An opposition lawmaker has accused the government of excluding constituencies represented by opposition members from special development allocations for union parishads (UPs), prompting a formal assurance from the government side that the funds would be released promptly.

Allegation Raised in Parliament

During a supplementary question in the Jatiya Sangsad on Monday, National Citizen Party (NCP) lawmaker Abdullah Al Amin stated that on October 13, special allocations were made for each union parishad in constituencies held by ruling party lawmakers. However, he claimed, no such allocations were provided to any union parishad in constituencies represented by opposition MPs. He questioned whether there was a deliberate decision to withhold funds from opposition areas.

Minister's Assurance

Responding to the allegation, State Minister for Local Government Mir Shah Alam said development would be carried out equally in all constituencies. He announced that allocation documents for mosques, temples, infrastructure, and UP development projects in opposition MPs' constituencies would be delivered to the office of the Leader of the Opposition by Tuesday. The assurance aims to address the concerns raised over the equitable distribution of development funds.