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“It is nothing more than an idiot’s statement,” he said.
Hasan Mahmud made such comments at a briefing at the Secretariat on Thursday on contemporary issues.
The BNP secretary general issued a statement on Wednesday demanding the suspension of flights to all countries, including the United Kingdom, to avoid infections in the country since new strains of coronavirus have been identified.
When journalists drew attention to the issue, the Information Minister said: “He (Fakhrul) has called for the isolation of Bangladesh from the international community. In fact, no country in the world has been isolated from the international community in the Corona epidemic. .
“Even in the UK, when the new version of the Corona appeared, which is much more, neighboring countries cut air and road communications, prompting the EU yesterday to refrain from doing so and re-establish communication.”
In Hasan’s words, “Mirza Fakhrul Islam’s speech appears to be an expert on pandemics. He suggested that what should be stopped … and the government of Bangladesh failed to control Corona.
“I will tell Mr. Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, he is an educated man, I will politely ask him to do a little analysis to find out the number of deaths in Corona or the corona detection rate in neighboring countries.”
The Information Minister said: “Yesterday (Wednesday) the corona detection rate in Bangladesh was the lowest in recent months. The government had warned in advance that the crown would increase in winter, people from the concerned departments were warned. At the same time, the obligation to wear a mask has been imposed ”.
Hasan, leader of the Awami League, commented that the infection situation in Bangladesh is “better than experts believe.”
He said: “As much as we feared the increase in the crown, so far it has not happened by the grace of God. The government is in a much better position to control Corona than neighboring countries. We hope we can deal with the second wave of this crown. just like the first wave. “
Although the coronavirus was identified in Bangladesh nine and a half months ago, the BNP did not ‘support the people’, the Information Minister said.
He said: “Our party’s welfare and welfare committee has distributed masks and medical care materials to people down to the upazila level. A crore 20-25 lakh people have received humanitarian aid from the party and also from the government.
“After the start of Corona, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir spoke of many fears. The bodies will be lying in the streets of the country, the patients will not be admitted to the hospital. In fact, it didn’t happen by the grace of God, their fears have been proven wrong. “
When asked if there are any plans to shut down again, Hasan said the government is emphasizing observing hygiene rules and wearing masks.
“Before, no closures were announced, there were holidays, schools and universities were closed, many things were closed. But the closure was not announced. Schools and universities are still closed, many things are closed.”
When asked if the announcement of ‘holiday’ or the reduction of work could be done again, the Minister of Information said: “I think that different agencies can take that measure according to need. Institutions can make their own decisions.”
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