Dhaka, June 8 -- Allegations of discrimination in the allocation of relief funds between ruling party and opposition lawmakers surfaced in Parliament on Monday, prompting a firm denial from Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu.

During the question-answer session of the Parliament, NCP lawmaker Akhtar Hossain alleged that relief allocations distributed by the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief on April 30 had been directed exclusively to constituencies represented by ruling party MPs.

The Rangpur-4 MP claimed that Tk 8.5 million in cash assistance and 90 tonnes of rice and wheat had been allocated only to government party constituencies.

"Disasters do not distinguish between the ruling party and the oppositi...