No irregularity in fertiliser dealer appointments, law minister brushes aside opposition criticism
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Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Md Asaduzzaman has said that fertiliser dealers across the country were appointed in keeping with the legal and prescribed process.
He said, ‘There has been no irregularity in this process.’
The law minister said this on Monday morning in reply to a question from journalists after inaugurating the newly built building of the Jhenaidah PTI.
Replying to a question about the recent matter concerning State Minister Ishraque Hossain, the minister said, ‘If anyone does anything contrary to the expectations of ordinary people, the prime minister will take the final decision on the matter. No one is above the law.’
On the opposition’s criticism he said, ‘The opposition’s job is to oppose. Whatever good the government sets out to do, they will oppose it. We believe that those who have been given allocations are getting their fair and due share.’
Earlier in the morning the minister took part in a meeting of the management committee of the 250-bed Jhenaidah Sadar Hospital. Improving the quality of the hospital’s medical services and its overall management were discussed there.
Senior officials of the local administration and the district police and political leaders were present at the inaugural ceremony and the hospital meeting.
Background
According to a report in The Business Standard of 15 October 2026, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami secretary general Mia Golam Parwar that day brought allegations of partisanship, nepotism and money changing hands in the appointment of fertiliser dealers at an emergency press briefing at the party’s central office in Maghbazar, Dhaka.
According to that report, Jamaat demanded an investigation into the incident, punishment of those responsible and a written explanation from the authorities.
The numbers
That report in The Business Standard, citing Golam Parwar, said an inquiry based on media reports detected fertiliser shortages in the constituencies of 14 BNP members of parliament.
The same report notes that allegations of dealers being appointed in exchange for money arose in Dinajpur and in Badarganj of Rangpur. The report, however, did not mention the total number of dealers or any figure for the transactions.
Sources
Background source: The Business Standard, 15 October 2026
