BNP is trying to mislead people by spreading rumours of a reserve crisis, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Sunday.

“They (BNP) are involved in misleading people by spreading different rumours about the reserve crisis and showing a temporary power crisis as well as trying to put the development works of the government under doubt,” he said.

The health minister said this while speaking at a programme on the ‘8th international Homeopathy Science Conference-2022’ organised by Centre for Advanced Studies in Homeopathy, held at the conference room of Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh (IEDB).

Criticising BNP, Maleque said BNP is spreading rumours by saying that Bangladesh is in a reserve crisis but actually Bangladesh's forex reserves now stand at $34.3 billion while it was only $3 billion during the tenure of BNP.

During the tenure of BNP, only 4000 MW of power was generated but now Bangladesh is producing 24,000 MW of power under the Sheikh Hasina-led government, he added.

Besides, there is no shortage of food while hundreds of young people are now working, reducing the unemployment status, said the minister.

“Bangladesh is now moving towards a self-sufficient position with the development of hundreds of projects including Padma Bridge and Metrorail but BNP does not see anything good in Bangladesh,” he said.

Admiring the homeopathy treatment in Bangladesh, the minister stressed the need for appointing Homeopathic physicians in all hospitals across the country. “There is no side-effect in Homeopathic treatment and the demand of the treatment is on a rising trend.”