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BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleged that the government has swallowed the foreign currency reserves as it created a grave economic crisis in the country through corruption, reports UNB.
He said BNP has the right to ask the government about where the money from the reserves has gone. “The Prime Minister said no one can chew up the money from the reserves. You (govt) have not chewed it, but you have swallowed money from the reserves.”
He made the allegation while addressing a rally in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office on Thursday and questioned the justification of spending money from foreign reserves in the construction of Payra Seaport.
Fakhrul said, "The main reason behind the country's economic crisis is the corruption of the government. You have brought the economy to the brink of collapse by indulging in theft in every sector over the last 14 years.”
Slamming the Prime Minister for her remarks that money from reserves went to Payra Seaport, Fakhrul said the reserves money is not meant for the construction of a port.
"Reserve money is supposed to be used to pay bills for imported goods in dollars. Reserves money is also meant for using to tackle a situation when there is an economic crisis in the country,” he observed.
Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal, BNP’s youth wing, arranged the rally, marking its 44th founding anniversary.
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