BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said the party men of BNP and its affiliated organisations have no involvement in the recent “disturbances.”
“Certain individuals are conspiring to undermine the students’ victory. They are creating disturbances and unfairly targeting our party members,” Fakhrul said after placing wreaths at the shrine of party founder Ziaur Rahman at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the city.Earlier in the day, Fakhrul along with party leaders offered prayers at the shrine, marking the 44th
founding anniversary of the Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebak Dal.
There have been numerous violent incidents and attacks since former prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on August 5.
“We want to make it clear that none of our party members are involved in these incidents. We are actively working to bring an end to these disturbances,” Fakhrul added.
“We have already started efforts to strengthen the party’s organisational structure.”
BNP demotes Dulu over controversial remarks about the media
Meanwhile, the BNP has demoted Ruhul Kuddus Talukdar Dulu from his role as adviser to the chairperson’s council to a member of the party’s executive committee.
The decision followed a show-cause notice issued to Dulu on August 17 for making provocative statements about the media, according to party sources.
The notice, signed by BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, stated that Dulu’s remarks directly violated the party’s policies and principles.
He had been given 24 hours to respond to the notice.
BNP leadership was reportedly dissatisfied with Dulu’s explanation, prompting the disciplinary action.
Dulu made the comment in question while speaking at a sit-in near the BNP office in Natore. He said, “We declare that if any media dares to broadcast the photos of this murderer (Sheikh Hasina), who killed students, they will be set on fire.”
