also handed over Tk 54 lakh to 23 affected owners for construction work of a sustainable embankment project along Baleshwar River in Sharankhola upazila.
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Bagerhat Additional deputy commissioner Khandaker Mohamamd Rezaul Karim, Additional deputy commissioner (Revenue) Mohammad Shahinuzzaman and additional superintendent of Bagerhat police Mizanur Rahman were present among others.
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