“Reports were published in the media based on intelligence reports that most of the demonstrations were politically instigated,” he said while talking to reporters at his Minto Road residence.
The minister said the government is committed to delivering relief materials to every destitute.
He urged BNP to stand by people instead of unnecessarily criticising the government, doing photo sessions and instigating people.
The Prime Minister has allocated Tk around 1 lakh crore to save the country from the impact of coronavirus which is approximately 3.3 percent of the country’s GDP, Hasan Mahmu said.
The ongoing general holiday, aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus, has left a large number of people without jobs and food to feed their families.
People staged demonstrations in different districts demanding relief.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh saw the highest deaths from coronavirus on Friday as 15 more people died from the virus infection in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll in the country to 75.
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Besides, 266 people tested positive for coronavirus during the period, taking the number of such cases in the country to 1838.