ZCZC
BSS-31
QUADER-BNP
BNP’s demand for reelection illogical: Quader
DHAKA, Oct 23, 2020 (BSS) – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul
Quader today said BNP’s demand for reelection is illogical.
“BNP’s demand for reelection is unreasonable. When any election
approaches, they start blaming the government and the Election
Commission,” he told a press briefing after a view-exchange meeting
with the leaders of Dhaka South and North City AL and the party’s
associate bodies at AL President’s Dhanmondi political office here.
Noting that BNP always wants to make election questionable, Quader
said BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia got freed on bail on
humanitarian ground and this was not the output of the BNP’s movement.
He said BNP could not stage a demonstration in Dhaka city demanding
the release of Begum Zia.
Considering the age of Khaleda, he said, her imprisonment was
suspended for six months. “This was not an output of the BNP movement,
but it was an example of Sheikh Hasina’s humanity and generosity,” he
added.
About the price hike of essential items, Quader, also the road
transport and bridges minister said, a syndicate always works behind
the commodity price fluctuations but it is not true that the
government is losing to the syndicate.
“Look at all our neighbouring countries…the market price and the
import-export are not alike amid the Covid-19 situation and there is
also a matter of production,” he said.
The AL general secretary said if there is a shortage of onion in the
country, the essential commodity is brought from neighbouring India.
“There was less onion production in Karnataka and Maharashtra in
India. Then there was a crisis. That is why they stopped onion
exporting. But, as a result of the efforts of our government, Indian
onion have started coming,” he said.
Quader said the AL organisational activities were not stopped during
the Covid-19 period, while the party is going to start its activities
in full-swing from next month.
On November 3 next, he said, a discussion will be held at
Bangabandhu Avenue following health guidelines marking the Jail
Killing Day.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will virtually take part in the
discussion, Quader said.
AL joint general secretaries Mahbubul Alam Hanif and AFM Bahauddin
Nasim, organising secretaries Ahmad Hossain, SM Kamal Hossain and
Mirza Azam, publicity and publication secretary Dr Abdus Sobhan Golap,
office secretary Barrister Biplab Barua, science and technology
affairs secretary Abdus Sabur, social welfare secretary Sujit Roy
Nandi and deputy office secretary Sayeem Khan were, among others,
present.
BSS/ASG/BKD/MRI/MRU/1922hrs