প্রকাশ: 09/11/2022
Bangladesh's Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul
Quader said on Wednesday that the government will take loans from the
International Monetary Fund (IMF), but will not accept any hard conditions.
“Global crises are affecting our national life. Pressure has
been created on our reserves, prices of goods are soaring. Besides, we’re also
facing a shortage of dollars. That’s why we need money right now,” he told
reporters at Bangladesh Secretariat.
“We’ll take loans from IMF but won’t accept any condition
the execution of which will be tough for us,” Quader said.
Quader, also the General Secretary of the ruling Awami
League, added that Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will take part in the
next general elections, no matter, what they say.
“BNP has already taken preparations for the next elections.
We’ve information on where they will spend money and from where the money will
come. No matter, what they say, we know that they will join the elections
finally,” Quader said.
Replying to a question, the Minister said that BNP’s
movement is not intended for solving the crisis that the country is going
through.
“The only goal of BNP is to assume power, which will be done
through elections, not in any other way. In Somalia, one person is dying every
36 seconds due to hunger. But there isn’t any anti-government movement going on
in that country. What BNP wants is clearly visible in their statement, which is
to oust the current government,” Quader added.
Quader further said that the next general elections will be
held under the current Election Commission (EC).
“BNP wants an election under a caretaker government, which
will never happen. The provision of a caretaker government has been repealed by
the court. The current EC may have made some mistakes, which will be corrected
with time. I don’t see any reason for not participating in the next election
under this constitutional body,” Quader said.
- UNB
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