BNP doing politics of falsehood over people’s sufferings: Quader

Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said BNP is doing politics of falsehood over the sufferings of flood affected people.

“BNP’s evil political behavior is very sorrowful and inhumane at a time when the people are fighting for survival in the wake of natural disaster,” he said in a statement issued to mass media on Sunday.

Condemning purpose-oriented ill-motivated comments of BNP leaders, Quader said the people didn't witness any efforts or initiatives of BNP to mitigate sufferings during any disaster, reprots BSS.

"BNP leaders only do politics of falsehood over people's distress and sufferings through their lip-service," he mentioned.

At Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's directives, Bangladesh Army, Navy, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Coast Guard and local administrations are making all-out combined efforts to lessen people's sufferings and protect their properties in the greater Sylhet region in the wake of devastating flood, he said.

Around 600 shelter centers have been opened for flood affected people in Sylhet and Sunamganj districts and a large number of people also took refuge there, he said.

Bangladesh Army opened a toll-free emergency number for providing any kind of support to flood affected people, he said.

The minister said the Directorate General of Health Services opened an emergency control room for providing urgent medical services to flood-hit people, adding that a monitoring team and medical board have also been formed for keeping constant surveillance on flood situations.