Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has said BNP becomes desperate to grab the power by any means during the time of election.

“BNP indulged in mischievous attempts to make election and democratic process questionable. They are not able to present any specific plan in front of the people to pass the next election. So BNP leaders are continuing to give misleading remarks in front of the nation,” said the AL general secretary in a statement on Friday.

It cannot be the aim of any political party to destroy the confidence of the people, said Obaidul Quader adding that “I would appeal to the BNP leaders to work for the welfare of the country and people instead of blaming the government purposefully to deal with the upcoming crisis.”

It will benefit the people of the country and enrich the political culture, he added.

Mentioning that BNP wants to achieve their political interests by spreading confusion among the people of the country, the Awami League general secretary said, “BNP leaders want to undermine the confidence of the people of the country by comparing Bangladesh with Sri Lanka. There is no way to compare Bangladesh by keeping it parallel to Sri Lanka.”

About inflation, Obaidul Quader said, “They (BNP) are talking about inflation. It is true that when inflation increases then the pressure on people increases. Keeping that in mind, the government is taking appropriate steps to control inflation.”

The government has kept the inflation rate under control at 5 to 6 percent for more than a decade, he said.

The Awami League general secretary alleged that BNP leaders are making joke with the nation by constantly telling stories of hopelessness.

He said, “They (BNP) are doing this very consciously to make people panic and social order is destroyed. At the same time, they are trying to create anti-government sentiment by misleading the people. “

Quader said that the position of Bangladesh is relatively good than other countries despite this global crisis.