Rivals declare new convener of Magura BNP 'unwanted'

24 October 2009, 17:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Magura

Aggrieved leaders of Magura district BNP hold a meeting in the town yesterday, from where they declared party's new district committee convenor Kabir Murad 'unwanted'.Photo: STAR

Intra-party feud in BNP Magura district unit has deepened as rival party men have declared new convener Kabir Murad “unwanted”. The declaration came from a meeting of the district unit at its office in the town yesterday with joint convener advocate Mokaddes Hossain in the chair. The meting began at 11:00am and continued until 4:00pm where leaders from four upazilas and different union units and its front organisations, including Jubo Dal and Chattra Dal, were present. Speakers at the meeting accused Kabir Murad of forming upazila and union committees in exchange for money and demanded his immediate removal from the post of district convener. Former Joint convener of district BNP Nazmuddin Ahmed, former general secretary Ali Ahmed Biswas, president of Magura Pourasava unit Faruk Ahmed Babul, general secretary of the same unit Khan Hasan Imam Suja, Mohammadpur upazila BNP joint convener Sayed Ali Karim, joint convener of the same unit Akhteruzzaman, former convener of Sreepur upazila BNP Kamaluddin master, joint conveners of the same unit Badrul Alam, Khalilur Rahman and Golam Mustafa addressed the meeting. Sreepur BNP leader Kamaluddin in his speech alleged that Kabir Murad took Tk 40,000 from him to include him in the new convening committee, “We do not want such a corrupt leader who is engaged in collecting money from the BNP activists promising posts in the committees,” he said. Khan Hasan Imam Suja accused Kabir Murad of taking money from some leaders in the name of running organisational activities. Several other leaders alleged that Kabir Murad made 'pocket committees' at upazila and union levels where he included his relatives and followers. They mentioned the name of Murad's brother-in-law Sayed Mokaddes Hossain whom he made the convener of Sadar upazila BNP. When contacted, Kabir Murad refuted the allegations. He said a vested quarter in the party with the help of local ruling party men held the meeting to tarnish his image.