The ruling Awami League on Tuesday said that the government does not care about the United States sanctions and its visa policy.
鈥業 have nothing to say about the arrival of Donald Lu [US assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian affairs]. A country鈥檚 assistant foreign minister has come, why is there so much concern about it?鈥� AL general secretary Obaidul Quader said at a press conference at his road transport and bridges ministry office in Dhaka.
鈥業 don鈥檛 know whether the Bangladesh Nationalist Party cares or not. They don鈥檛 care many things openly and cares about them secretly,鈥� he said.
Regarding the boycott of Indian products, the minister asked whether it is at all possible for the BNP people to boycott Indian products.聽
鈥榃hat do we do without Indian spices? Sari and other clothes, and various daily commodities are being imported from India. The BNP is trying to make it an issue as it has no issues currently,鈥� he said.
The BNP has boycotted the election and now they are talking about movement, he said, adding that now their like-minded parties are saying that their movement would start after the heatwave.
鈥楬ow long after the Eid al-Azha will your movement begin?鈥� he asked the main opposition BNP. 鈥楲ately, they held two rallies in Dhaka鈥攂oth failed. Their activists are frustrated. So their workers are not joining the movement now,鈥� he said.
