Eight leaders, including BNP’s Deputy International Affairs Secretary Barrister Rumin Farhana, have been expelled from the party for running for the national election in defiance of party decisions.
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the decision in a press release on Tuesday (December 30). The release said that the concerned persons have been expelled from all levels of BNP, including primary membership, on charges of violating party discipline and engaging in organizational activities in defiance of decisions.
Among those expelled are Barrister Rumin Farhana, co-international affairs secretary of the National Executive Committee, executive committee members Muhammad Gias Uddin, Mohammad Shah Alam, Hasan Mamun and Abdul Khalek, former convener of Dhaka Metropolitan North BNP Saiful Alam Nirob, Sylhet District BNP Vice President Mamunur Rashid (Chaksu Mamun), Secretary General of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Welfare Front Tarun Dey and President of Bancharampur Upazila BNP in Brahmanbaria, agriculturist Mehedi Hasan Palash.
The notice stated that such strict measures will continue in the future to maintain party discipline.