3 expelled from BNP in Bogra

The expelled are Dhanut Pourasabha unit of BNP president Abdul Khaleque Mondol, Nandigram thana BNP secretary Abdur Rahman and a member of Bogra district BNP Sharajul Islam.

Bogra district BNP office secretary Julfikir Ali circulated the decision through a press release on Monday night.

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Abdur Rahman and Sharajul Islam submitted nominations against Four-party Alliance candidate BNP leader Kamrul Hasan Siddique Jewel to vie for chairmanship of Nandigram Pourasabha. Abdul Khaleque Mondol has been contesting for chairmanship against Four-party Alliance candidate BNP leader Akhter Alam Selim.

Meanwhile, the party has decided to withdraw the expulsion order against the district BNP's former youth affairs secretary M R Islam Sadhin. Previously he was expelled along with four BNP leaders from the party for their alleged involvement in managing a 13 crore taka Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) tender last year.