BNP's discomfort soars as prices of essentials come down: Hasan

Awami League Joint General Secretary and Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud on Tuesday said that Bangabandhu's daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given one crore family cards through TCB for selling essential commodities at low prices.

One crore family cards mean involvement of five crore people with the process, he added.

Hasan mentioned that the prices of essential commodities have come down across the country.

"The reduction in commodity prices 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.

The information and broadcasting minister made the remarks while addressing an extended meeting of the Rangunia Upazila AL on Tuesday, reports BSS.

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 in the extended meeting.

Dr. Hasan Mahmud said that new leadership is emerging through the AL's conferences across the country to strengthen the organization under the leadership of the Prime Minister and "we will ensure a landslide victory in the next elections as like in 2008."

He said the BNP had tried to spread confusion across the country when prices of some commodities rose due to the Corona outbreak and Ukraine war.

"They adopted a two-pronged policy in this regard. On the 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 and mentioned that they also spread rumors 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.