Review convening body of Ctg city BNP within 7 days

Aggrieved leaders' ultimatum

4 July 2009, 17:00 PM

CU Correspondent

Aggrieved leaders of Chittagong city BNP yesterday demanded inclusion of the dedicated leaders in the 51-member convening committee of the unit. They gave a seven-day ultimatum to the party high command to meet the demand, otherwise they threatened to launch a tougher agitation programme and form a counter convening committee. The aggrieved BNP leader made the demand at a press conference at Chittagong Press Club in the afternoon. They also demanded formation of a review committee comprising two senior leaders of the central committee. Terming the leaders of the convening committee controversial, they said the committee was formed blackmailing the party chief. “Some leaders who went into hiding after 1/11 and switched to other parties were included in the new convening committee. The dedicated leaders, who remained with the party during the crucial time, were dropped in the process,” they claimed. The aggrieved BNP leaders and activists will exchange views with all leaders of 41 ward committees and form a human chain in front of Chittagong Press Club on Saturday next to press home their demand. Former Chittagong city BNP vice- president Shamsul Alam, joint secretaries MA Sabur and MA Sattar, former presidents of JCD Chittagong city unit Mosharraf Hossain Dipti and Nazimur Rahman and general secretary Ahmedul Alam Russel attended the conference among others. The BNP leaders, who were dropped from the convening committee, brought out a procession, held a rally and set fire to an effigy of Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, convenor of the newly formed convening committee on Thursday.