Dhaka, June 9 -- BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Monday raised concerns over the government's preparedness in tackling a potential new wave of coronavirus, as new sub-variants of the virus keeps spreading in neighbouring countries, including India.

"We learned during the last COVID wave that, except for a few private hospitals in Dhaka city, oxygen availability was extremely limited," he said while speaking at a press briefing at the BNP's Nayapaltan central office.

The BNP leader said there was also a shortage of test kits and other essential medical equipment at that time.

"If another wave hits, does the government have the necessary life-saving drugs, injections and equipment in place? So far, we have seen no...