Government slated for failure in food management Staff Correspondent Politicians, economist and rights defenders on Saturday slated the government for failing to ensure food security for people, and unanimously called for an immediate dialogue among government, political parties and experts to resolve the present food crisis. Citing the statements of Regularity Reform Commission chairman Akbar Ali Khan and food adviser AMM Shawkat Ali, the panellists at the BBC-sponsored Bangladesh Sanglap said whatever euphemism was used for food crisis, the reality was that the people were feeling the pinch and the lone duty now was to shield them from soaring food prices. BNP leader ASM Hannan Shah said there remained no scope to downplay the severity of the situation by branding it with attractive words.