Pabna BNP divided over UZ poll candidacy
Internal feud in Pabna BNP has surfaced centring candidacy for the post of Sadar upazila chairman.
Two rival groups at separate press conferences announced two candidates in the poll race, dividing the party in the district in two groups.
Monday evening, one group at a press conference announced candidacy of Mahamudunnabi Swapan, president of Pabna dist Chatra Dal, claiming that the district BNP has selected him.
The other faction, at another press conference, announced the name of Anisul Haque Babu, secretary of Sadar upazila BNP, to run for the post. They claimed that Babu was selected by grassroots leaders through voting.
They also claimed Swapan's name was announced by some leaders without holding any party meeting or discussion with local leaders.
In the voting held at Pabna Town Hall, Babu got 171 votes out of 185 while Swapan got only 14 votes, said Md. Abdus Samad Khan Montu, president of Pabna Sadar upazila BNP at the press conference held at Pabna Press Club Monday night.
“Majority of BNP leaders selected Anisul Haque Babu to run for the post of upazila chairman”, he said.
On the other hand, Toufique Habib, president of Pabna poura BNP, said some unruly party men arranged the so called voting violating party decision.
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