Chittagong NCP extortionist leader Nizam suspended again

Local Correspondent

Nizam Uddin, joint coordinator of the National Citizens Party (NCP) Chittagong city branch, has been temporarily suspended again after an extortion case was exposed.

This information was given in a press release signed by the party’s Joint Member Secretary (Office) Saleh Uddin Sifat.

The NCP said in a statement that based on media reports, allegations of financial scams and serious breach of party discipline have been made against Nizam Uddin. As the initial allegations were found to be true, he has been temporarily suspended from all organizational activities of the party. At the same time, he has been asked to submit a written explanation to the head of the party’s central disciplinary committee, Advocate Abdullah Al-Amin, within the next 48 hours as to why he will not be permanently suspended.

A video of Nizam Uddin’s conversation with him about collecting 5 lakh taka and pressuring him to collect another 5 lakh taka on Sunday to thwart the ongoing agitation at the port went viral on Facebook. On Monday, Arif Moinuddin, joint coordinator (office) of the city committee, issued a show cause notice to Nizam Uddin.

In the one and a half minute viral video, Nizam Uddin is seen chatting with a person named Aftab Hossain Rifat on Messenger. In the conversation, Aftab said that he had given 5 lakh taka. In response, Nizam Uddin advised him to collect another 5 lakh taka and assured him to stop the movement. The discussion also included the mention of two Baishah leaders named “Mir” and “Rohan”.

Denying the allegations, Nizam Uddin said, “When Rifat called me on the night of May 30th, I said something naughty. It was videotaped and false accusations were made against me. I did not ask for any money. This is a conspiracy to destroy my political career.”

He was previously accused of falsely implicating a woman’s husband in a case for not paying a bribe of 2 crore taka. He was temporarily expelled on July 5 for that allegation, but was later reinstated.

The expulsion letter said that a video came to the attention of the NCP Chittagong Metropolitan Committee through reports published in various media outlets. In it, Nizam Uddin can be heard asking for money to suppress the Chittagong Port-centric movement. In this, he was accused of violating party discipline and ordered to give a written explanation to the chief coordinator Mir Arshadul Haque within 24 hours. He was temporarily expelled from the party due to failure to provide a satisfactory explanation.