Bangladesh freedom fighters give ultimatum to take action against MP

DHAKA: Freedom fighters in Bangladesh's port city of Chittagong have given a seven-day ultimatum to take action against MP MostafizurRahmanChowdhury and also demanded the cancellation of his parliamentary seat and expulsion from the ruling party Bangladesh Awami League.

The demand was made by speakers at a protest rally organised by the MuktijoddhaSangsadSontan Command Chittagong Metropolitan and District Committee at the Chittagong Press Club premises on Thursday.

Earlier, at least six people, including journalists, were injured in an attack on a rally to protest against the burial of Ali Ashraf, a freedom fighter, without state honours last year.

Muktijoddha commander AbulHashem, Chittagong Press Club General Secretary, Krishak League leader Jahirul Islam, BCL leaders Abu Sadat MdSayem, ArmanHossain and Joy Sarkar were among the injured.

On August 2, Purbadesh daily reporter Faruk Abdullah, who's also Ashraf's nephew, had a case filed against him under Digital Security Act for allegedly making derogatory comment on Facebook against the ruling party lawmaker and denouncing the burial of his uncle without state honour.

Organisers and victims said that the MP's followers had carried out the attack.

Ashraf, who was the commander of Shekherkhil union unit of MuktijoddhaSangsad and the labour affairs secretary of BanshkhaliupazilaAwamiLeaguem died of old age complications on July 26 and was buried at his ancestral house the next day. (IANS)

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