Scrap 'false' cases against 2 Khulna UP chairmen, Jubo League demands

The chairmen and two members of Gultudia and Bhandarpara UPs were given official letters to take oath at the DC's office.

They are Khan Alamgir Kabir Alam of Gutudia and Shahidul Islam Litu of Bhandarpara.

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Kabir Alam is general secretary of Dumuria upazila Awami Jubo League, while Shahidul Islam Litu is a front ranking leader of the same party.

According to Khulna police superintendent, the two are wanted in some criminal cases and police in civil dress were ready to arrest them from the oath-taking venue.

The Officer-in-charge of Dumuria thana, when contacted, said the chairmen are linked with outlawed New Biplobi Communist party.

Meanwhile, presidents and general secretaries of Khulna district and city units of Jubo League threatened of a "tough movement" if "false cases" against these two UP chairmen are not withdrawn to enable them to "serve the people".

The Jubo League leaders at a press conference later warned police of "dire consequence" for "implicating" the UP chairmen in "false cases at the instruction of BNP leaders".

They termed "unfounded and concocted" the statement given by NBCP second-in-command Debu in his judicial confession that the UP chairmen were involved in the murder of Dumuria Jubo Dal leader Molla Sirajul Islam.