Rumin Farhana Critiques Ministers in Parliament Over Inflation and Security

During a parliamentary session held on August 27, 2026, at the Jatiya Sangsad in Dhaka, independent lawmaker Rumin Farhana delivered a scathing critique targeting both the home minister and the power and energy minister. Representing the Brahmanbaria-2 constituency, the independent member of parliament used her floor time to address critical socioeconomic and governance challenges facing the country, drawing intense attention to the administration's policy approaches.

The parliamentary proceedings on this particular day were presided over by Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, who managed the legislative session as various members brought pressing national matters to the floor. Among the speakers, Rumin Farhana stood out by directly addressing the administration's handling of public safety, economic pressures, and the rising cost of living that continues to affect citizens across the nation.

A central focus of her address was the state of law and order, which she argued was not being handled with the necessary seriousness by the authorities. Expressing her frustration with the government's official response to rising insecurity, she remarked that discussing public safety in parliament often leads to evasion rather than accountability. She stated that when law and order is brought up, the home minister tends to deflect the issue through sarcasm or clever wordplay, leading her to sarcastically suggest that having sixty-four home ministers for the sixty-four districts would not be a bad idea given how wonderfully the current law and order situation is supposedly being managed.

Beyond security concerns, Rumin Farhana turned her attention to economic indicators and the severe hardships faced by the working class. She presented alarming statistics from the industrial sector, revealing that six hundred and twenty thousand people have lost their jobs while over nine hundred factories have been forced to shut down entirely. These figures highlighted a deep industrial crisis contributing to widespread unemployment and economic instability.

The independent lawmaker also addressed the escalating cost of essential commodities, pointing out the severe burden inflation places on everyday households. Highlighting the state of food prices under the current market conditions, she noted that not a single vegetable can be purchased for under eighty taka, signaling a breakdown in market monitoring and consumer relief efforts by bodies such as the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB).