Dhaka, Aug. 20 -- Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader on Tuesday said the government must rehabilitate all the victims of Mirpur's Chalantika slum gutted on Friday last.

While distributing relief materials among the fire-affected people of the slum, he also said their party will raise a demand in parliament for the rehabilitation of the victims of the fire by the government.

"The destitute who lost their all belongings and homes in fire at Chalantika' slum will have to be rehabilitated at government initiatives. We shouldn't forget the destitute also cast votes for electing a government," Quader said.

Stating that there is an allocation in the national budget for the welfare of the poor and destitute, he urged the government to spend money...