Gen Harun's resignation accepted
Haroon Habib made SCF acting secretary general
The Sector Commander's Forum (SCF) yesterday accepted the letter of Lt Gen (retd) Harun-ar-Rashid (Bir Protik) requesting to relieve him of the responsibility as the secretary general of the Forum.
A decision to this effect was taken unanimously at a meeting of the SCF's executive council held on Friday and yesterday.
SCF's Joint Secretary General Haroon Habib has been entrusted with responsibilities to discharge duties as its acting secretary general, reports BSS.
Valiant freedom fighter, writer and journalist Haroon Habib was former managing director and chief editor of the national news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS).
Lt Gen (retd) Harun, also president of Destiny-2000 Ltd, a multi-level marketing (MLM) company, resigned on May 2.
His resignation came following a number of reports published in different newspapers recently, bringing allegation against him that he has been using the forum in his personal interests, particularly to serve the business of Destiny-2000 Ltd, which is accused of illegal banking and other irregularities.
He sent his resignation letter through a messenger to the forum's Chief Air Vice-Marshal (retd) AK Khandker, who is also the planning minister of the present government.
According to a press release issued by Keya Chowdhury, information and publicity secretary of the SCF, the executive council of the Forum accepted the letter of relinquishment of Lt Gen (retd) Harun from the post of secretary general.
The executive council meeting of SCF has accepted his letter honouring his stand for keeping the Forum above all controversies so that the Forum is not affected at the least, BSS reports.
The SCF expressed sincere gratitude to Lt Gen (retd) Harun for his unparallel role in consolidating the Forum since its inception and creating public opinion in favour of the trial of the war criminals.
Air Vice-Marshall (retd) AK Khandker (Bir Uttam) chaired the meeting that was attended by all the members of the executive council of SCF, including Sector Commander and former Army chief Maj Gen (retd) KM Shafiullah (Bir Uttam), Maj Gen (retd) CR Dutta (Bir Uttam) and Lt Col (retd) Abu Osman Chowdhury.
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