BNP president opens locked Awami League office in Panchagarh

Staff Correspondent

Sadar Upazila BNP President Abu Daud Pradhan has unlocked an Awami League party office in Panchagarh that was locked in the face of mobs following the army-backed student uprising.

The incident has created political excitement across the country amid news of the BNP’s landslide victory. There are also signs of Awami League-BNP clashes diminishing in various parts of the country as the votes of ordinary workers and supporters of the Awami League against Jamaat-e-Islami are falling on deaf ears.

He opened the Chaklahat Union Awami League office in Sadar Upazila on Friday morning and promised to stand by them.

When the video of the opening of the office went viral, most people applauded the BNP leader’s move.

In the video, Kamruzzaman Bullet, Joint General Secretary of Chaklahat Union Awami League, can be heard saying, “The work that Sadar Upazila BNP President Janneta Abu Daud Prodhan has done is for the Awami League of Bangladesh and the organization that is the lifeblood of the grassroots leaders and activists of the Awami League, he has unlocked the Chaklahat Union Awami League today.”

Union Awami League member and freedom fighter Abul Hossain, who was present at the scene, said, “A false case has been filed against us. We request that we be protected from that.”

Former Chhatra League leader Anisuzzaman Swapan said, “If anyone tries to tamper with the flag of Bangladesh and the Liberation War, we will all unite and stand shoulder to shoulder to defeat this defeated force again. Regardless of party affiliation, we all want to stay in the area.”

BNP leader Abu Daud Pradhan said, “A while ago I came to know that the Awami League office was locked. If I had known earlier, I would have taken action. After 18 long years, we have won. The forces of both sides of independence united and gave the mandate. Due to which we got a record number of votes all over Bangladesh.

“I will tell the leaders and activists of both parties – there are people of more or less mischievous nature in each party. There is a system for expelling them from the party. Under no circumstances should anyone be able to break the discipline of our area.”

“I would like to say to the brothers of the Awami League, as citizens of independent and sovereign Bangladesh, you should not commit any wrongdoing. If anyone commits wrongdoing, let me know. I will not tolerate any wrongdoer.”

Jamaat leaders and activists locked this office after the fall of the Awami League government on August 5, 2024.

Abu Dawood Pradhan said that he opened the lock not on a party decision, but to restore peace in the area.

BNP candidate Muhammad Naushad Zamir has won the Panchagarh-1 (Sadar, Tentulia and Atwari) constituency. He was elected privately with 1,86,189 votes under the paddy sheaf symbol.

His closest rival, Sarjis Alam, the chief organizer of the northern region of the NCP, received 168,049 votes under the Shaplakli symbol.