Tati Dal Leader Expelled for Sheltering Awami League Leader at Home

Noakhali Correspondent

A leader of the Nationalist Weavers’ Party has been expelled from the organization for allegedly hiding Alauddin Bedon, the president of Sandwip Upazila of Chittagong, in his house in Hatia, Dwip Upazila of Noakhali.

The expelled Mohammad Saikat was the president of the weaver group of Burirchar Union in the upazila and the son of Md. Jasim, the chairman of the boatman’s house of the same union.

On Friday afternoon, August 1, District Weavers’ Party Member Secretary Advocate Morshed Alam Nipu confirmed the expulsion of the leader.

Earlier, the order was issued in a letter signed by District Weavers’ Party convener Iqbal Karim Sohel and member secretary Advocate Morshed Alam Nipur on Thursday night.

The expulsion order letter states that Mohammad Saikat, the president of the Tanti Dal of Burirchar Union in the upazila, was expelled from the party due to his anti-party activities. At the same time, the Hatia Upazila Tanti Dal South Committee was warned for failing to properly evaluate the committee at the union level.

It is learned that Alauddin Bedon, the president of Sandwip Upazila Awami League in Chittagong, was arrested by police from his house in Jorkhali village of Burirchar Union of the upazila early on Thursday morning.

Police claim they have arrested Alauddin Bedon with 10 cocktails, claiming he was attempting sabotage.

It is learnt that Saikat and Bedon were cousins. Bedon is the son of the late Abul Kashem of Harishpur village, Ward No. 3 of Sandwip Municipality, Chittagong. He has been serving as the president of Sandwip Upazila Awami League for a long time.

Expelled Weavers’ Party leader Mohammad Saikat said, “I am basically a businessman. That’s why I don’t stay at home much, I spend most of my time in the shop. After the incident, I heard that he came to our house 7-8 days ago. He got married in another room of our house. None of us knew that the Awami League leader was staying in our house. If we had known, we would have informed the police.”