AL seeks JP support

The Awami League (AL) last night sought Jatiya Party's all-out support in the Gazipur City Corporation polls scheduled for July 6.
AL presidium member Obaidul Quader and its Joint General Secretary Jahangir Kabir Nanak sought JP Chairman HM Ershad's support during a meeting at the latter's residence in the capital.
At the meeting, the JP chief expressed his disappointment, saying the AL had supported its candidates in the recently held city corporation elections without consulting its partners in the grand alliance, sources said.
The AL delegation also invited Ershad to have tea together with Prime Minister and AL president Sheikh Hasina within a couple of days.
JP Secretary General Ruhul Amin Hawlader and its presidium member Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu, among others, were present at the meeting.
Contacted Bablu, also political advisor to Ershad, told The Daily Star that it was a courtesy call on Ershad by the AL leaders.