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There is no opportunity for anyone to become a new freedom fighter: Minister of Liberation War

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  • 17 January, 2023 20:38:23

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News Desk: Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque said, 'No person has the opportunity to become a freedom fighter again. If someone is qualified to be considered as a freedom fighter due to his participation in the Great Liberation War, if he does not apply in the prescribed form within the stipulated time, then there is no opportunity to apply as a freedom fighter afresh.' The Minister said these things in response to the question of Syed Abu Hossain Babla, Member of Parliament of the Jatiya Party on Tuesday (January 17) in the Jatiya Sangsad. The Liberation War Minister said, there was an opportunity to apply for a long 50 years to register as a freedom fighter. If you are not listed as a freedom fighter, there is no opportunity to give allowance. However, the grantee can apply if he has not received the certificate. AKM Mozammel Haque said, "So far, 1 lakh 82 thousand 352 digital certificates and 95 thousand 245 smart ID cards have been given in 64 districts. Digital certificates of the rest of the freedom fighters included in the consolidated list and smart ID cards of living freedom fighters are in process.

The honorarium of Birmuktijoddha is administered as per the instructions of the 'Virmuktijoddha Honorary Allowance Distribution Order, 2020'. There must be any one of the 33 types of evidence described as 'eligibility for receiving honorarium' in paragraph 3 of that order and kept on the website of the Ministry of Liberation War. The minister also said, 'For receiving the honorarium mentioned in paragraph 5, the application should be submitted to the Upazila Nirbahi Officer or the concerned District Commissioner as per the form of the veteran freedom fighter or beneficiary. If the application verification committee described in paragraph 6 of that order follows the 'application verification procedure' described in paragraph 7 and sends it to the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs with the final recommendation, then the brave freedom fighter will receive an honorary allowance.

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