BNP rule: UNO punished for not mentioning Ziaur Rahman’s name

BD Digest Report

BNP leaders and activists have boycotted the Independence Day program in Maheshpur, Jhenaidah, over the failure to mention Ziaur Rahman’s name as the proclaimer of independence. BNP has announced a sweeper rally in protest of the incident.

However, the program was later ended with a rally. The incident took place at the Maheshpur Auditorium ground on Thursday.

Municipal BNP President Lawyer Amirul Islam Khan Chunnu, Upazila BNP President Mohammad Mehedi Hasan Roni, General Secretary Dabir Uddin Biswas, District BNP Joint General Secretary Tarafdar Mahmud Toufiq Bipu, Municipal BNP General Secretary Md. Saiful Islam, Upazila BNP Organizing Secretary Md. Ziaur Rahman Zia, Municipal BNP Organizing Secretary Md. Sohag Khan, among others, spoke at the rally.

Meanwhile, authorities transferred Maheshpur Upazila Executive Officer (UNO) Khadija Akhter to Chitalmari Upazila on Thursday night.

The matter was informed in a letter signed by Senior Assistant Commissioner Amirul Arafat of the Khulna Divisional Commissioner’s Office. UNO Khadija Akhter received the letter on the night of March 26, but it is said that the signature on it was shown as March 25.

When asked about the boycott of the event, UNO Khadija Akhter said, “We fulfill our duties as a republic. We try to fulfill our duties as the government and the law dictate.”

He commented that the constitution names another person as the proclaimer of independence, and that should be changed first.