Independent MP elected from Brahmanbaria-2 Rumeen Farhana on Sunday came down heavily on the government for playing down the fuel crisis all this time, pointing to the long queues outside filling stations. Why do we have to increase the price?
Rumeen said this in the discussion of the urgent public attention notice under Rule 71 in Parliament, reports UNB.
While she was speaking, members of the treasury benches objected and made a fuss. Later, the opposition leader Shafiqur Rahman criticised the government party for this.
Rumeen Farhana, quoting Rabindranath Tagore said, "Kadambari through her death proved that she was not dead." She thus characterised the late decision by the government to hike fuel prices.
"But before that, we saw long queues spanning several kilometers. Drivers are standing until midnight, they are not getting fuel. But the government is not budging in this regard." Rumeen, once a BNP MP, said that when ministers speak in the parliament, they say in vain that there is no fuel shortage in Bangladesh.
"But Honorable Speaker, when you go to buy fuel, you see a three-kilometer long queue."
She said that the government has announced some steps, with one of them being to close marketplaces at 7:00 pm. "Excellent decision, However, firstly it should be remembered that whatever shopping is done, it is done after the evening. It is not done before that."
Secondly, she said, the office will change according to the court time. Instead of five days, they will fix the working hours for four or three days.
Rumeen Farhana slams govt for waking up late to fuel crisis
FE Team | Published: April 19, 2026 22:41:32
Rumeen Farhana slams govt for waking up late to fuel crisis
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