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Innocent victims of Certificate Case

HOSSAIN SERAJ, Magura
HOSSAIN SERAJ, Magura
Here is a painful tale of four unfortunate children who are now accused of a certificate case.
They have to bear the burden of the agricultural loan, which was borrowed by their father earlier.
The unfortunate children are Moina, 9, Chaina, 10, Fool Mia, 12, and Rehela, 14. They are the children of late Nayeb Au, son of Saken Au at village Kalinagar of Kasundi Union in Sadar upazila, Magura.
Nayeb borrowed Tk 10,000 as agricultural loan from the main branch of Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB), Magura on December 3, 1989 and the last date of repaying the loan was December 3, 1990.
Poor Nayeb could not repay the loan on time. At one stage the loan stood at Tk 23, 200 including interest.
Unfortunately, Nayeb died of hydrophobia in 1993. Before death, he repaid Tk 600 only.
After serving several notices, the
bank authorities filed a certificate case accusing his wife Hasina and the little children.
After being accused of certificate case, Hasina fled her husband's house along with her children and took shelter in the house of her father Belal Sheikh at village Ghasiara in Sreepur upazila.
As her woodcutter father is not well off, she used to work as a domestic help at different houses of the village for maintenance of her children.
Last year Hasina returned to her cottage on one decimal of land given by her father-in-law. Her eldest daughter Rahela has been married at a tender age due to sheer poverty while her third daughter Moina works as a domestic help at a house at village Parnanduali in Sadar upazila.
Now Hasina works at a nursery organised by BRAC (Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee) on the basis of Tk 40 per day as wage
and maintains her family with the meager amount of money.
Talking to The Daily Star Hasina lamented and asked "what is the result after publishing of their painful story?"
Nayeb's wife informed that she might have to commit suicide if the bank authorities give pressure to her for payment of her husband's loan.
The Investigation Officer (10) of the bank informed that the total amount of Nayeb's loan stands at Tk 31, 561.
When contacted, manager of the bank's main branch in Magura Debotosh Dey said that the issue of Nayeb's loan will be settled through the court."
According to rule of the bank, tender aged children might be relieved of the case if an amount of Tk 21, 165 as original loan, including the same amount of money as interest and entire expenditure of the case are paid in full, the manager said.