Intra-Party Feud in BNP

Rivals assault Magura municipal unit leader

29 October 2009, 17:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Magura

Intra-party feud in Magura BNP has deepened as municipal unit convener Abdul Gafur, who belongs to the faction led by district convener Kabir Murad, was assaulted by his rivals in the town yesterday. The incident occurred at around 1:15pm when Gafur came out of the local press club after a meeting of Kabir Murad faction there. Meanwhile, a delegation of anti-Murad faction, led by Joint Convener advocate Mokaddes Hossain and former general secretary Nazimuddin Ahmed, met party chairperson and secretary general in the capital on Wednesday and demanded removal of Murad from his post. Talking to local journalists immediately after the incident, district convener Kabir Murad held the members of his rival faction responsible for the attack. “The attack on Gafur was made by those who have failed to remove me from the post of convener,” he said. When contacted, anti-Murad faction leader Nazimuddin said they met party chief and secretary general in Dhaka and urged them to remove Murad from the post of district convener for his “anti- organisational” activities. He said they will meet the top-ranking party leaders in the capital on November 2 to resolve the problems prevailing in the district unit. On October 24, the faction declared convener Kabir Murad 'unwanted' in the district. The declaration came from an extended meeting of the faction held in Magura town with Joint convener advocate Mokaddes Hossain in the chair.