Ali Ahmed Dulu, adviser to the Narsingdi District Awami League and former chairman of Alipura Union Parishad, has announced his resignation from the Awami League to join the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). He made the declaration on Thursday morning at a press conference held at the Raipura Press Club, stating his intention to remain with the BNP for the rest of his life.

Dulu said he had faced political harassment in the past, alleging that Awami League presidium member and former minister Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju was responsible for his repeated political setbacks. He claimed his political journey began with the BNP’s student wing, Chhatra Dal, and that despite his involvement with ruling parties at different times, his ideological alignment had always been with the BNP. He formally joined the BNP on February 2 through Narsingdi district BNP president Khairul Kabir Khokon but had not disclosed it publicly until now.

His announcement has sparked widespread discussion on social media. Some locals said Dulu was previously linked with the Jatiya Party before becoming active in Awami League politics after 2009. Dulu, however, maintained that his latest declaration simply clarified his long-held political ideology.