Sangsad Bhaban, Nov. 11 -- A heated exchange took place in Parliament on Wednesday over allegations of irregularities and nepotism in the appointment of fertiliser dealers, with opposition bench members creating uproar during the question-answer session.

The issue came up when National Citizen Party-NCP lawmaker Abul Hasnat, while asking a supplementary question to Agriculture Minister Mohammed Aminur Rashid, read out several newspaper headlines and alleged that the newly appointed fertiliser dealers included relatives of lawmakers and ruling party leaders.

An MP's son, brother-in-law and niece's husband have become fertiliser dealers. In Thakurgaon, 28 of the 31 fertiliser dealers are BNP men. Among them, 10 are the wives, children and...