CHATTOGRAM, Mar 29 (BSS): Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said on Tuesday Bangabandhu's daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given 10 million family cards through TCB for selling essential commodities at low prices.
Ten million family cards mean involvement of 50 million people with the process, he added.
Hasan, also joint general secretary of Bangladesh Awami League (AL), mentioned that the prices of essential commodities have come down across the country.
"The fall in prices of commodities has brought relief to the mass people. When relief came back to the people, the uneasiness of the BNP increased. That is why they called a strike with the left democratic alliance brothers," he added.
Hasan Mahmud made the remarks while addressing an extended meeting of the Rangunia upazila unit of AL on Tuesday.
Vice President of Upazila Awami League Abdul Monaf Sikder presided over the function while General Secretary Engineer Shamsul Alam Talukder conducted it.
Leaders and activists of district, upazila and union levels of AL were present at the extended meeting.
Dr Hasan Mahmud said new leadership is emerging through the AL's conferences across the country to strengthen the organisation under the leadership of the Prime Minister.
"We will ensure a landslide victory in the next elections as like in 2008," he added.
He said the BNP had tried to spread confusion across the country when prices of some commodities rose due to the coronavirus outbreak and Ukraine war.
"They adopted a two-pronged policy in this regard. On one hand, it has encouraged hoarders and unscrupulous businessmen to stockpile goods and increase the prices, on the other hand, BNP is trying to spread confusion across the country over commodity prices," he added.
The nature of BNP is to spread confusion among the people, said Dr Hasan, adding, they also spread rumours at the beginning of the construction works of Padma Bridge.
"They spread all kinds of confusions that they could not make this Padma Bridge. Today the construction of Padma Bridge is over and it is waiting for the inauguration. Bangabandhu's daughter Janonetri Sheikh Hasina drove her car from the left side to right side on the Padma Bridge," he added.
He said Bangabandhu's daughter had started vaccination in the country before 130 countries of the world which could not start vaccinating against corona.
"The World Health Organisation (WHO) has praised the handling of coronavirus situation. The United Nations has praised and the world leaders are praising. But the BNP has spread confusion without praising it. They have taken vaccines themselves secretly after spreading confusion among the people not to get this vaccine. Some BNP leaders have taken the vaccine in public rising above the shame," he added.
"The minister said BNP could not be found in the whole country. The BNP is only found on the television screen. Television journalists have kept the BNP alive. Occasionally a couple of rallies are held.
