Tangail AL expels rebel Baten, 85 party men

16 December 2008, 18:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Tangail

Tangail District Awami League (AL) has expelled its executive committee member Khandakar Abdul Baten for running the polls race in Tangail-6 (Nagarpur-Delduar) constituency as an independent candidate, a press release signed by district AL publicity secretary Wazir Hasan Khan Sharif Hazari said. AL also expelled its 85 leaders and activists in Nagarpur and Delduar upazilas for resigning from party in support of Baten who violated a decision of the AL Parliamentary Board, the press release said. A list of the expelled leaders and activists was sent to the central executive committee of the party with a recommendation for their permanent expulsion from the party, district AL sources said.