The central leadership of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) expelled three of its Gopalganj district leaders on Wednesday night for engaging in activities deemed contrary to party discipline. The expelled members include former district BNP president and current convening committee member M H Khan Monju, former president and committee member Sirajul Islam Siraj, and committee member Habibur Rahman Habib. All three were removed from their primary membership and all party positions.

According to the report, the expulsions followed the leaders’ decision to contest the upcoming election as independent candidates despite the party’s directive. Monju and Siraj are contesting from Gopalganj-2 constituency, while Habib is running from Gopalganj-3. The decision was made after they failed to withdraw their nomination papers by the final withdrawal date.

The BNP stated that the expulsions were necessary to uphold party discipline and maintain organizational unity ahead of the election.