The JaSaD leader died at a Dhaka hospital on Friday morning, his family said
Ershad expels rebel nephew Shahriar Asif from Jatiya Party
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad has expelled his nephew former MP Hossain Moqbul Shahriar Asif from the party for his decision to fight as an independent candidate in the Rangpur mayoral polls.
Published : 8 Dec 2017, 07:02 PM
Updated : 8 Dec 2017, 07:03 PM
The party’s Presidium Member and Ershad’s Political and Press Affairs Secretary Sunil Shuvo Roy said in a statement that Asif was expelled for violating the 'party rules and Ershad’s orders.'
The statement warned the other leaders and activists of the party that they would also lose posts if they worked for Asif.
Asif, son of Ershad’s brother Mozammel Hossain Lalu, was a joint secretary general of the party.
He told bdnews24.com that he was not thinking about the party decision on his removal now.
“I will take part in the election,” he added.
Jatiya Party has nominated its Rangpur unit chief Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa as the mayor candidate for the Dec 21 polls.
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The decision was made to avoid intra-party conflict and encourage a participatory election, the party said
