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On Saturday afternoon, more than 100 leaders and activists held a protest in front of Mirza Fakhrul’s home in Sector 16, Uttara, demanding the cancellation of the nomination of HM Jahangir. At one point, some activists threw bricks at the home of the BNP secretary general. The glass of several windows in the house was broken.
Witnesses said that eggs were also thrown at the house at the time.
Mirza Fakhrul Islam was at Alamgir’s home at the time of the incident. However, his body was not injured.
HM Jahangir, Chairman of the Dhaka Metropolitan North of Juba Dal, was declared a candidate for the Dhaka-16 constituency in the by-elections comprising Uttara, Uttar Khan, Dakshin Khan, Turag, Khilkhet and surrounding areas.
Nine people, including Kafil Uddin Ahmed, BNP’s Dhaka Metropolitan South Deputy General Secretary, wanted party nominations for the seat. Although Kafil Uddin is the president of Mahanagar Dakshin, his home is in Uttara, where people from his dynasty live.
Supporters of Jahangir and Kafil Uddin also clashed at the BNP president’s office in Gulshan on September 12, the day the candidates were interviewed.
Witnesses said that Kafil Uddin supporters were also involved in Saturday’s attack. However, BNP blamed the government for the incident, saying it had the help of “government agents”.
A press release signed by BNP Deputy Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said: “The incident was discussed at a meeting of the party’s permanent national committee in the evening. The permanent committee believes there is government support behind this incident. “.
He said the attack was carried out by government agents to deflect the ongoing movement against the epidemic of murders, disappearances, violence against women and children across the country. The meeting expressed outrage and protest at this adverse terrorist incident. “
The weekly virtual meeting of the party’s standing committee was held under the chairmanship of the expatriate BNP president, Tarique Rahman. In addition to the Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, the members of the standing committee Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Moudud Ahmed, Jamiruddin Sarkar, Mirza Abbas, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Nazrul Islam Khan, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Selima Rahman and Iqbal Hasan Mahud were also present. Tuku.
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