Rangpur BNP convener finally steps down

2 November 2009, 17:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Rangpur:

BNP Rangpur district unit convener Ashraf Hossain Borda yesterday resigned from his post due to internal feud. Intra-party feud in Rangpur BNP surfaced after formation of a 71-member convening committee with Ashraf Hossain Borda as convener in June this year. BNP central committee formed the district convening committees, which have been given the task to form all upazila and municipal units before the council of the district bodies. Borda claimed that a number of BNP leaders wanted to include their men in the upazila and municipal units undemocratically. “As I did not agree with them, they brought allegation of my failure.” He, however, declined to mention the names of those who wanted to include the names of their men in the upazila and municipal units. Former president of Pirganj upazila committee Saiful Islam has crticised the Borda-led district convening committee for forming the upazila unit with ex- Jatiya Party lawmaker Noor Mohammad Mondol as president. He urged the central committee to reform the committee. Sources said district Joint Convener Kazi Tareque and some other leaders wanted to form Rangpur municipal unit with their men but Borda asked them to form the committee through democratic process. Joint Convener Badrul Islam Chunnu said Borda is an honest leader. An honest leader like Borda is badly needed for the district committee, he added. Joint Convener Mozaffar Hossain declined to comment on Borda's resignation. Conevning committee member Rezaka Sultana Fency said it was usual that some leaders might oppose him but he should not resign in this way. In fact, he could not bear the load as he joined BNP from a small party like Bhasani NAP.