Dhaka, Feb. 15 -- Awami League MP elected from Chandpur Rafiqul Islam on Thursday demanded to increase the amount of various social security allowances.

He made the demand while participating in the discussion of the thanksgiving motion on the President's speech in Parliament.

Islam said that many people are still not getting the social security allowance, old age allowance, disability allowance, husband desertion allowance and widow allowance.

He mentioned that at present the maximum allowance is Tk 700.

"In the current commodity price market, it is not possible to live with Tk 700."

He demanded to make this allowance at least Tk 2000.

He said many well off people are also getting old age allowance.

"Where all people with very low...