Staff Reporter:
BNP on Tuesday expelled nine leaders at different levels for violating party discipline by carrying out organizational activities against its decisions.
The decision was announced in a media release signed by BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.
The expelled leaders are BNP Assistant International Affairs Secretary Barrister Rumeen Farhana, Na-tional Executive Committee members Muhammad Gias Uddin, Mohammad Shah Alam, Hasan Mamun and Abdul Khaleq, former Vice-President of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal and Secretary General of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Welfare Front Tarun Dey, former Convener of Dhaka North City BNP Saiful Alam Nirob, Sylhet district BNP Vice-President Mamunur Rashid, and President of Bancha-rampur upazila BNP in Brahmanbaria district agriculturist Mehdi Hasan Palash.
The party said they have been expelled from BNP’s primary membership as well as from all posts at every level of the party for breaching organizational discipline.
Party sources said the nine leaders were expelled for submitting nomination papers to contest the 13th parliamentary election defying the party decision.
