JP leader Noman expelled from party

Mohammad Noman, a former Jatiya Party MP of Laxmipur-2 who was also an adviser to the party's Chairman GM Quader, has been expelled from the party, read a press release yesterday.

Although the press release did not mention any specific reason behind the decision, but party leaders said he was relieved as he had been inactive since 2018 parliamentary election.

"He has been relieved from all the posts and titles including the post of primary member of JP," read the press release.

MP Noman was inactive in the party as he supported MP Mohammad Shahid Islam Papul of his constituency in the 2018 election in exchange of a huge amount of money, party insiders said.

In the last national election, Awami League had left the Laxmipur-2 seat to its electoral ally JP and the party had nominated Mohammad Noman.

Noman was elected as MP in the 2014 parliamentary election in the constituency.

According to Article 20/1 (1) of the party's charter, the party chairman can take decision of any member's expulsion or incorporation at any moment, the press release read.

Meanwhile, Laxmipur-2 MP Shahid Islam Papul, who allegedly gave a huge amount of money to JP's Noman for the post, has been accused of money laundering, human trafficking, visa trading and bribery in Kuwait.

He was also sent to jail for 21 days in the central prison, said Arab Times on June 25.

Earlier, Kuwait public prosecution approached the Central Bank to freeze the bank accounts of MP Shahid and his company.

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Kuwait detained Shahid on June 6.