Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal President Hasanul Huq Inu on Tuesday said that although the finance minister identified the priority sectors correctly, but the budget allocation to these sectors are not correct."This budget is not for recovering the economy, rather it is the budget to just live the year from hand to mouth. There will be growth but not the inauguration of a well-balanced economy," he said while taking part in the general discussion on the budget proposals for 2021-22 fiscal.  He claimed that there was a scope to step outside the box accommodating the experiences from home and abroad, and formulate clear farsighted plan to prepare to fight the coronavirus and revive the economy. Also read: Poor, jobless people largely ignored in budget: BNP "But that does not happen," he added.Talking about lack of good governance in the health sector, he said that everybody knows that what is happening in public purchasing in all sectors including the health.He mentioned that there is only news of corruption in the health sector, they got less allocation, but they could not utilise their previous allocation properly."They just earn bad name of corruption in whatever they have done in the name of purchasing. As a result the country does not get oxygen plants in right time," he said.He also alleged that there was no good management although the government procured various materials related with fight against Covid-19 pandemic. Also read: JS passes Tk 13,987.27 cr supplementary budgetThe Jasod chief said syndicate prevails in project formulation, expenditures and implementation.He called for transparency and accountability in the public procurement by wiping out the identified syndicate of corruption.Inu stressed that the number one priority of the government should be procurement of corona vaccine and stop mismanagement and anomalies."There should be a process to produce vaccine in the country, all should get vaccine within one year, coronavirus has to be defeated, otherwise everything will be meaningless," he said.He said that although some people think that corruption is the companion of development, but he does not believe in that theory."I believe that development without corruption is possible, pace of development will be accelerated many times," he said. Also read: New budget proposals inadequate in tackling poverty, say rights groupsInu also advocates for good governance in ruling the country and implementing the budget.He mentioned that there was a need to take steps for bringing structural change in health, education, social safety net, food security and internet usage by adopting those as basic rights."We could do that this time if we want," he said.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday alleged that it is the government, not BNP, that has a link with Hefazat-e-Islam. “They (govt) have established a reign of terror in the country. Several thousand people have been arrested in the last few days since March 26. Our party workers in Chattogram, Brahmanbaria and Dhaka can’t stay at home at night,” he said. Speaking at a virtual discussion, the BNP leader said, “Our leaders and workers were arrested by conducting block raids in Keraniganj. If we protest against it, they say we’ve a link with Hefazat. But the fact is that it’s you who has the link with Hefazat. You’ve made an agreement with them (Hefazat) by sitting at a meeting at the house of the Prime Minister.” Also read: BNP involved in Hefazat violence: Obaidul Quader Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) arranged the virtual discussion on the coronavirus situation. Fakhrul also said the Prime Minister has clearly said her party has given Hefazat huge money and did many things for the Quami madrasas.   “So, you (AL) have taken the responsibility of Hefazat and you’ve to fulfil the responsibility. You’re deceiving people in carrying out that responsibility. You’ve lost all the confidence of people, and you’ve now started torturing them. You’ve turned this country into a police state,” he observed. The BNP leader alleged that the government is not giving people and political parties any scope to express their own views. Also read: BNP demands release of arrested religious leaders Though the government talks about democracy, he said, it is unwilling to allow anyone to protest or speak against it. “You also don’t want anyone to speak against injustice and identify your mistakes. So, you can no longer be a democratic government.” Fakhrul alleged the government has failed to tackle the coronavirus situation and ensure vaccine doses for the country’s people. “We don't know whether those who received the first dose of vaccine would get the second dose as there’s a speculation that India is not going to export the vaccine.” He also criticised the government for depending on a single country for the vaccine instead of collecting it from different sources and countries.

The identity of the victim  who was stabbed to death in the city’s Kodomfuara crossing of High Court area on Saturday night, came to light on Sunday.

Former information minister and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) leader Hasanul Haq Inu on Wednesday met visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and discussed various issues of mutual interest.