India stood beside when BNP tried to foil polls

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said when BNP tried to foil the national election with the help of another country India stood beside Bangladesh and it behaved like a (good) neighbour, reports UNB.

"I think the wall of confusion and mistrust has finally been smashed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. There is no reason for our relations with India to be strained," he said.

Quader, also the Road Transport and Bridges Minister, said these while talking to reporters after a meeting with Indian High Commissioner Pranay Kumar Verma at the Secretariat.

Acknowledging the hike in prices of commodities, Quader said bringing the high prices of commodities under control is a challenge.

"Prices of commodities are on the rise, it is reality. There is no way to deny it. Bringing the prices of essentials within people's purchase capacity is a big challenge," he said.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gave directives on the issue (price hike) in the maiden meeting of the cabinet and they have started working to control it, the minister said.