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Chhatra Dal leader expelled for paying tribute to Bangabandhu on FB
[Dhaka Tribune] The Central Committee of the Chhatra Dal, the student wing of the BNP, has expelled its Liberation War and Research Affairs Secretary Sardar Amirul Islam Sagar after he paid tribute to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in a Facebook post.The status was posted on August 15 remembering the day when Bangabandhu and most of his family members were assassinated in 1975. "Chhatra Dal President Rajib Ahsan and General Secretary Akramul Hasan took the decision as Sagar breached organization discipline," Abdus Sattar Patwari, office secretary of the BNP front wing, confirmed on Thursday (August 17). In his Facebook, Sagar wrote: "Humble tribute to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, one of the valiant soldiers of Bangladesh’s freedom fight, on his 42nd death anniversary." The Chhatra Dal leader faced stiff criticism from fellow party leaders and activists, prior to being expelled for the social media post paying respect to the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Posted by: Fred 2017-08-20 |
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