Five leaders of the Kamalganj upazila and municipal units of the BNP under Moulvibazar-4 constituency have been relieved of their organizational positions for allegedly violating party discipline and engaging in anti-organizational activities. The decision was announced in a press release issued by the Moulvibazar district BNP on Monday night, signed by convener Md. Faizul Karim Moyun and member secretary Md. Abdur Rahim Ripon. The order took immediate effect.

The expelled leaders are Alom Parvez Chowdhury Sohel, Iqbal Parvez Chowdhury Shahin, Shafiqul Rahman, Abdus Shahid, and Haji Noman Ahmad. The action followed allegations from BNP’s nominated candidate for Moulvibazar-4, Haji Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury, who claimed that several local leaders were working against the party’s official candidate symbol. Meanwhile, former district BNP member Mohsin Mia Madhu is contesting as an independent candidate with the football symbol.

The district BNP also instructed party members and affiliated organizations not to maintain organizational contact with the expelled individuals. Earlier, on January 19, five other Kamalganj BNP leaders, including a joint convener, were removed on similar charges.