Dhaka, June 3 -- BNP on Monday termed mockery Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader's comment that this year's eid will be the most comfortable one in the country's history.

"We would like to say this eid will be the most painful one as the country's most popular leader has been kept in jail by force. Farmers don't have the joy of eid as they were deprived of fair prices of paddy while the teachers of many schools and madrasas are also not in euphoric mood of eid as they're yet to get salary and bonus," said BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.

Speaking at a press conference at BNP's Nayapaltan central office, he also said shopping malls across the country are not witnessing the rush of customers ahead of e...