National Parliament Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni has claimed that the introduction of the Family Card has helped stop divorces. He also urged the media to highlight the government’s positive initiatives more prominently.

He made the remarks on Saturday (October 17) at a meeting on law and order held at the Barguna Deputy Commissioner’s office.

The chief whip said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman had introduced Family Cards for mothers to empower them. The cards would be issued in women’s names, and they would be the ones to enjoy the benefits.

“There is no longer an opportunity to divorce a wife along with two children. This Family Card has stopped divorces,” he said.

He added, “Now, if a husband wants to eat, he has to return to his wife. Tarique Rahman has made that possible. Is it a good initiative or a bad one? If it is good, write about it prominently. Keep reminding people of the good work.”

Speaking about the power situation, Nurul Islam Moni said the money spent under the electricity agreement with India’s Adani Group could have been used to build five power plants in Bangladesh. He also alleged that a group had created an artificial fuel shortage to put the current government in a difficult position.

On communal harmony, the chief whip said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s clear message was that there were no minorities in Bangladesh. The country was being governed according to the principle, “Religion is personal, but the state belongs to everyone.”

He also claimed that there had been no incidents of vandalism involving religious idols or statues in the country over the past two years.

Among those present at the district law-and-order meeting were Barguna-1 constituency MP Maulana Mahmudul Hossain Oliullah, Deputy Commissioner Taslima Akter, Superintendent of Police Kudrat Khuda, and District Council Administrator and Barguna District BNP Convener Nazrul Islam Mollah, among others.

At around 1:00 pm, the chief whip attended a meeting of the management committee of Barguna 250-bed General Hospital, where he pledged to address the hospital’s staff shortage. He later inaugurated excavation work on the Karoitala canal in the municipal area.