Expulsion of Bhuiyan
The condition of expelled secretary general of BNP, Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan is critical. He is on life support at Square Hospital after his return from Singapore and kept in the ICU in “unconscious and breathlessness condition”. He is in fact in a coma and provided with artificial life support. Now he is not even in a condition to breathe naturally. He could not be served with chemotherapy due to such health condition.
He has been suffering from lung cancer and was under treatment at Singapore National University Hospital.
His physical condition is still grave as learned from media quoting the physicians. Different political leaders of different parties including the BNP have visited the ailing veteran leader at the hospital. BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain has also visited his predecessor and wished his early recovery.
He was expelled from his post and primary membership by the party chairperson Khaleda Zia just before she was arrested by the then caretaker government in September 2007. His expulsion raises many questions as it was not done according to the rules and discipline of the party. Even he was not served with any notice or asked for any explanation. He was not given any opportunity for self-defence. It contradicts the principle of natural justice.
However, some of the BNP leaders have shown their anxiousness about their former leader's health condition and proposed the party chief to withdraw her decision. The BNP should be generous to Bhuiyan considering his contribution to the party for a long time.
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