Govt worried about price hike, not BNP: Quader

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said the government is not worried about what BNP says over the last general polls but it is concerned about the price hike of essential commodities, reports BSS.
"There is volatility in commodity prices worldwide. We are also concerned about the price hike of commodities. We have been working to check the price hike of goods," he told a press conference at AL President's Dhanmondi political office here this afternoon.
But, he claimed, the country's people are in good condition despite the global volatility as Bangladesh is self-sufficient in food, which is a good sign amid the volatile situation.
Quader, also the road transport and bridges minister, said BNP did not participate in the elections and it failed in movement too.
The BNP has friends at home and abroad, so it may have an issue to show its activities before its foreign friends, he said.
"Similarly, BNP workers were longing for power. But people did not respond to the BNP's movement. BNP did not participate in the elections sensing its defeat. They (BNP leaders) have lost their relevance," he added.
The AL general secretary said the government is not upset about the reaction of BNP over the elections but now the main goal of the government is to check the price hike of commodities and implement the AL's election manifesto.