BNP Is Infected with ‘Virus of Criticism’: Quader

Awami League Secretary-General Obaidul Quader said today that the policies of the BNP is infected with the 'virus of criticism against  the government.' 

"The politics of the BNP is infected with the pervasive virus of criticizing the government in the name of political discord," he told a virtual press conference on contemporary affairs from his official residence here.

Quader, also Minister of Road Transport and Bridges, said in the midst of the ongoing coronavirus crisis, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir continues to give a poisonous speech in the name of condemning the government's failure.

“They (BNP leaders) never echo the voice of commoners and even stand by them,” he added.

The AL general secretary said the BNP leaders are criticizing the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government. But many prestigious magazines like Forbes and The Economist applauded the bold leadership of the prime minister in tackling the coronavirus crisis, he added.

“I want to raise a question to Mirza Fakhrul – what can they give to people except for cleverness of talks? …in our neighboring country, the Congress (party) stands by the people by forming a fund,” Quader said.

On easing the shutdown of some public agencies, he said, aside from protecting people from coronavirus, the pace of the country's economy must be kept smooth, and that's why the government is making public holidays a little easier.

About BNP’s demand for forming a national taskforce on COVID-19, Quader said: “Nobody irrespective of religion, caste, and political thoughts is safe from coronavirus.”

Task Forces are being set up in different countries to innovate coronavirus vaccines and provide medical services to COVID-19 patients, he said, but no task force has been set up involving political parties in any country to this end.

Source: BSS