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[2] Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader said, “Anyone can disagree with an initiative taken by the government. The government led by Sheikh Hasina is always respectful of the democratic rights of all citizens. But it can’t support the spread of disinformation and confusion among the public without checking the authenticity of the information,”[3] He added, “We’ve said repeatedly that we need to maintain a united front during this crisis to tackle it. We also reiterated that the Digital Security Act must not be abused. The home ministry is alert to the issue and will take action against the abuse of the law,” [4] Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said that while the people reserve the right to flag any irregularity in the relief efforts, ‘twisting’ the facts to use it for political propaganda is tantamount to an offence, reports The Daily Sun.
[5] With regard to his BNP counterpart Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir over his criticism of the government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, “He is trying to spread confusion among the masses. It is a part of the BNP’s malicious strategy to further their political agenda,” said Quader.