UNB, Dhaka :
A number of ministers either drew public attention or came under fire hitting headlines in 2019 for various reasons, including onion price hike, fatal train crash and unprecedented dengue outbreak.
Some of them are Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, Health Minister Zahid Malik, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, and Railways Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujan.
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi came under fire following the abnormal price hike of onion in October-November amid an export ban of India. During the period, onion price went up by Tk 40-50 to over Tk 100 a kilogram within a few days.
Amid the skyrocketing onion price, Tipu Munshi announced that the price would come down within two weeks, but it went up further to Tk 200 to 250 per kg.
On November 18, Commerce Secretary Md Jafar Uddin at a press conference assured that they would import onion from Egypt, Turkey, China and several other countries. But the price did not come
down and that sparked huge criticisms against the minister. Even some quarters demanded his resignation.
Later in December, the price came down by Tk 100 to 110 per kilogram with the arrival of locally-produced onion in the market.
Awami League General Secretary and also Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, who fell seriously ill due to cardiac problem in March, returned to his work after about two and a half months’ treatment in a Singapore hospital.
Quader was admitted to the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) as he fell sick on March 3. Doctors conducted an angiogram and found three blockages in his coronary arteries.
Renowned Indian cardiologist Dr Devi Shetty came to examine Quader upon a request of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Shetty had examined him and suggested taking him to Singapore for better treatment.
On March 4, he was admitted to Mount Elizabeth Hospital where Quader successfully underwent a bypass surgery on March 20. He was released from hospital on April 5 and returned home on May 15.
A number of ministers either drew public attention or came under fire hitting headlines in 2019 for various reasons, including onion price hike, fatal train crash and unprecedented dengue outbreak.
Some of them are Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, Health Minister Zahid Malik, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, and Railways Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujan.
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi came under fire following the abnormal price hike of onion in October-November amid an export ban of India. During the period, onion price went up by Tk 40-50 to over Tk 100 a kilogram within a few days.
Amid the skyrocketing onion price, Tipu Munshi announced that the price would come down within two weeks, but it went up further to Tk 200 to 250 per kg.
On November 18, Commerce Secretary Md Jafar Uddin at a press conference assured that they would import onion from Egypt, Turkey, China and several other countries. But the price did not come
down and that sparked huge criticisms against the minister. Even some quarters demanded his resignation.
Later in December, the price came down by Tk 100 to 110 per kilogram with the arrival of locally-produced onion in the market.
Awami League General Secretary and also Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, who fell seriously ill due to cardiac problem in March, returned to his work after about two and a half months’ treatment in a Singapore hospital.
Quader was admitted to the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) as he fell sick on March 3. Doctors conducted an angiogram and found three blockages in his coronary arteries.
Renowned Indian cardiologist Dr Devi Shetty came to examine Quader upon a request of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Shetty had examined him and suggested taking him to Singapore for better treatment.
On March 4, he was admitted to Mount Elizabeth Hospital where Quader successfully underwent a bypass surgery on March 20. He was released from hospital on April 5 and returned home on May 15.
