Prices of essentials will come under control soon: Quader

Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said the prices of essential commodities will be brought under control soon through multifaceted measures, reports BSS.
"If the people face any crisis, it hurts Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The holy month of Ramadan is ahead, we will bring prices of commodities under control soon. Don't lose your trust (in us). Don't pay any heed to BNP," he said.
Quader was addressing a peace and democracy rally in front of the AL's Bangabandhu Avenue central office in the city under the arrangement of the party's Dhaka city south unit.
Dhaka City South AL President Abu Ahmed Mannafi chaired the rally which was conducted by its general secretary Humayun Kabir.
AL presidium members Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque, Dr Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin and Advocate Qamrul Islam, joint general secretary- Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud and Mahbubul Alam Hanif and organizing secretary BM Mozammel Haque also spoke.
Noting that AL won the 12th parliamentary elections gaining massive votes of the people, Quader said the new government has been formed through the election which saw 41.8 percent voter turnout.
This government was elected by people's vote as twenty-eight parties contested the election, he said.
There is suspicion about the patriotism of those who (BNP leaders) make such comment that the government belongs to other countries, he said.
Quader described BNP's black-flag procession programme on January 30 as a fake one as black-flag means mourning.
He urged his party men to remain alert in field so that BNP leaders and activists cannot make harm to people in the name of political programme.