JCD leaders call off protests
Apologising for “untoward incidents” centring the committee of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, its aggrieved leaders yesterday officially called off protests and promised to follow the directives of BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman.
They were speaking at a press conference in BNP’s Nayapaltan office yesterday.
Jahiruddin Tuhin, president of JCD’s Dhaka city north unit, said, “We are committed to following BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman’s directives.”
The crisis started on June 3 when a press release signed by BNP’s Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said anyone wanting a JCD post must be a student of any educational institution in Bangladesh. The individual also has to pass SSC or equivalent examination either in 2000 or later, the press release added.
The announcement made a section of JCD leaders furious. The situation deteriorated when the party expelled 12 aggrieved JCD leaders on accusations of breaching the organisational code of conduct on this issue.
Sources said seniors assured the aggrieved leaders that the election convening committee will be formed with them and the expulsion order against 12 leaders will be withdrawn.
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